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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)

Gray matplant (Tiquilia nesiotica) is the only plant species growing on these sandy volcanic slopes. When I asked for…

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

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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 of gray matplant (Tiquilia nesiotica) is Galapagos.

by morten

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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 mangrove warbler (Dendroica petechia aureola) is the only yellow bird in Galapagos. Here it's foraging for food…

by morten

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Brown Pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis)

5 Dec 2011

Brown Pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis)

This brown pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis) was fast asleep, and just occasionally opened its eyelids to check us out.…

by morten

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Large Painted Locust (Schistocerca melanocera)

5 Dec 2011

Large Painted Locust (Schistocerca melanocera)

Large Painted Locust (Schistocerca melanocera) is a large and colorful grasshopper, and quite difficult to spot unless…

by morten