There was a final treat for our prompt departure from Ascension Island & that was another stop at Boatswainbird Island. All the decks were crammed with people enjoying the spectacle around the island.
White-tailed Tropicbird: Adult
White-tailed Tropicbird: Adult
White-tailed Tropicbird: Adult
White-tailed Tropicbird: Adult
Red-billed Tropicbird: Adult. Note, the heavier, red bill, lack of a black secondary band, more extensive black leading edge to the primaries, scaly mantle & lesser wing coverts in separating it from White-tailed Tropicbird
Masked Booby: Adult
Masked Booby: Subadult
Brown Booby: Adult
Brown Booby: Juvenile
Red-footed Booby: Adult
Red-footed Booby: This juvenile briefly appeared right next to the Plancius
Boatswainbird Island: Named using the old sailors name for the breeding Tropicbirds
Volcanic rock
There are two species of breeding Boatswainbird or Bosunbird: White-tailed Tropicbird & Red-billed Tropicbird.
