San Cristobol, Galapagos, Dec 2017
San Cristobol, Galapagos, Dec 2017
Magnificent Frigatebird (Juv)
Magnificent Frigatebird (Juv)
Magnificent Frigatebird (Juv)
San Cristobol, Galapagos, Dec 2017
White-vented Storm Petrel
Magnificent Frigatebird (M)
White-vented Storm Petrel
White-vented Storm Petrel
Franklin's Gull
Franklin's Gull, shaking off water
Yellow Warbler (Galapagos)
Yellow Warbler (Galapagos)
Magnificent Frigatebird (M)
Blue-footed Booby (Juv)
Blue-footed Booby (Juv)
San Cristobol, Galapagos, Dec 2017, Galapagos Natl Park
San Cristobol, Galapagos, Dec 2017, Galapagos Natl Park
San Cristobol, Galapagos, Dec 2017, Galapagos Natl Park, B&W
Medium Ground Finch (Juv)
Medium Ground Finch (Juv)
San Cristobol, Galapagos, Dec 2017, Galapagos Natl Park, B&W
San Cristobol, Galapagos, Dec 2017, Galapagos Natl Park, B&W
Magnificent Frigatebird (M)
Magnificent Frigatebird (F)
Magnificent Frigatebird (F), Galapagos NP
Magnificent Frigatebird (F), Galapagos NP
San Cristobol, Galapagos, Dec 2017, Galapagos Natl Park, B&W
Galapagos Sea Lions, San Cristobol Island
Galapagos Sea Lions, San Cristobol Island, Nope, that's not it's mom.
Galapagos Sea Lions, San Cristobol Island
Galapagos Sea Lions, San Cristobol Island
Galapagos Sea Lions, San Cristobol Island
Galapagos Sea Lions, San Cristobol Island, Nope, that's not it's mom.
Small Ground Finch, San Cristobal Island
Galapagos Sea Lions, San Cristobol Island
Sally Lightfoot Crab (yes, that's it's name !!)
Sally Lightfoot Crab
Small Ground Finch
San Cristobol Island, Galapagos
Small Ground Finch
Magnificent Frigatebird (F)
Tidal area
Gardner Bay, Espanola Island
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Sally Lightfoot Crab
Tidal area, Snail shell
Espanola Lava Lizard, Espanola Island
Espanola Lava Lizard, Espanola Island
Espanola Lava Lizard, Espanola Island
Gardner Bay, Espanola Island, washed up, sun-dried whale skeleton
Gardner Bay, Espanola Island, washed up, sun-dried whale skeleton
gardner Bay, Espanola Island, Busy place !!
magnificent Frigatebird (M)
Galapagos Sea Lion
Christmas Marine Iguana, aka Watermelon Marine Iguana
Hood (Espanola) Mockingbird
Galapagos Racer (snake)
Christmas Marine Iguana, aka Watermelon Marine Iguana
Best buddies !!
Galapagos Sea Lion
Sally Lightfoot Crab
Sally Lightfoot Crab
Blue-footed Booby
Sea Turtle, Espanola Island
Blue-footed Booby
Galapagos Sea Lion
Sally Lightfoot Crab
Striated Heron, Punta Suarez hike, Espanola Island
Sally Lightfoot Crab
Striated Heron
Galapagos Dove
Waved Albatross, wingspan of 7-8 feet
Waved Albatross
Galapagos Hawk
Galapagos Hawk
Galapagos Hawk
Galapagos Hawk
Galapagos Hawk
Waved Albatross, on a nest
Nazca Booby, Espanola Island, Punta Suarez hike
Punta Suarez hike, Espanola Island
Waved Albatross greeting
Waved Albatross
Waved Albatross (Juv)
Waved Albatross
Waved Albatross greeting
Waved Albatross greeting
Waved Albatross greeting
Waved Albatross greeting
Waved Albatross greeting
Waved Albatross (Juv)
Waved Albatross (Juv)
Galapagos Hawk, with lunch
Galapagos Hawk, with lunch
Christmas Marine Iguana, aka Watermelon Marine Iguana
Punta Suarez hike, Espanola Island
Nazca Booby, Espanola Island, Punta Suarez hike
Nazca Booby
Nazca Booby
Incoming wave !!
Nazca Booby sitting on baby !!
Nazca Booby sitting on baby !!
Waved Albatross greeting
Waved Albatross greeting
Waved Albatross greeting
Waved Albatross greeting
Swallow-tailed Gull, Espanola Island, Punta Suarez hike
Blue-footed Booby
Swallow-tailed Gull
Snail, Floreana Island
White-cheeked Pintail, Floreana Island
Greater Flamingo, Floreana Island
Greater Flamingo, Floreana Island
Greater Flamingo, Floreana Island
White-cheeked Pintail, Floreana Island
White-cheeked Pintail, Floreana Island
Greater Flamingo, Floreana Island
Greater Flamingo, Floreana Island
Yellow Warbler (Galapagos)
Yellow Warbler (Galapagos), Floreana Island
Floreana Island, tidal walk
Floreana Island, tidal walk
Floreana Island, tidal walk
Floreana Lava Lizard, guess where !!
Floreana Lava Lizard
Small Ground Finch, Floreana Island
Galapagos Sea Lion
Galapagos Sea Lion
Floreana Island, tidal walk
Sally Lightfoot Crab
Sally Lightfoot Crab (young ones are dark)
Swallow-tailed Gull
Swallow-tailed Gull
Red-billed Tropicbird, Champion Islet, Floreana Island
Our first glimpse of a Red-billed Tropicbird
Swallow-tailed Gull
Galapagos Sea Lion (M)
Galapagos Sea Lion (M & F)
Galapagos Sea Lion (M & F)
Galapagos Sea Lion
Galapagos Sea Lion
Charles (Floreana) Mockingbird
Charles (Floreana) Mockingbird
Small Ground Finch, Floreana Island
Galapagos Shearwater
Razor Surgeonfish, snorkeling !!
Razor Surgeonfish, snorkeling !!
Black striped Salema
Black striped Salema
King Angelfish
Galapagos Flycatcher, Floreana Island
Smooth-billed Ani
Floreana Island
Blue-footed Booby, Sally Lightfoot Crab
Blue-footed Booby
Blue-footed Booby
Magnificent Frigatebird (M)
Ruddy Turnstone, Floreana Island
Christmas (Watermelon) Marine Iguana
Galapagos Sea Lions
Galapagos Sea Lions
Galapagos Sea Lions
Galapagos Mockingbird, Santa Cruz Island
Indefatigable Lava Lizard (yes, that's it's name !!), Santa Cruz Island
Small Ground Finch (M)
Large Ground Finch (M)
large Ground Finch (M)
Galapagos Mockingbird, Santa Cruz Island
Small Ground Finch
Galapagos Mockingbird, Santa Cruz Island
Zig-zag Spider, Santa Cruz Island
Galapagos Tortoise, Charles Darwin Research Station, Santa Cruz Island
Galapagos tortoises are bred at the Station and released on proper islands at about age 5.
These guys are about 5 years old. Notice the numbers on some.
Vegetarian Finch
Vegetarian Finch
Vegetarian Finch
Tortoises fight by stretching their necks and hissing.
Vegetarian Finch
Vegetarian Finch
Charles Darwin Research Station, Santa Cruz Island
Lobster at Puerto Ayora Fish Market. Puerto Ayora is the archipelago's economic hub, with a population of about 18,000.
Saddleback Tortoise
Saddleback Tortoise
There are 3 type of Galapagos tortoises - Domed, Intermediate and Saddleback.
Saddleback Tortoise
Vegetarian Finch
Saddleback Tortoise
Small Ground Finch (M)
Lava Gull. only about 500 left in the world.
Highlands of Santa Cruz Island, where tortoises spend the off season !
Domed Tortoise
Galapagos Flycatcher
Galapagos Flycatcher
Galapagos Flycatcher
Yellow Warbler (Galapagos)
Yellow Warbler (Galapagos)
White-vented Storm Petrel
White-vented Storm Petrel
White-vented Storm Petrel
South Plaza hike
Carpetweed is red during dry season, green during wet season.
Galapagos Land Iguana
Galapagos Land Iguana
Red-billed Tropicbird, South Plaza
Red-billed Tropicbird, South Plaza
Red-billed Tropicbird
Red-billed Tropicbird
Red-billed Tropicbird
Red-billed Tropicbird
Red-billed Tropicbird
Red-billed Tropicbird
Red-billed Tropicbird
Red-billed Tropicbird
Red-billed Tropicbird
Red-billed Tropicbird
Red-billed Tropicbird
Red-billed Tropicbird
Red-billed Tropicbird
Red-billed Tropicbird
Galapagos Land Iguana
Galapagos Land Iguana
Galapagos Land Iguana
Galapagos Land Iguana
Swallow-tailed Gull
Swallow-tailed Gull (Imm)
Swallow-tailed Gull
Magnificent Frigatebird
Magnificent Frigatebird
Magnificent Frigatebird
Magnificent Frigatebird
Magnificent Frigatebird
Magnificent Frigatebird ... wait for it ...
Magnificent Frigatebird aiming for the baby swallow-tailed gull.
South Plaza hike
Brown Noddy
Brown Noddy
Albemarle (Galapagos) Lava Lizard
Small Ground Finch
Galapagos Sea Lion
Galapagos Sea Lion and pup
Galapagos Land Iguana
Galapagos Land Iguana
Cactus Finch
Cactus Finch
Galapagos Land Iguana
snorkeling at Santiago Island
Blacktip Cardinalfish
company !!
Razor Surgeonfish
King Angelfish
Razor Surgeonfish, Pacific Creolefish
Razor Surgeonfish
Razor Surgeonfish
Panamic Sergeant Major
Bluechin Parrotfish (Initial phase)
Razor Surgeonfish
Razor Surgeonfish
Galapagos Sea Lion and pup
Wandering Tattler, Santa Fe Island
Galapagos Sea Lion
Galapagos Sea Lion
Galapagos Mockingbird, Santa Fe Island
Galapagos Mockingbird, Santa Fe Island
Cactus Finch
Southern Warbler Finch, Santa Fe Island
Southern Warbler Finch, Santa Fe Island
Southern Warbler Finch, Santa Fe Island
Southern Warbler Finch, Santa Fe Island
Southern Warbler Finch, Santa Fe Island
Nat Geo Islander
Sombrero Chino Islet of Santiago Island
Sombrero Chino Islet of Santiago Island
Sombrero Chino Islet of Santiago Island
Sombrero Chino Islet of Santiago Island
Blue-footed Booby dove right between our zodiac and the Islander to fed on fish !!
Sombrero Chino Islet of Santiago Island
Striated Heron
Whimbrel
Whimbrel
Lunch !!
Success !!
Whimbrel
Bicolor Parrotfish, Streamer Hogfish
Pacific Creolefish
Pacific Creolefish
Black Striped Salema
Black Striped Salema, and fellow snorkelers
Black Striped Salema, and fellow snorkelers
Blacktip Cardinalfish, Cortez Rainbow Wrasse
Blacktip Cardinalfish, Cortez Rainbow Wrasse
Blacktip Cardinalfish (mostly), Yellowtail Damselfish (lower left), Pacific Creolefish (upper left)
blacktip Cardinalfish (mostly), Yellowtail Damselfish (center'ish), Cortez Rainbow Wrasse (center'ish)
Bluechin Parrotfish (terminal phase)
Bluechin Parrotfish (initial phase), Bullseye Pufferfish
Pacific Creolefish
Panamic Sergeant Major
Pacific Creolefish
Bluechin Parrotfish (initial phase)
Bluechin Parrotfish (terminal phase)
Bluechin Parrotfish (initial phase)
Streamer Hogfish
Razor Surgeonfish, Bluechin Parrotfish, Panamic Sergeant Major
Panamic Sergeant Major, Pacific Creolefish
Panamic Sergeant Major, Bluechin Parrotfish
Panamic Sergeant Major, Bluechin Parrotfish
Panamic Sergeant Major
Panamic Sergeant Major
Reef Cornetfish, Dusky Sergeant Major
Black Striped Salema
Reef Cornetfish, Bluechin Parrotfish
Panamic Sergeant Major
White-vented Storm Petrel
White-vented Storm Petrel
White-vented Storm Petrel
Pacific Creolefish, Razor Surgeonfish, Panamic Sergeant Major, Panamic Sea Star
Pacific Creolefish, Razor Surgeonfish, Panamic Sergeant Major, Panamic Sea Star
Pacific Creolefish, Razor Surgeonfish, Panamic Sergeant Major, Panamic Sea Star
Panamic Sergeant Major, Panamic Sea Star
Panamic Sea Star
Panamic Sea Star
Panamic Sergeant Major, Panamic Sea Star, Pacific Creolefish
Panamic Sergeant Major
Panamic Sergeant Major
Panamic Sergeant Major
Panamic Sergeant Major, Panamic Sea Star, Pacific Creolefish
Panamic Sergeant Major
Panamic Sergeant Major, Panamic Sea Star
Bluechin Parrotfish (initial phase)
Panamic Sea Star
Panamic Sea Star
Panamic Sea Star
Blue Sea Star
Panamic Sea Star
Pacific Creolefish, Yellowtail Damselfish
Panamic Sergeant Major, Pacific Creolefish
Panamic Sergeant Major, Pacific Creolefish
Pahoeho Lava, Sullivan Bay on Santiago Island
Sullivan Bay of Santiago Island
Pahoeho Lava, Sullivan Bay on Santiago Island
Lava formation, Sullivan Bay of Santiago Island
Lava
Galapagos Penguin (sorry not a good photo, but it was not close)
Great Frigatebird (Juv) on Genovesa Island
Swallow-tailed Gull on Genovesa Island
Sharp-beaked Ground Finch on Genovesa Island
baby Swallow-tailed Gull
Feeding time for baby Swallow-tailed Gull
Feeding time for baby Swallow-tailed Gull
Here comes the squid !!
Here comes the squid !!
Thanks ! MMMMM
Red-footed Booby
Red-footed Booby nesting colony (can you tell where they get their name?)
Sharp-beaked Ground Finch
Great Frigatebird (Juv) in with the Red-footed Boobys
95 % of Red-footed Boobys in Galapagos are brown.
Red-footed Booby
Galapagos Sea Lion
Galapagos Sea Lion
Galapagos Sea Lion
Swallow-tailed Gull
Swallow-tailed Gull
Swallow-tailed Gull sharing the squid catch. They dive to reach their food.
Swallow-tailed Gull
Swallow-tailed Gull
Swallow-tailed Gull
Swallow-tailed Gull, Galapagos Mockingbird
Lava Gull. There are only about 500 left in the world.
Guess who ?
Red-footed Booby on a nest. Red-footeds are the only Boobys that nest in trees.
Red-footed Booby
Red-footed Booby
Red-footed Booby
Red-footed Booby (Imm)
Red-footed Booby (Imm)
Red-footed Booby (Imm)
Red-footed Booby (Imm)
Swallow-tailed Gull and egg
Swallow-tailed Gull and egg
Settling in
Red-footed Booby (Imm)
Red-footed Booby (Imm)
Red-footed Booby (Imm)
Swallow-tailed Gull
Sally Lightfoot Crab
Great Frigatebirds
Great Frigatebird (Juv) on Genovesa Island
Red-footed Booby (Juv)
Swallow-tailed Gull and baby
Swallow-tailed Gull
Great Frigatebird (Juv)
Red-footed Booby (Juv) chasing Great Frigatebirds
Great Frigatebirds (dark birds) are chasing Nazca Booby (light bird) to get its food.
Nazca Booby's egg and fancy nest
Lunch time at Red-footed Booby nest
Cute little Red-footed Booby. Probably on a few days old.
Red-footed Booby baby and parent
Red-footed Booby baby and parent
Lunch time
Squid again !?
Nazca Booby
Red-billed Tropicbird nest under rocks and in crevices.
Red-billed Tropicbird nest under rocks and in crevices.
Short-eared Owl hiding in lava crevice
Short-eared Owl
You looking at me ?
Red-billed Tropicbird nest under rocks and in crevices.
Large Ground Finch (F)
Two Nazca Boobys greeting and sharing sticks
Two Nazca Boobys greeting and sharing sticks.
Two Nazca Boobys greeting and sharing sticks.
Dropped it !!
Here it is !!
Nazca Booby
Great Frigatebird
Great Frigatebird
Red-footed Booby
Red-footed Booby
Red-footed Booby
Short-eared Owl sitting right along the path
It was bored with us !!
Could have cared less !!
Short-eared Owl
Genovesa Island hike
Yawn !!
If it itches .....
Look at those claws !!
Short-eared Owl
I'm ready for my close-up, Mr. DeVille.
