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Monday February 11/13
Another day on Santa Cruz Island and Tortuga Bay in the GALAPAGOS.
Note that the Marine Iguana photos have been saturated to show the multi-coloured chameleon-type skin.
Thanks again to Google for completely fouling up the order of my upload.
That was today's excitement, Cheers, Al
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| We are staying at the top point of the bottom green section |
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| Many colourful crabs here |
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| This is the Puerto Ayora harbour |
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| This sign is at the start of the long path |
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| A mockingbird |
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| Appears to be a fault line here |
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| Dew on a cactus |
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| Cactus grows into a tree to get water and light |
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| Minnie Cactus? |
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| Part of the long path to Tortuga Bay |
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| One of the many varieties of Darwin's finches |
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| Can you find 12 iguanas?? |
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| They like to sun themselves on the volcanic rock |
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| They seem to have a chameleon-type skin |
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| Crabs seem to keep the iguanas company |
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| They are ugly, yet pretty, but harmless |
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| Stretching out for a tan |
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| i think there are 11 in this shot |
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| along with the nearby crabs |
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| I love the shore birds too |
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| Giving his best smile |
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| Now his lovely profile |
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| Pals forever. They huddle to maintain their temperatures. |
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| Another handsome devil. |
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| These guys skitter about all along the beaches |
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| And what beautiful beaches!! |
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| They seem to find something to eat in the tidal leftovers |
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| A little piece of heaven for sure |
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| Heron and an orange crab |
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| One of my favorite birds |
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| Always vigilant |
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| waiting for fish to come by |
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| moving about on land and sea |
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| Pelican gets a high vantage point |
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| Also one of my favourite birds |
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| Drying his wings a little |
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| Patience is a virtue |
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| They are not very graceful on take-off |
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| He's been doing some grooming so things are out of place |
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| Shocked that he would land in a tree with his big webbed feet! |
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| Magnificent colours to adapt to any environment |
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| Pelicans are so very graceful in flight though |
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| More heat-seekers |
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| A smaller bay around the corner |
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| a crab has dug himself a hole |
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| then out he came, pink as can be |
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| They can really scoot along with all those legs |
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| Waiting near the mangrove which drops branches to form trunks |
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| Quite the beak on this guy |
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| Finches are not very afraid of people |
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| My first blue-footed booby, but he is sitting down |
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| This guy landed on Marg's backpack |
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| The marine iguanas are everywhere |
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| The crowd is starting to come to the beach |
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| This fellow is fast asleep |
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| More different colours |
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| Can you see all the iguanas in front of the pool? |
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| Following a shore bird |
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| The crowd is getting bigger |
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| They come to enjoy the sun and the surf |
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| Artsy-fartsy shot of a leaf in the sand |
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| A pelican on the fly |
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| And the crowd keeps coming |
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| Another pelican shot |
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| Bella is way behind the iguana |
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| Isn't he pretty? |
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| Resting in the sun |
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| OK, I'll move |
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| Tortuga Bay is just gorgeous |
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| On the move |
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| What a beautiful place |
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| This little guy is a Lava Lizard |
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| Where the paths of iguanas crossed |
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| Flowering cactus |
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| Another lovely bay |
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| Gorgeous hibiscus |
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| Two surfer dudes |
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| Local girl |
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| and her sister |
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| Taking over the dock again |
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| They have squatters' rights or something |
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| Traveling by water taxi |
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| Many different boats in the harbour |
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| These guys can really climb the walls! |
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| Wood carving competition near the dock |
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| Al, Bella, Marg, Maxine, Barry, and Stu |
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| We are still in the round island in the middle |
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| Just being crabby today |
