15th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Natural World
Blue-footed booby with babies in the Galapagos

I was on a National Geographic trip to the Galapagos , hiking on North Seymour Island. This male blue-footed booby was protecting his babies. Note the poop ring around the nest that defines the territory

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 11.2016
Date Uploaded: 11.2017
Photo Location: Ecuador
Camera: COOLPIX P530
Copyright: © Michael Fox