Galapagos Animals, May 20-23, 2019

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Map of the Galapagos Islands

 


Baltra Island airport built by USA in WWII to protect Panama Canal

 


Galapagos Tortoise - can be about 150 years old and weigh 200 kilograms

 


Galapagos Tortoise - similar but bigger than Aldebra Tortoise

 


Monarch Butterfly

 


Lava tube on Santa Cruz Island

 


Owl in building cover for liquor still

 


Shark from above

 


Turtle side in water

 


Turtle front in water

 


Blue-footed booby on North Seymour Island

 


Iguana invasion

 


Blue-footed booby in flight

 


Bird with chicks among rocks

 


Frigatebird in flight

 


Male frigatebird near the bush

 


Galapagos iguana comes to visit

 


Frigatebird shows wing span

 


Blue-footed booby in nest

 


Male frigatebird with red neck pouch for mating display

 


Prickly -pear Cactus relatives are common in the low elevation deserts

 


Charles Darwin studied different finch adaptations on each island

 


Lizard

 


Sea lions lying around on Santa Fe Island beach

 


Sea lion nursing its pup

 


Pelican resting on rocks on Santa Fe Island

 


Pelican off in the harbor. They dive for food in the lagoon

 


Orange crab on rocks

 


Galapagos iguana changes color

 


Cactus trees on Santa Fe Island near the harbor

 


Santa Cruz Island - El Garrapatero Beach

 


Galapagos iguana in black visits the beach

 


Many orange crabs on rock

 


Giant sea turtle found snorkeling along North Seymour Island

 


Closeup view of Galapagos Green Turtle

 


Pair of Galapagos Green Turtles

 


View of sea turtle - shell can be 84 cm long

 


Baby giant blue heron in ground plants at Finch Bay Resort

 


Beach near Finch Bay Resort where we stayed

 


Sea lion on the dock in Puerto Ayora on Santa Cruz Island