Images from Galapagos: Frigate Bird

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Frigate Bird

Frigate Bird

Location: Tower Island, Galapagos, Ecuador
Date: 17 May 2003
It seems like a giant cosmic practical joke that in order to attract a mate the male frigate bird has to inflate a big red balloon that grows out of its chest, spread its wings wide, and make a goofy call that sounds kind of like Pac-Man.