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For some strange reason, Taylor Nikole thought that I would be in the running for the race to see who would be the first to ask about the blue-footed boobies (from Kristin’s post about her trip to Ecuador). But sadly, I never had a chance at winning this competition. Not only because I was up against powerhouses like G and Binks (congratulations on the win G!), but also because I had just learned what a blue-footed boobie was maybe a couple hours or so before I read that post. Funny story (as in funny coincidence, not funny haha)…I was helping one of my students learn about evolution for her biology class, and she told me she visited the Galapagos Islands, and I was like, “Wow! You went to the Galapagos?? That’s so cool! You were where Darwin was!” (I know…I’m such a nerd), and she told me all about it, and how she saw blue-footed boobies everywhere. Apparently, blue-footed boobies are to the Galapagos Islands what pigeons are to New York City.
There is a point to this post. So after reading about the blue-footed boobies, I was reminded of another bird with a, ahh, colorful name that I read about a while ago. I remember this name clearly because of the memorable headline. In fact, I think it was probably the best headline I read in 2008.
So if you were amused by the Blue-footed Boobies…
…then what do you think about the Great Tit?
And alright, alright…if you must really know what the best headline of 2008 was, here it is.
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January 9, 2009Beautiful birds
“You were where Darwin was”
That’s not nerd but a cool thought