Blue-Footed Booby

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DH and I were having a debate about whether the blue-footed booby was a well-known bird. I suggested posting a poll to FB, but we agreed that this would probably be biased, since people are more likely to respond if they have heard of it...

But here in the lovely world of mumsnet anonymity, AIBU to ask if you've heard of the blue-footed booby?

Yes thanks to David Attenborough originally and many times since.

Also have bird bingo. Anything with a slightly naughty name gets a cheer when its read out

yes but there is always pictures of them about, I always send them to my daughter as she had a 'blue' thing , that and penguins there are always penguin pictures popping up on SM , did I know about them 10 years or so ago I doubt it

Yep. I work in a university and one of the students brought us back a blue footed booby plush toy when they went on a semester abroad.

I know of and love them. I first heard of them when my aunt sent a postcard with one on from the Galápagos Islands when I was 12. I have a cuddly toy one as well

I knew about it. Infact I recently sent a picture of one when a guy on POF asked to see my boobies lmao

Yes because I've got a juvenile husband. Who has been to the Galapagos.

Yes! And only because of bird bingo too!

I didn't - until I had to do a science cover lesson where we watched a video on blue-footed boobies. The kids then went home and told their parents that Ms Kaitlin had shown them a video about boobies.

Yes I have

Never. I thought this was going to be a bizarre breastfeeding anecdote

@MsSquiz they are fantastic! May I ask where you got them from?

Yes, but I'm a nature nerd

Thank you fabulous people - it looks like I was right preens.

Yep. Been watching David Attenborough for donkeys years so have known about them for years.

@notharryssally they are greetings cards I found on not on the high street.

Looks like they do a box of 6 now, I'm sad I don't have the hooters card!

www.notonthehighstreet.com/sarahedmondsillustration/product/boxed-set-of-6-bird-pun-cards

My 'booby' card arrived from Not On The High Street yesterday! I was just coming on with a link but you beat me to it . We have Bird Bingo and it is my nephew's favourite bird 🙄

Yes.

Another fan of bird bingo here - we also enjoy the splendid fairywren and the hoopoe.

I saw this earlier and thought of this thread

www.theliterarygiftcompany.com/collections/stationery/products/blue-footed-booby-greetings-card

Thank you @MsSquiz !

Yes.

Yes, seen in Galapagos

Yes I've also been lucky enough to see them in Galapagos. I didn't see any red footed ones though.

No never heard of them till now. I think you will get a lot of posters saying yes because the will look at the post if they understood the title. I thought I was going to see a blue booby