{"id":7482,"date":"2017-03-12T10:21:00","date_gmt":"2017-03-11T21:21:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/?p=7482"},"modified":"2017-03-26T05:16:06","modified_gmt":"2017-03-25T16:16:06","slug":"muriwai-booby-revisted","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/archives\/7482","title":{"rendered":"Muriwai Booby revisted"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_7486\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7486\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/BoobyPreening_DSC9809-web.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-7486 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/BoobyPreening_DSC9809-web.jpg?resize=800%2C533&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/BoobyPreening_DSC9809-web.jpg?w=800&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/BoobyPreening_DSC9809-web.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/BoobyPreening_DSC9809-web.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-7486\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Red-footed Booby expressing oil from the Preen gland at the base of the tail to waterproof its plumage<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/2017\/01\/booby-mission\/\" target=\"_blank\">Red-footed Booby<\/a> at the Muriwai Gannet colony has been reliably resident and predictable in returning to its perch at the end of a day fishing. It seems in good health and looks in a little better condition than when we first saw it. Our efforts to photograph it in flight have been frustrated as each visit&nbsp;it bombs straight in to the perch and then spends its time precisely preening plumage in preparation for the next day&#8217;s fishing expedition. The contortions as it transfers oil from the Preen gland to its bill then head then body and wings are&nbsp;quite incredible and the range of movement in its neck is amazing. &nbsp;It looks quite shaggy, with looser plumage compared to the sleek gannets, and I suspect that this is a reflection of its normally warmer northern habitat and gives me some concern at how it will cope as our weather cools. Hopefully it will follow the Gannets toward Australia and then head further north. I am not sure how it would cope with a cold southerly blast. It remains a beautiful subject with its facial colours and feather textures so I hope you enjoy this series of photos.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/BoobyPreening_DSC9695-web.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-7485\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/BoobyPreening_DSC9695-web.jpg?resize=683%2C1024&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/BoobyPreening_DSC9695-web.jpg?resize=683%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 683w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/BoobyPreening_DSC9695-web.jpg?resize=200%2C300&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/BoobyPreening_DSC9695-web.jpg?resize=768%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/BoobyPreening_DSC9695-web.jpg?w=800&amp;ssl=1 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/BoobyPreening_DSC0014-web.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-7484\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/BoobyPreening_DSC0014-web.jpg?resize=683%2C1024&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/BoobyPreening_DSC0014-web.jpg?resize=683%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 683w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/BoobyPreening_DSC0014-web.jpg?resize=200%2C300&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/BoobyPreening_DSC0014-web.jpg?resize=768%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/BoobyPreening_DSC0014-web.jpg?w=800&amp;ssl=1 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/><\/a>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Red-footedBooby_DSC9689-web.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-7487\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Red-footedBooby_DSC9689-web.jpg?resize=683%2C1024&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Red-footedBooby_DSC9689-web.jpg?resize=683%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 683w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Red-footedBooby_DSC9689-web.jpg?resize=200%2C300&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Red-footedBooby_DSC9689-web.jpg?resize=768%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Red-footedBooby_DSC9689-web.jpg?w=800&amp;ssl=1 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>All photos with Nikon D500 and Nikon 300mm f4 PF lens<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Red-footed Booby at the Muriwai Gannet colony has been reliably resident and predictable in returning to its perch at the end of a day fishing. 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