Blue footed Boobies

Who´´d have thought bird poo could look like silver!

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August 21st 2006
On Saturday we went on a boat trip to the Isla de la Plato (Island of silver) so called cos people thought it looked like silver when the light from the moon and sun reflected off all the bird poo on the island! It was also cos they found silver there. On the island we saw blue footed boobies (they have blue feet cos of the fish they eat), an albatros and some other birds that I forget the nam ... read more

South America » Ecuador » West » Puerto López

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The "Republic of the Equator" was one of three countries that emerged from the collapse of Gran Colombia in 1830 (the others are Colombia and Venezuela). Between 1904 and 1942, Ecuador lost territories in a series of conflicts with its neighbors. A b... ... read more