Magnificent Frigatebird aka. Man O'War (archaic, totally metal) (Rabihorcado MagnÃfico [literal translation: Magnificent Forked-tail])
Cabo San Lucas, Baja California Sur, Mexico
November 2017
Member of the Frigatebird Family
§A Fleet of Frigatebirds§
★The Largest Frigatebird★
~true bird fact~ This bird has an interesting lifestyle- they are oceanic birds, but rarely, if ever, touch the water. They can't really swim at all, and don't float, so landing is a risky business. The fly day and night (only one other bird does this- the Common Swift) for over a hunderd miles at a time. They feed by catching fish at the surface of the water, or jumping flying fish, but are most well known as kleptoparasites, which means they pirate the meals of other seabirds, harassing them into dropping whatever they just caught. It's not pretty, but you gotta eat.
Never really pauses to consider her dire or difficult personal circumstances
Spends lonely hours on a CB radio
Has a sense that she's 'seen it all'
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