Nesting Frigatebird and Chick Galapagos Islands
by Joan Carroll
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Nesting Frigatebird and Chick Galapagos Islands
Artist
Joan Carroll
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Photograph - Photography And Digital Art
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Even a creature as ominous-looking as a frigatebird can be an endearing parent! Frigatebirds have the longest period of post-fledgling care of any bird: chicks will be taken care of by their parents for a period that can last anywhere between 6-18 months. These won’t reach sexual maturity until the age of 10 or 11 (males) or 8 or 9 (females) when they have finally acquired the full adult plumage. On Genovesa Island in the Galapagos there is one of the main breeding colonies of great frigatebirds. So we had a lot of opportunity for photographing these “great” birds! They can be seen throughout the Galapagos in mangroves and deciduous trees, foraging over coral reefs and the coast, and flying alongside ships at sea. One notable characteristic of the frigate bird is their hooked beak which makes their fishing and kleptoparasitism (stealing food from other birds) much easier!
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