Galapagos Photo Gallery by Meeli Tamm at pbase.com

Galapagos

taking Aerogal from Quito to Galapagos	Galapagos airport is on Baltra Island	Galapagos airport arrivals	wildlife is everywhere!	we waite for our boat but seats are taken
first glimpse at our home of one week	excited about our boat Monserrat and the whole week of paradise ahead	excited about our boat Monserrat and the whole week of paradise ahead	lovely Monserrat	excited about the whole week of paradise ahead
first wet landing, North Seymour island, with our local guide Maria	my favourite bird blue-footed booby	aren't they cute	three is a crowd	blue-footed boobies mating ritual
blue-footed boobies mating ritual, spot the lifting of left leg	blue-footed booby and a land iguana	blue-footed booby with an egg	blue-footed booby with an egg	blue-footed boobies nesting
the name “booby” comes from the Spanish term bobo meaning "stupid fellow"	blue-footed booby with a chick	blue-footed booby with a chick	chick is bigger than mother	Galapagos land iguana
Galapagos land iguana	blue-footed booby feeding its chick	blue-footed booby	blue-footed booby	blue-footed booby
baby frigatebird	blue-footed booby with a chick	blue-footed booby trying hard to impress her female	sad looking booby... maybe lonely as no mate?	frigatebirds colony
male frigatebirds have inflatable red-coloured throat pouches which they inflate to attract f	Frigatebirds attack other sea birds, hence the name	Frigatebirds are related to pelicans, the term "frigate pelican" is also a name applied to them	North Seymour scenery	lots of frigatebirds nests
sealions	marine iguanas bask in the sun	sealion is sunbathing	sealion is sunbathing	sealion is sunbathing
who are you?	sealions and our boat in the background	drying up	cute baby sealion	frigatebird in flight
frigatebird in flight	Meeli with a baby sealion	swallow-tailed gull	swallow-tailed gull	brown pelican
pelican and sealion	back to Monserrat after an exciting day	sunset in Galapagos	sunset in Galapagos	sunset in Galapagos
other boats	sunset from our deck	Espanola Island: sally lightfoot crab	Espanola Island: marine iguanas	Espanola Island: cute couple of blue-footed boobies
Nazca booby	Punta Suarez - Espanola Island	the courtship of the Blue-footed Booby consists of the male flaunting his blue feet and dancing to impress the female	during the dance, the male will spread his wings and stamp his feet on the ground	blue-footed boobies mating ritual
When mating, the female parades and the male points his head and tail high to the sky and his wings are back to show off to the	be careful not to step on animals	Nazca boobies	baby Nazca booby	Sally Lightfoot Crab
marine iguanas are found only on the Galapagos Islands	marine iguana	Marine Iguana's on Española are the only ones that change color during breeding season	as a cold blooded animal, the marine iguana can spend only a limited time in the cold sea, where it dives for algae	waved albatrosses' mating ritual
waved albatrosses breed exclusively on Española Island in the Galápagos archipelago	waved albatrosses' mating ritual	waved albatrosses' mating ritual	portrait of waved albatross	waved albatrosses nesting
nests are built on areas of lava with boulders and sparse vegetation	waved albatrosses nesting	waved albatrosses' mating ritual	During the non-breeding season, waved albatrosses reside primarily on the coast of Ecuador & Peru	Punta Suarez of Espanola Island
look closely - the rock is covered with marine iguanas	marine iguana	marine iguana	waved albatrosses colony	marine iguanas just lying around on the walking path
sealions at Gardner Bay of Espanola Island	sealion	was really looking forward to see the beach full of sealions	cosy	sealion with a puppy
Gardner Bay, Island of Espanola	Gardner Bay, Island of Espanola	sealions at Gardner Bay of Espanola Island	sealions at Gardner Bay of Espanola Island	sealions at Gardner Bay of Espanola Island
Meeli and sealions	sealion is curious	not interested	sealion	sealions
sealions on Santa Fe	land iguana	land iguana	land iguana	Santa Fe island
sealions on Santa Fe	sealions	sealion relaxing	sealions chase	sealions on Santa Fe
sealions chase	sealions on Santa Fe	sealion	sealions on Santa Fe	sealions on Santa Fe
sealions on Santa Fe	Santa Fe island	from Santa Fe to South Plaza, south west of Santa Cruz	another cute sealion	another cute sealion
Santa Fe land iguana	National Park of the Galapagos	marine iguana	marine iguana	marine iguana
Santa Fe land iguana	South Plaza hosts a forest of Opuntia cactua and Sesuvium plants, which forms a reddish carpet on top of the lava formations	island of South Plaza	island of South Plaza	marine iguanas on South Plaza
island of South Plaza	island of South Plaza	island of South Plaza	marine iguana on South Plaza	sealion on South Plaza
sealion on South Plaza	sealion on South Plaza	iguana's skeleton	marine iguanas warming up on the rocks	sealions on Santa Fe
sealions on South Plaza	sealions on South Plaza	Sally Lightfoot Crab	Charles Darwin research station on the island of Santa Cruz	sealion skeleton
97% of Galapagos Archipelago is national park	Galápagos tortoise is the largest living tortoise	Galápagos giant tortoise	the average life expectancy of giant tortoises is estimated to be 200 years	giant tortoises weigh ~ 300 kilograms (660lb) and measure 1.2 meters (4 ft) long
