Frigate Bird

While some people consider this Frigate Bird as a magnificent one, I personally do not like it. Not that my perspective matters but I also hope that at least 40% of my readers would also find this bird a little strange (if ugly is not the appropriate word).

The frigate birds are a family of seabirds and are also called frigate pelicans. It can be found breeding along the Pacific coast of Costa Rica and in the Corcovado National Park.

They have long wings, tails and bills and the males have a red pouch that is inflated during the breeding season to attract a mate. Females are black, but have a white breast and lower neck sides, a brown band on the wings and a blue eye ring. The Frigate bird is 1m long with a 2.15m wingspan.

They lack the ability to take off from water so they snatch prey from the ocean surface or beach using their long, hooked bills. Frigate birds are seasonally monogamous which means they only mate with one female per season. They also nest as a colony. They lay one or two white eggs. Both parents take turns feeding for the first three months but then only the mother feeds the young for another eight months.

Ugly Animals - Frigate Bird




10 comments:

Anonymous said...

Well im sorry to say this but im doing a report on these birds..............

Anonymous said...

I find this bird amazingly beautiful. To make fun of nature's beautiful creatures really just shows an ugly mind.

Anonymous said...

you're the ugly one. So what if it snatches prey from the ocean. I has to et some way. If God made it that way, so be it. I came to the site looking for some information, but all I get is insults to magnificent creature. It's like you have spit God in the face blaspheming his creations. You are a flea or cockroach compared to this bird.

Anonymous said...

I couldn't agree more. I've seen these in Ecuador and they are fabulous, interesting animals. Your contempt for different creatures is disgraceful.

Anonymous said...

i totally agree w. the 2nd comment...how can it be "ugly"? just say you dont like how it looks...that bird is a creation of nature & whatever you find 'ugly' about it serves a function of that birds survival...

Anonymous said...

Ugh, these birds are amazing and magnificent. How could you call such a divine creature ugly?

Anonymous said...

I think this bird is beautiful...Amazing grace, thanks to GOD!

Anonymous said...

All of the above fall in the 60%. This bird is strange as the writer states might be a more appropriate term.
Regarding the "divine" "god made" creature unable to be ugly. "God" made us (humans) and we are the makers of ugly and strange. Everyone has their ugly and strange.
To the writer:
I enjoyed your personal feeling mixed with facts about this bird.

Anonymous said...

it's funny coz many would find the author ugly. lol

Puppies Images said...

Yes. It is like a bird with a balloon and why is it red? It stands out too much with black.

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