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Pinnacle Rock – Bartolome Island

5 Dec 2011

Pinnacle Rock – Bartolome Island

The iconic and vulcanic formation, with the equally unique Gray matplant (Tiquilia nesiotica) in the foreground - the…

by morten

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Pinnacle Rock – Bartolome Island

5 Dec 2011

Pinnacle Rock – Bartolome Island

Perhaps one of the most peculiar formations on the Galapagos. From afar it looks just like a pinnacle rock, but…

by morten

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Gray matplant (Tiquilia nesiotica)

5 Dec 2011

Gray matplant (Tiquilia nesiotica)

The only plant species growing on these sandy volcanic slopes. When I asked for the name of this species I was very…

by morten

GalápagosEcuadorSantiagoNature
Santiago Island lavaflow

5 Dec 2011

Santiago Island lavaflow

An island in a sea of hardened lavaflow on an island in a sea of water! This is on the south east side of the island,…

by morten

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Pinnacle Rock – Bartolome Island

5 Dec 2011

Pinnacle Rock – Bartolome Island

The iconic and volcanic formation from a different angle and Santiago Island in the background.

by morten

GalápagosEcuadorBartolomeNature
Bartolome Island

5 Dec 2011

Bartolome Island

Despite being a rather new island, with very little vegetation, it has a great diversity in volcanic formations, rock…

by morten

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Gray matplant (Tiquilia nesiotica)

5 Dec 2011

Gray matplant (Tiquilia nesiotica)

Native range is Galapagos.

by morten

GalápagosEcuadorBartolomePlantsBoraginaceae
Gray matplant (Tiquilia nesiotica)

5 Dec 2011

Gray matplant (Tiquilia nesiotica)

Native range is Galapagos.

by morten

GalápagosEcuadorSantiagoNature
Santiago Island lavaflow

5 Dec 2011

Santiago Island lavaflow

What a sight this must have been, when the lava was flowing here a few years ago, and surrounded this outcrop! This is…

by morten

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Yellow Warbler (Dendroica petechia aureola)

5 Dec 2011

Mangrove Warbler (Dendroica petechia aureola)

The only yellow bird in Galapagos. Here it's foraging for food very close to a sea lion and the waves inside a wide…

by morten

GalápagosEcuadorSantiagoBirds
Brown Pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis)

5 Dec 2011

Brown Pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis)

This individual was fast asleep, and just occasionally opened its eyelids to check us out. It sounds like this:…

by morten

GalápagosEcuadorSantiagoInsectsAcrididae
Large Painted Locust (Schistocerca melanocera)

5 Dec 2011

Large Painted Locust (Schistocerca melanocera)

A large and colorful grasshopper, and quite difficult to spot unless you catch it moving. James IslandPuerto…

by morten