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Galapagos Expedition

Galapagos Expedition. Jim & Lil Mills 18-24 July 2009. South Beach Miami, easing into vacation. Debarking shuttle from Ecuador. Baltro Island Galapagos. 18 Jul 09. Sally Lightfoot Crab (named by British sailors for a famous dancer after seeing this crab dance across the sand.

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Galapagos Expedition

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  1. Galapagos Expedition Jim & Lil Mills 18-24 July 2009

  2. South Beach Miami, easing into vacation

  3. Debarking shuttle from Ecuador Baltro Island Galapagos 18 Jul 09

  4. Sally Lightfoot Crab(named by British sailors for a famous dancer after seeing this crab dance across the sand Baltro Island Galapagos 18 Jul 09

  5. While waiting to take a Zodiac out to our ship, we could not sit down since this Sea Lion got there first Baltro Island Galapagos 18 Jul 09

  6. The National Geographic Endeavor and one of the Zodiacs that service her Baltro Island Galapagos 18 Jul 09

  7. N. Seymore Is. Galapagos The Frigate birds are named after the pirates that sailed frigate ships. About 1/3 of the food frigate birds eat they get by stealing. This male, below, is puffing out his throat patch trying to attract a mate to the nesting site has is sitting on. 18 Jul 09

  8. N. Seymore Is. Galapagos These sea lion pups were playing with each other. The littlest one might be a month old. The guide thought the older one was maybe 6 months to a year old – definitely was another pup on the beach, not the mother. 18 Jul 09

  9. N. Seymore Is. Galapagos Blue-Footed BoobyA woman asked our guide once why the birds prefer the white-coated rocks!  18 Jul 09

  10. N. Seymore Is. Galapagos We saw two male Land Iguanas fighting. The males on this island have brighter yellow faces/chests. The females are browner. 18 Jul 09

  11. N. Seymore Is. Galapagos The guy on the upper right was heavier and eventually ran off the other guy, with no physical contact 18 Jul 09

  12. N. Seymore Is. Galapagos Marine Iguana are brownish-black. The Galapagos is the only place where iguanas go in the water. Instead of round tails, their tails are blade-shaped to act like fins. This picture is on a cliff edge 20 feet above the water. They are great climbers. 18 Jul 09

  13. N. Seymore Is. Galapagos Swallow-tailed gulls have the sharp V shaped tail, just like barn swallows in the US. 18 Jul 09

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