tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7172285466289881050.post4626371503313295422..comments2023-10-31T05:14:06.482-07:00Comments on Bourbon, Bastards, and Birds.: Masked/Nazca Booby in Monterey Bay!Seagull Stevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01851438505719552645noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7172285466289881050.post-91211119311701864352018-09-03T14:11:38.539-07:002018-09-03T14:11:38.539-07:00Unknown - that is fantastic. Hilarious. I know Ven...Unknown - that is fantastic. Hilarious. I know Ventura well (that's where I grew up), and wish I could be on more of those pelagics. <br /><br />On our boat, no one really had an opinion, haha. Since then I have heard both Nazca and Masked for this bird as well, but mostly Masked - the bill appears to lack any telling Nazca color tones in anyone's photos. Seagull Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01851438505719552645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7172285466289881050.post-62520574662254181632018-08-31T21:53:19.516-07:002018-08-31T21:53:19.516-07:00We had one of these Ma/Na boobs on this week’s pel...We had one of these Ma/Na boobs on this week’s pelagic out of Ventura (a California city in between LA and Santa Barbara). Sadly ours was an adult (or near adult bird). Many open looks and photographs still yielded heated disagreement as to it’s species. Some people were actually shouting at each other about orange vs yellow/green. It made the trip worth every penny. The jury is still out apparently. But I think most of the sentiment among the experts on the boat, some of whom belong to the ministry of bird truth, was Masked. I do admit in looking at my photos, the bill color varies dramatically depending on the light. We shall see. Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08816705318137066287noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7172285466289881050.post-16311352655946558282018-08-30T10:10:54.132-07:002018-08-30T10:10:54.132-07:00Scheduled for one more in about three weeks, but I...Scheduled for one more in about three weeks, but I think there is room for spontaneously getting on another as well. There will be more boobies in the area this year - a Red-footed was seen from land in the same area as this bird the next day!Seagull Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01851438505719552645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7172285466289881050.post-51672349326031370672018-08-30T04:49:56.924-07:002018-08-30T04:49:56.924-07:00Sweet!! How many more trips are you doing? Sweet!! How many more trips are you doing? Jen Sanfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08932953314258705622noreply@blogger.com