Lava Heron (Butorides sundevalli)

Lava Heron (Butorides sundevalli)

The color of the Lava Heron looks rather dull and grey, until you get close up like this. In certain angles to the…


Yellow-crowned Night Heron (Nyctanassa violacea)

Yellow-crowned Night Heron (Nyctanassa violacea)

The juvenile looks very different from the adult but is recognized by its larger size compared to the other herons, in…


Yellow-crowned Night Heron (Nyctanassa violacea)

Yellow-crowned Night Heron (Nyctanassa violacea)

Being used to the extremely shy European Grey Heron it was somewhat hard to know they were there! Their plumage closely…


Red-footed Booby (Sula sula)

Red-footed Booby (Sula sula)

Genovesa has a large population of boobies, and the mangrove-clad beach is no different. This is the "brown" plumage…


Red-footed Booby (Sula sula)

Red-footed Booby (Sula sula)

Hmm Red-footed Booby, you say...? These feet belong to a juvenile, which will have to wait for them to turn red.


Swallow-tailed Gull (Creagrus furcatus)

Swallow-tailed Gull (Creagrus furcatus)

As with the other birds on the beach of Genovesa, the gulls are not at all disturbed by the humans visiting - it seems…


Swallow-tailed Gull (Creagrus furcatus)

Swallow-tailed Gull (Creagrus furcatus)

The only beach on Genovesa has quite a few Swallow-tailed gulls among the Boobies and Fregate birds. The striking red…