North Seymor Island

What a day! It was a day for us to observe partner-seeking behaviors!!!
We saw male Frigatebirds with their red chests puffed up to attract a female.
We saw another type of (male) frigatebird doing a quirky neck-twist combined w/ an equally-quirky gaggle-sound also designed to attract a mate.
And probably most adorable of all: we had the fortune of seeing a pair of blue-footed boobies check each other out. The scenario went something like this:
-- A male & female eye each other from a distance.
-- The male closes the distance; they evaluate each other close up.
-- The female opens her wings to say "I'm interested in you", the male does the same.
-- They both walk around in a little circle displaying displaying their blue feet as if saying "Look how nice & blue my feet are".
-- The female approaches the male again displaying her wings to reiterate her interest.
-- The male seems to evaluate the situation for a bit and after a few moments he flies off leaving the female (and us) slack-jawed!
The video captured our guide's explanatory commentary nicely.
Over lunch we watched dolphins play near our boat.
In the afternoon we took a walk to see a lagoon where some flamingos & oyster catchers were hanging out.Read more