Sphensicus mendiculus

On Tuesday 5/18, we rode in a "panga" boat along Tagus Cove on the west coast of Isabela Island. On the rocks near the water was a small colony of Galapagos Penguins (perhaps a dozen birds), the only penguins that breed in the northern hemisphere. These are very small penguins, and we would occasionally see them in the water as we snorkeled.