December 22, 2007 @ Isla Genovesa, Ecuador


Great frigatebird

Nazca booby & great frigatebird

More frigatebirds

More frigatebirds

More frigatebirds

Galapagos sea lion

Blue-footed booby

Blue-footed booby

Brown pelican

Lots of swallow-tailed gull

Galapagos sea lion

Galapagos sea lion

Galapagos sea lion

Young sally lightfoot crab

Young sally lightfoot crab

Nazca booby

Oh I*m hiding an egg

Mom and pup nazca booby

Juvenile great frigatebird with weird posture

The pup is few months old

I got TWO eggs!

Do not disturb

Mom and pup nazca booby

So sweet

Juvenile nazca booby

Baby nazca booby

Juvenile great frigatebird & nazca booby

So sweet

Red-footed booby (brown phase)

Her baby just hatched

Juvenile red-footed booby

Red-footed booby (brown phase)

Red-footed booby (brown phase)

Many many birds

See my baby?

I mean my babies (two!)

Mom and pup nazca booby

Mom and pup nazca booby

I have a baby and an egg

Sharp-beaked ground-finch

Sharp-beaked ground-finch

Galapagos mockingbird

Galapagos dove -- see the blue ring around the eye?

Each white spot is a nazca booby nest

Juvenile great frigatebird

Mom and pup nazca booby

So cute!

Like mother like kid

Marine iguana

Seem like he got some injury

Great frigatebird flying

Oh no blooding on the head!

Can you see my two kids?

Sadly only one of them will live

Red-footed booby (brown phase)

Red-footed booby (brown phase)

Mom and pup nazca booby

Juvenile nazca booby stretching its wings

Juvenile nazca booby

End of our Isla Genovesa visit

Isla Genovesa contains 60% of the galapagos bird population

Panga ride back to the yacht

Layout of Fragata Yacht

Darwin Bay Beach

Mom and Dad in their wetsuit

Ready for some snorkeling

Sea lions

More sea lions

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Very fat!

Mom & sea lion

Fitting in

Dad & Mom

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Brown pelican

I found a fish

Brown pelican

Finally one that is moving

I*m the lazy type

Mom and pup sea lion

Juvenile great frigatebird

Baby swallow-tailed gull

Mom and pup swallow-tailed gull

Red-footed booby (white phase)

They are rare, only 5% are white phase

Red-footed booby (white phase)

Red-footed booby (brown phase)

Juvenile red-footed booby

They are darker brown in color

Juvenile red-footed booby

Baby nazca booby alone!

Mom is just behind

Breeding ground

Do not disturb

Nazca booby between two great frigatebird

Juvenile great frigatebird

Mom and baby red-footed booby

Swallow-tailed gull

Baby swallow-tailed gull

Do not disturb

Mom and pup great frigatebird

Hiding from the crowd

Red-footed booby nest on tree

Great frigatebird feeding

Juvenile great frigatebird

Adult great frigatebird

Sunset @ Isla Genovesa

Mom & Dad

Sally lightfoot crab colony

Cactus

Used to be a big crater

Mom and baby swallow-tailed gull

Feeding time

Feeding time

Rocks with many shellfish?

Nazca booby have beautiful wings

Swallow-tailed gull family

Nazca booby have beautiful wings

Hey no photo!

Ok I*ll post for you!

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