Galapagos fotos IV

Female around 100 years old

Male around 100 years old

ET?  Apparently, according to our guide, Stephen Spielberg got his inspiration for ET from a visit to the Galapagos and the tortoises. Could be.

La Gringa ET? This was a very large tortoise

Better

ET Realamente

In the shade

They have a very peaceful environment

Cooling off

Galapagos photos III

 Punta cormorant bay of the flamingos - dry - no shrimp -  no flamingos

 Clear water - you can see the salt deposits. The pink is algae that the shrimp eat. The shrimp turn pink. The flamingos eat the shrimp and turn pink.

 Foliage

 Punta Cormorant,  bay of the flamingos

 Bay

 Palo Verde

 Landscape

 Landscape

 Amigos de inglaterra

 amigo de Galapagos - Sally Lightfoot crab

Amigos de noruego

Galapagos Fotos II

 They like to sleep

 Everywhere

 Anytime

 All over the place

 Someone's awake?

 Marine iguana eating alga.  This has something to do with their ability to drink only saltwater.

 More comida alga

 American oystercatcher - she doesn't eat alga

 Beach at Isla Espanola

 American Oystercatcher on the prowl

 Well

 Posing

 Our rides

 This alpha male did not want us to get near his harem

 Marine iguanas

 Galapagos hawk

 Pups on their own while mom hunts

 Coastline Isla Espanola

 Coastline Isla Espanola

 Marine iguanas - Red and Black on Espanola

 Galapagos Lava Lizard - Male

 Galapagos Lava Lizard - Female

 Nazca Booby

 Nazca Booby Chick

 Sibling Booby Chicks - Only one will survive

 Iguana

 Lola, one of our guides - we think it had something to do with the guana

 Nazca Boobies

 They really can sleep anywhere

 Waved Albatross Chick

 Practicing - He has one more month to learn. They migrate in Dec.

 Blow Hole on Espanola

 There she goes!

 Rugged Coast Line

 Lava Rock - This is what the trail looked like

 A balancing act - that is a rock, not a mirror

 Marine iguanas hanging in there

Waved Albatross - the name comes from the structure of their feathers

This is the second et of photos.