Flight of the Frigatebird...

Another tantalizing tidbit from the Galapagos...

These birds were like our seagulls...

They followed the ship and flew above us for hours at a time.  

Male Frigatebirds are all black except that they have a beautiful red gular sac

that expands when they're trying to attract a female...

These birds are made for flying...they don't land in the water as they 

don't have the oils that waterproof their feathers...

and they can fly for a week without stopping on land...

Pretty awesome don't you think?

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