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Example of skypointing with beak pointing upward and wings spread out by male blue-footed booby (Sula nebouxii) on right side of the photo, as female on left side observes this behavior, which is part of an elaborate courtship behavioral pattern that has evolved in this species. Photo taken by Cheryl S. Rosenfeld on North Seymour Island in the Galápagos Archipelago.
