Caribbean Cruise Trip June 2018

Brown Booby (Sula leucogaster) flying below and next to the Oasis of the Seas, approximately 7 miles southwest of the Caribbean island of Anguilla. The Brown Boobies were the most common pelagic bird seen during our trip. They especially liked to dive in after the flying fish that our ship rousted up into the air. These large birds rarely come to land expect to nest, so it was a real treat getting to see them! What a life... getting to soar around and fish endlessly in warm ocean waters! 6/6/18.
Masked Booby (Sula dactylatra) approximately 100 miles off the western coast of Saint Martin in the Caribbean on 6/6/18. This large species spends most of its life flying across tropical oceans with warm waters, usually only coming to shore in order to nest. This guy and some Brown Boobies (you can see one in the background of this photo), were using the cruise ship we were on to hunt the flying fish that the ship was rousting.
Masked Booby (Sula dactylatra) approximately 100 miles off the western coast of Saint Martin in the Caribbean on 6/6/18. This large species spends most of its life flying across tropical oceans with warm waters, usually only coming to shore in order to nest. This guy and some Brown Boobies (you can see one in the background of this photo), were using the cruise ship we were on to hunt the flying fish that the ship was rousting.
Masked Booby (Sula dactylatra) approximately 100 miles off the western coast of Saint Martin in the Caribbean on 6/6/18. This large species spends most of its life flying across tropical oceans with warm waters, usually only coming to shore in order to nest. This guy and some Brown Boobies (you can see one in the background of this photo), were using the cruise ship we were on to hunt the flying fish that the ship was rousting.