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Birders

StClone

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5. Yes you read it right!

Reply to ECL213 (Reply #2)

Wed Jan 11, 2023, 10:22 AM

Jan 2023

Why Boobies ?

The booby takes its name from the Spanish word “bobo.” a term meaning “stupid,” which is how early European characterized these clumsy birds when they saw them moving around on land, a problem also faced by the north Atlantic gannets.

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Blue-footed Booby in Full Dive [View all] Donkees Jan 2023 OP

Looks like an Lockheed SR 71. JohnnyRingo Jan 2023 #1

Tee-hee-hee. You said booby. ECL213 Jan 2023 #2

Yes you read it right! StClone Jan 2023 #5

I sometimes think that I have air sacs in my skull too. panader0 Jan 2023 #3

What is weird is Woodpeckers have no such protection! StClone Jan 2023 #4