Well, I have to admit I never expected to be that fascinated by birds but in the Galapagos there just are a lot of really interesting, beautiful and also funny birds.

One of the most famous is the Blue-Footed Boobie!




They look really funny with their blue feet:








And even though they sometime look a little bit stupid...




...they definitely look like business when they go fishing!



Like fighter planes they attack small fish who swim a little bit too close to the surface:






This is Blue-footed Boobie with another bird who fishes in the same fashion - the Pelican:



Even though some of them try fishing the easier way at the fish market:



When in flight barely above the water surface they are really elegant:



Standing around, they are maybe not as elegant...



...and they don't like it when you make comments like these about them:




But then these Flamingos are definitely more elegant:






Another special bird of the Galapagos is the Fregate Bird - here in flight above the boat:



And here showing off his red pouch to attract a female:





And this is actually what they look like when they are really young:




This is the Galapagos Hawk:




And last but not least there are also little Penguins on some of the islands of the Galapagos: