4 Dec 2011

Palo Santo (Bursera graveolens)

Out on sea the temperature is balmy, but on land it's a different matter. Close to noon, it must have been close to 40 celsius here on the slopes down to the…

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4 Dec 2011

Galápagos bitterbush (Castela galapageia)

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4 Dec 2011

Darwin Lake

What a wonderful sight - a large body of fresh water. Not! It's brine - much saltier than the ocean due to continuous evaporation. Imagine the disappointment…

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4 Dec 2011

Galápagos Flycatcher (Myiarchus magnirostris)

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4 Dec 2011

Galápagos bitterbush (Castela galapageia)

Endemic to Galapagos. Isla Isabela-0.254573,-91.368313

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4 Dec 2011

Galápagos bitterbush (Castela galapageia)

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4 Dec 2011

Galápagos Penguin (Spheniscus mendiculus)

Very strange to see penguins in the tropics! They were not abundant and I saw no real colonies, but like here on the west side of Isabela I saw some clusters…

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4 Dec 2011

Brown Noddy (Anous stolidus galapagensis)

This is at the opening of a large cave pounded by the waves. It's quite dark, and against the lava rock the Noddy is not so easy to see, and even more…

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4 Dec 2011

Blue-footed Booby (Sula nebouxii excisa)

This booby is resting on a sheer cliff right outside a big cave, where waves are constantly pounding the walls and the cave.

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4 Dec 2011

Isabela Island lava

Some lava flows resemble manure and others look like layer upon layer of sediments as seen here. All attributed to the type of eruption. The sun, rain and wind…

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