Perhaps the most famous of Galapagos birds, blue-footed boobies are as silly as they look. Names after the Spanish word for clown, “bobo,” due to their absolute lack of fear and humorous appearance, these birds are a bundle of humor. Their mating and brooding is an act in itself. After located each other via the male’s “whistle” and the females honk a courtship dance or acts ensue. Showing each other how amazingly how blue their feet is in almost off-balanced fashion while eventually mirroring and “sky-pointing” with their beaks. Then ritualistic and symbolic presents of the nest twigs are offered. These are never used, and the male and female make their nest on the open ground with a ring of guano and take turns sitting on the nest. The female can be distinguished by what appears to be a large pupil.