giant tortoise walking fast	giant tortoise portrait	Meeli getting close	Lonesome George is the last known individual of the Pinta Island Tortoise	Lonesome George is the last Pinta tortoise
Lonesome George is estimated to be 60-90 years of age, and is in good health	baby tortoises	work with baby tortoises at the Charles Darwin research station	Puerto Ayora is the most populated urban centre in the Galapagos Islands with approximately 10,000 inhabitants	pelicans in Puerta Ayora
lots of Sally Lightfoot Crabs wherever you look	that's how you enter Puerta Ayora - the "capital" of Galapagos	Puerta Ayora bay	Puerta Ayora bay	entrance to Puerta Ayora on Santa Cruz - the "capital" of Galapagos
giant tortoise in the wild	giant tortoise in the wild	walk among giant tortoises in the wild	walk among giant tortoises in the wild	you can not see me now
giant tortoise in the wild	giant tortoise in the wild	volcanic sink hole Los Gemelos	volcanic terrain, Santa Cruz	lava tube, Santa Cruz
lava tube, Santa Cruz	Isla Santiago (=Isla San Salvador)	black solidified lava flow circa 100 years old	walking on black solidified lava flow circa 100 years old	Isla Santiago (=Isla San Salvador)
Isla Santiago (=Isla San Salvador)	Isla Santiago (=Isla San Salvador)	view onto Pinnacle Rock on island of Bartolome	lava cactus is the first sign of life to appear	Sally Lightfoot Crabs
Isla Santiago (=Isla San Salvador)	Sally Lightfoot Crab and marine iguana feeding on seaweeds	marine iguana feeding on seaweed	marine iguana feeding on seaweed	marine iguana feeding on seaweeds
Bartolome island from Santiago island	beach full of Sally Lightfoot Crabs	beach full of Sally Lightfoot Crabs	beach full of Sally Lightfoot Crabs	beach full of Sally Lightfoot Crabs
beach full of Sally Lightfoot Crabs	beach full of Sally Lightfoot Crabs	Galápagos Penguin is a penguin endemic to the Galápagos Islands	Galapagos penguins	Galapagos penguins
Galapagos penguins	frigatebird on the boat	frigatebird in flight	Galapagos penguin is the only penguin to live on the equator	Galapagos penguins are endangered, with an estimated population size of around 1,500 individuals in 2004
leaving Isla San Salvador (=Isla Santiago)	island of Bartolome	island of Bartolome	Bartolomé is famous for Pinnacle Rock, which is the most representative landmark of Galápagos	Meeli and Pinnacle Rock
finches	Galapagos penguin	frisky penguins	threesome	left out
our boat from inside	our boat from inside	our boat from inside	frigatebird couple	Nazca boobies
red-footed booby	cute couple	cute couple	Nazca booby	baby booby
baby booby	red-footed booby	finch	Nazca booby	frigatebirds nesting and young booby trying to fly
baby booby	baby booby	chick is larger than mother	baby booby try but can not fly yet	baby booby try but can not fly yet
baby booby	red-footed booby	lava cactuses on Isla Genovesa	frigatebird	frigatebird
red-footed booby	frigatebird	frigatebird	frigatebirds	Isla Genovesa (=Tower)
fur seal	fur seal	red-billed tropicbird nesting	fur seal - they have bigger eyes than sealions	fur seal
approaching Prince Philips Steps at Darwin Bay of island Genovesa	this is the boat we were supposed to be on initially	frigatebirds nesting	island Genovesa	seal on isla Genovesa
seal on isla Genovesa	seal on isla Genovesa	seal on isla Genovesa	swallow-tailed gulls	seal on isla Genovesa
frigatebirds nesting	frigatebirds nesting	red-footed booby	red-footed booby	lava heron ?
red-footed booby	Isla Genovesa (=Tower)	Isla Genovesa (=Tower)	frigatebirds nesting	lava heron on Genovesa
lava heron on Genovesa	lava herons on Genovesa	lava herons on Genovesa	Nazca booby	lava heron on Genovesa
lava heron on Genovesa	sealions on Genovesa island	back to lovely boat	another lovely Galapagos sunset	another lovely Galapagos sunset
Isla Lobos	Isla Lobos	Isla Lobos	Isla Lobos	Isla Lobos
Isla Lobos	sealions	our cabin on Monserrat	our cabin on Monserrat	Puerto Baquerizo Moreno - "capital" of Isla San Cristobal
Puerto Baquerizo Moreno - "capital" of Isla San Cristobal	Puerto Baquerizo Moreno - "capital" of Isla San Cristobal	sealions conquering the dingy	sealions conquering the dingy	sealions in Puerto Baquerizo Moreno
sealion	last night on the boat	last night on the boat: the crew	last night on the boat: group photo	barman Ronald
salsa with Fabian	last night on the boat: Meeli, Fabian, Jane, Brian, Lisa and Maria	leaving the Enchanted Islands

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Fabian		08-Jan-2010 16:06
Felicitaciones Meeli, Las fotos son muy interesantes espero tengas un bello recuerdo de la Gente de Galápagos, con todo esto me gustaria que publiques un libro hacerca de tus viajes por el mundo, si gusta me encantaría ayudarte con información hacerca de galápagos, Ya que mi trabajo en el parque nacional es realizar proyectos y capacitar a la población y así conservar juntos este Patrimonio Natural que es único en el mundo. Suerte mucha suerte en todo lo que haces, y en este nuevo año deseo que todos tus objetivos y metas se cristalicen. Hasta Pronto y Feliz Año Nuevo, Hermosa... Saludos y muchas felicitaciones, tu amigo de siempre: Fabian Masaquiza, Oficina de Educación e Interpretación Ambiental...! Parque Nacional Galápagos. Suerte en todo cuidate, Hasta Pronto..

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