This blue-footed booby was dancing, calling and skypointing (raised head and bill) during mating season which runs from June through August. Notice the cliffline where this courtship is unfolding. It is unusual for the Galápagos. Most of the islands in the archipelago were created by volcanic activity. In contrast, North Seymour was born about two million years ago when shifting tectonic plates collided and lifted the sea floor 92 feet above the water. The island’s namesake is Lord Hugh Seymour. He was an 18th century Vice-Admiral in the British Royal Navy and a member of Great Britain’s Parliament.
