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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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