Galapagos Giant Tortoise
Life span over 100 years and can weigh up to 900 lbs.
Galapagos Giant Tortoise
Spanish word for tortoise is galápago
Blue-footed Booby
Floreana Island - The islands of Galapagos are part of a volcanic archipelago
American Flamingo
American Flamingo - Birds in Galapagos are significantly smaller
Magnificent Frigatebird - Eyeing a crab on the beach
Yellow Warbler taking a sea bath
Great Frigatebird
Blue-footed Booby watching over egg along the hiking trail.
Blue-footed Booby with young chick
Brown Pelican
Galapagos Marine Iguana - Espanola Island
Galapagos Dove
Brown Pelican drying off in the warm sun
Galapagos Sea Lion
Espanola Mockingbird - Like to steal things from tourists
Swallow-tailed Gull
Nazca Booby
Waved Albatross (aka Galapagos Albatross) - Return yearly to Espanola Island to breed.
Mated pair of Waved Albatross
Galapagos Land Iguana
Galapagos Fur Seal
Red-billed Tropicbird
Blow hole on Espanola Island
Blue-footed Booby looking to impress a female. Courtship move called "sky-pointing".
American Oystercatcher
American Oystercatcher
Brown Pelican
Galapagos Sea Lions playing in the surf.
Sea Lion pup waiting for Mom to return from the sea
Blue-footed Booby fishing
Little bullet flying out of the sky
Galapagos Mockingbird
Darwin Finches - 4 of the 18 different species on the islands.
Santa Fe Land Iguana - Grows to a length of 3–5 ft
Santa Fe Land Iguana
Galapagos Lava Lizard - Little dude
Painted Locust (8cm) - large part of diet for Galapagos hawk and lava lizards.
Swallow-tailed Gull - How close can you get? How about backing up to take the picture!
Red-billed Tropicbird - Tail streamers 2x body length
Galapagos Land Iguana - Santa Cruz Island
Santa Cruz Island
Volcanic cliffs of Santa Cruz Island
Swallow-tailed Gull
Brown Noddies nesting on cliff edge
Brown Noddy
Galapagos Sea Lion pup
Yellow Warbler
Lava Gull
Sunrise off Santa Cruz Island
Brown Pelican preening. The pelicans nest in the top of the mangrove trees
Striated Heron
Black Turtle Cove and mangrove forest
Blue-footed boobies diving from the sky like little bullets
Waved Albatross - largest bird in Galapagos
Galapagos Sea Lion playing in the surf
Land Iguana - no flowers are safe