#MagnificentFrigatebird

Awesome looking bird.

This is a Magnificent Frigatebird (Fregata magnificens), I forget where I took this picture, but it was during a Caribbean cruise. It was either Roatan, Honduras or Costa Maya., Mexico. I could nail it down, but that would mean trying to make my brain work this morning.

"The frigatebird is sometimes called the "man-o-war bird" because it harasses other birds until they regurgitate recently captured food, which the frigatebird snatches in midair." - allaboutbirds.org

#photo #photography #photographer #photographylovers #bird #birdwatching #birdphotography #birdsofmastodon #MagnificentFrigatebird

This frigatebird flies from right to left in the frame. The sky is gray. I'm pretty sure this is a female frigatebird because I just read the males have a bright red pouch, females are also larger than the males.

This bird has a huge body and small white head, her long blue beak is straight until the tip hooks down at the very end; in this photo the hooked tip is gold or yellow, but that could be lighting. The bird's eyes are dark. I mentioned a white head, but the white feathers extend down the neck, breast and almost to the end of her front side. The rest of her feathers are dark brown. or black. These birds have forked tail feathers, but in this photo, there is a folded tail that stick straight back like a long stick. Her wings span is huge, her wings are a narrow "M" shape that gives her a pterodactyl look.

"Magnificent Frigatebirds are large seabirds with long, angular wings. They have a deeply forked tail that is often held closed in a point. The bill is long and sturdy with a prominently hooked tip. Magnificent Frigatebirds are mostly black, but females and young birds have varying amounts of white on the head, chest, and belly. Females have a white chest and a dark head. Juveniles start with a white head and belly and gradually obtain darker heads. Young birds also have a pale tan streak on the upper wing. Breeding males are entirely black save for the bright red throat pouch, which is not always visible." - allaboutbirds.org

Little Izzy

2 months ago

Birds are ridiculous.

Magnificent Frigate Birds https://izzychan.wordpress.com/2023/10/11/magnificent-frigate-birds/

#birds #frigatebird #magnificentfrigatebird #sketch #art #digitalart #drawing

Laura Cochran

3 months ago

#photography #fotografia #fotografie #frigatebird #birds #birdphotography #Nature #naturephotography
#Soaring #MagnificentFrigatebird
#LauraCochranPhotography

A Magnificent Frigatebird soars in a blue sky.

Swede’s Photographs

4 months ago

Prehistoric.

Here is a magnificent frigatebird (Fregata magnificens). I believe this is a first-year juvenile, identified by the white head and breast. I just realized that I'm not sure if I've ever seen an adult. I'll need to look through my photos more carefully.

"Beachgoers delight in this large, black pterodactyl-like bird that soars effortlessly on tropical breezes with hardly a flap, using its deeply forked tail to steer. Watching a Magnificent Frigatebird float in the air truly is, as the name implies, magnificent. These master aerialists are also pirates of the sky, stealing food from other birds in midair. Males have a bright red pouch on the throat, which they inflate like a balloon to attract females. Females unlike most other seabirds look different than males with their white chest." - allaboutbirds.org

#photo #photography #photographer #photographylovers #birds #birdsofmastodon #birdwatchin #MagnificentFrigatebird

This frigatebird is flying from right to left in the frame. It has a long blue beak that curves down sharply at the end. Its left eye is dark but I think that I see a blue tint. Its head feathers are completely white. The breast feathers are white as well with a brown feather here and there. It has larg narrow brown wings that form a distinct "M" shape. Its tail ish short but there are two long tail feathers that stick out at the end forming a fork.

"Magnificent Frigatebirds are large seabirds with long, angular wings. They have a deeply forked tail that is often held closed in a point. The bill is long and sturdy with a prominently hooked tip. Magnificent Frigatebirds are mostly black, but females and young birds have varying amounts of white on the head, chest, and belly. Females have a white chest and a dark head. Juveniles start with a white head and belly and gradually obtain darker heads. Young birds also have a pale tan streak on the upper wing. Breeding males are entirely black save for the bright red throat pouch, which is not always visible." - allaboutbirds.org

Swede’s Photographs

5 months ago

This is another magnificent frigatebird (Fregaya magnificens), I posted a picture of one coming out of Gaveston last week. This one was over the water at Costa Maya, Mexico. There were several flying around, circling over the bay. I got a lot of pics, so you can look for me to post more in the coming months.

#bird #birds #frigatebird #MagnificentFrigatebird #Ocean #cruise

Swede’s Photographs

5 months ago

Here is a magnificent frgatebird (frigate magnificens). I took the photo while the ship navigated the shipping channel out of Galveston.

#bird #birds #birdsofmastodon #MagnificentFrigatebird #frigatebird

Laura Cochran

5 months ago

#photography #fotografia #fotografie #MagnificentFrigatebird #birds #birdphotography #silhouette #Nature #naturephotography
#LauraCochranPhotography

Silhouette of a Magnificent Frigatebird flying at dusk.

Laura Cochran

6 months ago

#photography #fotografia #fotografie #MagnificentFrigatebird #birds #birdphotography #birdsofmastodon #Nature #naturephotography #silentsunday
#LauraCochranPhotography

A Magnificent Frigatebird (a large, black sea bird with angled wings) flying with a fish it caught in its beak.

Laura Cochran

8 months ago

A Magnificent Frigatebird (large, black seabird with a white head and angled wings) soars against the blue sky, framed by bright orange flamboyant blooms.