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Red-Footed Booby on Nest

The Red-Footed Booby is very numerous on the Diego Garcia island atoll, especially on the east side, which is sparsely populated, and includes the Barton Point Nature Reserve.

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Date Taken: 12.2018
Date Uploaded: 11.2020
Photo Location: Diego Garcia, British Indian Ocean Territory
Copyright: © Thomas Crompton