Mary Ellen was among the bird enthusiasts who gathered on the beach between the Curley Community Center and Carson Beach today for a chance to photograph the brown booby that decided to head north for some time in the Hub.
The booby in action - look at that neck go:
Mary Ellen adds that some of the local tough gulls, apparently tired of dive bombing for fries at Sullivan's, tried chasing the booby off but he was having none of it - after doing some fishing for lunch, the booby returned to its newfound perch.
Booby seems to be warning the gulls they won't like him when he's mad: