Reader Karen Bartelt sent two sets of photos from the Galápagos; I’ll post the first group today with her notes.
I had been thinking of sending some Galapagos photos anyway. After seeing today’s blog [JAC: I will forgive her], my husband and I realized it was time to go back (armed with better cameras). These are all from October 2010.I am not a biologist, so any blatant misidentifications can be attributed to my being a chemist.Marine iguana, Amblyrhynchus christatus, North Seymour. This bothers me a little, because my guidebook does not mention a marine iguana population on N Seymour. Maybe it was slumming from Santa Cruz.
Sleeping blue-footed booby, Sula nebouxii excisa, North Seymour:
Blue-footed booby and chick, North Seymour:
Man-date. A bunch of magnificent frigatebirds , Fregata magnificens, (I think), North Seymour. I can’t tell if they are purplish or greenish on the back, and that’s the only way to tell, unless they are side by side and you can see the size difference.
Frigatebird over N. Seymour. Our guide said that if the gular pouch stayed puffed for more than four hours, it was recommended to seek emergency treatment.
Magnificent frigatebird chick, N Seymour:
Female magnificent frigatebird, Genovesa:
I saw that iguana photo and thought, at first, I was seeing a shadow cast on the ground.
The same happened to me, funny optical hiccup generated by the brain.
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Tubby looking marine iguanas are so cute with their tubby bellies!
Last Monday “Wolf” volcano on Isabella island erupted for the first time in 33 years. For now, it appears that it won’t create much risk; let’s hope it stays that way.
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-32882500
Great photos Karen, thanks!
Great photos. I will never tire of pix from the Galapagos. Nor any wildlife pix from WEIT for that matter.
Ditto. 🙂