Blob in a photo from Grenada in April (3 Viewers)

[njlarsen]

This is a question about the brown shape in the lower edge of the attachment. Given what I saw while I was there, it could be a brown booby or a brown noddy. But maybe something else? I am fully prepared it might be unidentifiable.
For comparison, the more distant white blob is a Laughing Gull (Pretty sure about that).
Best
Niels

 

[Butty]

There's branches, rocks, algae and water. I'll pass on everything else.

 

[Andy Adcock]

If pushed, I had aleady thought Booby before I read your comments. It looks like it's diving in to the water.

 

[lou salomon]

probably Brown Booby

 

[Andrew Whitehouse]

I get more the impression of a dark phase Red-footed Booby, particularly from the (apparently) paler brown head. I think we would see more obvious, clear cut white on a Brown Booby.

 

[njlarsen]

Thank you all for the comments. The dark phase Red-footed Booby I saw in Grenada all had a very clear white tail. I guess it could be juvenile of either that or brown booby, likely also juvenile.
Niels