The Galapagos Islands are located about 600 miles off the Pacific coast of Ecuador. We visited the islands of Baltra, North Seymour, Española, Floreana and Santa Cruz. We had some great wildlife viewing experiences — lots of sea lions, marine iguanas (also called "imps of darkness"), blue footed boobies, lava lizards, albatross, pelicans, frigate birds, crabs, tortoises, and finches.
The magnificent frigate bird.
Land Iguana
Imps of Darkness - These marine iguanas were everywhere.
Blue Footed Boobies
Christmas Iguana
A Galapagos Tortoise. We also saw Lonesome George who is the last of his species.
I posted some more photos here: http://flickr.com/photos/ningyang1/sets/72157611266804115/
In related news, I started reading The Beak of the Finch after returning from the Galapagos Islands. A friend who is a professor of biology and ecology at OSU recommended it. The book describes Peter and Rosemary Grant's study of Darwin's finches in the Galapagos Islands. It goes on to offer conclusive evidence that evolution is happening around us, and that it can be observed. Really interesting. Let me know if you want to borrow the book.
2 comments:
Heh heh heh....boobies.
Sort of like Blue Beads.
Ha ha! Blue beads! That was hilarious.
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