[Length 30 in. Wingspan 57 in.]

This Brown Booby was photographed at the Laguna Madre, South Padre Island, Texas, USA. Photo taken with a AF-S VR Zoom-Nikkor 80-400mm f/4.5-5.6G IF-ED lens on a Nikon D7100 camera. (Date: July 4, 2014)

[Length 28 in. Wingspan 60 in.]

Red-footed Boobies occur in tropical waters around the world and are sometimes seen at the Dry Tortugas in the Gulf of Mexico and along the southern California coast in North America. This adult Red-footed Booby was photographed soaring over the cliffs near a nesting site at Kilauea Point on the island of Kauai in Hawaii, USA. Photo taken with a 300mm f4.5 Nikkor ED lens on Kodachrome 64 film. (Date: December 1981)

[Length 28 in. Wingspan 60 in.]

This immature Red-footed Booby was photographed soaring over the cliffs near a nesting site at Kilauea Point on the island of Kauai in Hawaii, USA. Photo taken with a 300mm f4.5 Nikkor ED lens on Kodachrome 64 film. (Date: December 1981)

[Length 6.25 in. Wingspan 11 in.]

This female Brambling was photographed in the famous "boneyards" at the village of Gambell on St. Lawrence island, Alaska, USA. Photo taken with a Nikkor 300mm ED f4.5 lens on Ektachrome 400 film pushed to 800. (Date: May 1989)

[Length 6.25 in. Wingspan 11 in.]

This male Brambling was photographed in the famous "boneyards" at the village of Gambell on St. Lawrence island, Alaska, USA. Photo taken with a Nikkor 300mm ED f4.5 lens on Ektachrome 400 film pushed to 800. (Date: May 1989)

[Length 6.25 in. Wingspan 11 in.]

This male Brambling was photographed in the famous "boneyards" at the village of Gambell on St. Lawrence island, Alaska, USA. Photo taken with a Nikkor 300mm ED f4.5 lens on Ektachrome 400 film pushed to 800. (Date: May 1989)

[Length 25 in. Wingspan 42 in.]

Brant occur in the far northern portions of North America, Europe, and Asia. In North America they breed in the high Arctic coastal regions of Alaska and northern Canada. They winter along both coasts of North America. This one was photographed foraging on winter grass along the coast of New Jersey, USA. Photo taken with a 300mm f4.5 Nikkor ED lens on Kodachrome 200 film. (Date: April 1989)

[Length 25 in. Wingspan 42 in.]

These Brant were photographed flying over the impoundments at Brigantine NWR, New Jersey, USA. Photo taken with a Nikkor 300mm EDAF f4.0 lens on Kodachrome 200 film. (Date: May 1982)

[Length 25 in. Wingspan 42 in.]

These Brant were photographed at Brigantine NWR, New Jersey, USA. Photo taken with a Nikkor 300 lens on Ektachrome 200 film. (Date: April 1984)