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The Galapagos - 1/2018

Melanie, Ed, Mary Ann, and Bill's visit to the Galapagos. Having taken almost 1,000 pix, I have narrowed it down to these.
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  • an outdoor market in Quito, Equador

    an outdoor market in Quito, Equador

  • view of Quito from the Basilica tower

    view of Quito from the Basilica tower

  • Orchid Garden at Quito Airport, Ecuador

    Orchid Garden at Quito Airport, Ecuador

  • we only saw one flamingo - their color comes from eating carotenoids

    we only saw one flamingo - their color comes from eating carotenoids

  • Marine Iguana

    Marine Iguana

  • blue footed booby

    blue footed booby

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  • Marine Iguana

    Marine Iguana

  • baby fur seal

    baby fur seal

  • Our Ship - the Santa Cruz II - 90 guest capacity

    Our Ship - the Santa Cruz II - 90 guest capacity

  • Rabida Island - high concentrations of iron in the lava produce the distinctive red color

    Rabida Island - high concentrations of iron in the lava produce the distinctive red color

  • Bill and Mary Ann Flinn

    Bill and Mary Ann Flinn

  • Pinnacle Rock - a spearhead obelisk on Bartholome Island - one of the most famous landmarks in the Galapagos - a black eroded lava formation created when the magma expelled from the volcano reached the sea

    Pinnacle Rock - a spearhead obelisk on Bartholome Island - one of the most famous landmarks in the Galapagos - a black eroded lava formation created when the magma expelled from the volcano reached the sea

  • my brother-in-law, Bill Flinn

    my brother-in-law, Bill Flinn

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  • I call this "booby land" - Genovesa Island

    I call this "booby land" - Genovesa Island

  • red footed boobie

    red footed boobie

  • Nazca boobies nest on the ground while red footed boobies make nests in the trees

    Nazca boobies nest on the ground while red footed boobies make nests in the trees

  • Melanie in Quito

    Melanie in Quito

  • Quito, Equador

    Quito, Equador

  • Land Iguana welcome us to the Quito Airport

    Land Iguana welcome us to the Quito Airport

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  • Black-winged Stilt

    Black-winged Stilt

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  • cutting all the string and netting from this neck and flippers

    cutting all the string and netting from this neck and flippers

  • fur seals basking

    fur seals basking

  • sleeping like only a baby can

    sleeping like only a baby can

  • Melanie with our ship in the background

    Melanie with our ship in the background

  • pelican on Rabida Island

    pelican on Rabida Island

  • Galapagos Penguins and red rock crabs

    Galapagos Penguins and red rock crabs

  • another view of a volcanic island (which all of the Galapagos Islands are)

    another view of a volcanic island (which all of the Galapagos Islands are)

  • wooden walk on Bartholome Island

    wooden walk on Bartholome Island

  • My sister, Mary Anne Flinn, awaiting her call to a panga

    My sister, Mary Anne Flinn, awaiting her call to a panga

  • Melanie and a Nazca Boobie

    Melanie and a Nazca Boobie

  • red footed booby baby still in nest

    red footed booby baby still in nest

  • female Frigatebird

    female Frigatebird

  • Basillica of the National Vow in Quito, Equador - technically it is "unfinished" - local legend says when it is finished, the end of the world will come

    Basillica of the National Vow in Quito, Equador - technically it is "unfinished" - local legend says when it is finished, the end of the world will come

  • Mary Ann & Melanie in Quito, Equador

    Mary Ann & Melanie in Quito, Equador

  • dog checking luggage at Quito Airport

    dog checking luggage at Quito Airport

  • Sally Lightfoot crab

    Sally Lightfoot crab

  • our ship - Santa Cruz II

    our ship - Santa Cruz II

  • saving a green sea turtle from all the plastic wrapped around his neck and arms

    saving a green sea turtle from all the plastic wrapped around his neck and arms

  • release!

    release!

  • yellow warbler

    yellow warbler

  • our ship - the Santa Cruz II

    our ship - the Santa Cruz II

  • lava lizard with a new tail because part of it had broken off

    lava lizard with a new tail because part of it had broken off

  • carpenter bee on cactus flower

    carpenter bee on cactus flower

  • think I'll go swimming....

    think I'll go swimming....

  • painted locust

    painted locust

  • Ed and Bill catching their breath

    Ed and Bill catching their breath

  • Prince Phillip's Steps on Genovesa Island

    Prince Phillip's Steps on Genovesa Island

  • love the feet - they look like rubber

    love the feet - they look like rubber

  • Clutch size is usually two eggs, however when they both hatch, only one of the chicks will survive. The second chick is just "insurance". It will get put out of the nest.

    Clutch size is usually two eggs, however when they both hatch, only one of the chicks will survive. The second chick is just "insurance". It will get put out of the nest.

  • red footed boobie

    red footed boobie

  • Melanie was the only one to walk this catwalk and climb the very steep ladder at the end in the tower in the Basillica

    Melanie was the only one to walk this catwalk and climb the very steep ladder at the end in the tower in the Basillica

  • Quito, Equador

    Quito, Equador

  • Oystercatcher

    Oystercatcher

  • Marine Iguana

    Marine Iguana

  • blue footed booby

    blue footed booby

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  • Marine Iguana - found no where else in the world other than the Galapagos

    Marine Iguana - found no where else in the world other than the Galapagos

  • love this pose!

    love this pose!

  • Fatima explaining how the cactus adds alternating levels

    Fatima explaining how the cactus adds alternating levels

  • cactus is so important on these islands

    cactus is so important on these islands

  • lava lizard

    lava lizard

  • Galapagos Penguin and red rock crabs

    Galapagos Penguin and red rock crabs

  • wooden walk and stairway on Bartholomew Island - very long with many steps to the top

    wooden walk and stairway on Bartholomew Island - very long with many steps to the top

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  • Nazca Booby

    Nazca Booby

  • short-eared owl - unique because it hunts during day

    short-eared owl - unique because it hunts during day

  • beautiful from the rear

    beautiful from the rear

  • this red footed boobie baby (still with down) is almost as large as the adult

    this red footed boobie baby (still with down) is almost as large as the adult

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