Magnificent Frigatebird
The only seabirds in which the male
and female look strikingly different
...rarely lands on the water even
though it has webbed feet.
and female look strikingly different
...rarely lands on the water even
though it has webbed feet.
Fregata magnificens
(L 39" WS 85")
Belize City
Fort George Area
06Mar2019
© BirdNote,
Bob Sundstrom
juvenile
Fregata is a French mariners name
for the swift (warships).
for the swift (warships).
To lose the chance to see frigate-
birds soaring in circles...is like the
loss of a gallery of the master-
pieces of the artists of old time.
birds soaring in circles...is like the
loss of a gallery of the master-
pieces of the artists of old time.
(Theodore Roosevelt)
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