A booby bird is a tropical seabird, genus Sula, of which there are five species. These are masked, red-footed, and brown boobies, found the world over; the Peruvian and blue footed boobies, found on the West Coast's of the Americas; and the Abbott's booby in the Indian Ocean. In northern waters they are related to the more familiar gannet.
Like the more unfortunate dodo, it lacks the fear instinct. In fact this is how it got its name – from the Spanish bobo, or ‘stupid fellow’. Boobies became known by jumping into boats to be eaten by sailors. Hence the old expression, "A booby will never make a hawk," meaning that a bird easily duped by hungry sailors will never itself become a bird of prey.
It’s more nobler aspect is the spectacular dive, sometimes from great heights, it makes to catch its prey.
Of course, Booby Birds in Scotland are a small but significant group of women, also lacking in a fear instinct and who are planning to make a spectacular drive. They each expect to raise £20,000. Does that make them stupid fellows? I should think not.
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