4 Dec 2011
Fernandina lavaflow
Looks like cow manure or perhaps chocolate mousse? Galapagos-0.265538,-91.44659
4 Dec 2011
Flightless Cormorant (Phalacrocorax harrisi)
The population of flightless Cormorant (Phalacrocorax harrisi) is limited to Fernandina and portions of Isabela, and is as a species vulnerable. It's an agile…
4 Dec 2011
American Oystercatcher (Haematopus palliatus galapagensis)
What a difference in behavior to the European Oystercatcher! The European Oystercatcher is extraordinarily vocal and territorial. Here the American…
4 Dec 2011
Galápagos sea lion (Zalophus wollebaeki)
The landing on Punta Espinoza is a wide open sandy beach amidst young lavarock, that looks like solidified manure. I saw many Galápagos sea lion (Zalophus…
4 Dec 2011
Marine Iguana (Amblyrhynchus cristatus)
Marine iguana (Amblyrhynchus cristatus) is yet another life form unique to the Galapagos. They look so prehistoric and alien, but when you observe them a bit…
24 Nov 2011
Field paintbrush (Castilleja arvensis)
The color of the infloresence is incredibly attractive - to me and insects alike. The red leaves are nothing more than indicators or flags - the real flower…
24 Nov 2011
Eretris sp
Very wary and hard to get close to. Shot on the ridge behind Bellavista lodge, where the dirt road made it possible for several species of flowers to thrive,…
24 Nov 2011
Leptophobia sp
I found this one alongside a dirt road on a ridge behind Bellavista lodge. A bright and open area receiving wind from the valleys below. Please help me…
24 Nov 2011
Altinote ozomene
I found this altinote ozomene alongside a dirt road on a ridge behind Bellavista lodge. A bright and open area receiving wind from the valleys below. Thanks…
24 Nov 2011
Bamboo shoot
Fully grown this species is immensely long and slender, and looked like enormous fishing rods. E28, Ecuador-00 00' 58" -078 40' 52"