Red-footed Booby or A

That has to be about the simplest bird name in the book before we came along and complicated matters.  This image was taken from a trail starting at Moloaa beach and climbing pretty easily up a bluff and along it.  There are signs indicating that it's a refuge and there's a colony of Laysan Albatross that you can see from the trail if you follow it far enough.  There are several openings that provide good locations to catch the boobies as they soar by (usually overhead, but sometimes at or below eye level).

Access to the beach is through a neighborhood and parking is very limited, so get there early and respect the local property owners.  There is a creek crossing right at the beginning, which was a non-event when we were there, but might cause issues if rains have been heavy.

7Dii, Sigma 150-600 C @ 516 mm, handheld, f/8, 1/1000, iso 1250, aperture priority, pattern metering, +2 EV (and still had to brighten slightly).  Processed in R5 & CS6.  Cropped a bit top and bottom, took a bunch off the left and added some canvas on the right.  Final size was 11.2 MP before resizing.  I didn't like the looks of any of the standard proportions, so this was strictly arbitrary.  The relatively high iso and exposure compensation unfortunately gave me quite a bit of noise.  Taken January 31st at 9:01 AM.

Comments and criticisms are welcome and appreciated.

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