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Galapagos - Darwin's Enchanted Islands
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Red-footed Booby on
Genovesa Island is a special nesting bird of Galapagos. |
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I thank Laurielle Penny of
Quest
Nature Tours for inviting me to lead this adventure tour to Galapagos aboard the yacht Beluga. Juan Tapia was our
excellent guide from Galapagos National Park. Thank you everyone in
our Quest group for enthusiasm, camaraderie and good spotting. |
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Please scroll down for
8 photos then go to Galapagos Page 2 |
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Luxury yacht Beluga
was our home for 7 nights. |
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Every day we took the
panga to shore. |
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Dragon Hill on Santa
Cruz Island was our first stop on 9 November 2012. |
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Everyone was thrilled
by close views of this Greater Flamingo. 9 November 2012. |
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Yellow Cordia is a
common plant on the islands. |
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Giant Prickly
Pear Cacti and red carpetweed on South Plaza. 10 November 2012 |
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This species of Land
Iguana Conolophus subcristatus is on South Plaza.
10 November 2012. |
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Swallow-tailed Gull is one of the most beautiful gulls in
the world. It appears to be the only gull species that feeds
exclusively at night, mainly on squid and fish that come to the
surface to feed. Galapagos is its main breeding grounds, with a very
small number (around 50 pairs) breeding on an island off Colombia,
South America. South Plaza on 10 November 2012. |
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Galapagos Page 2 |
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