ocr: COLOR ARD SCALES made from keratin cover Ha bird's legs and feet, giving them their color. In some birds, such as MALE BOOBY ostriches, terns, and puffins, the IN COURISHIP legs are intensely red, particularly DISPLAY during the breeding season. Displaying its vividly colored legs can help a bird win a mate. WEBBED FEET FOR SWIMMING BLUE-FOOTED BOOBY Boobies are seabirds that live along the coasts of South and Central America. To impress a female, the male parades around, extending bis brightly colored feet.
