The Galapagos Islands, May 2007
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7- - Wednesday AM, May 16 - - Rabida (Jervis) Island
Time
to snorkel and try out my little waterproof Olympus camera
First
I gotta get my feet wet
These
guys were awkward and slow on land
And
made me look silly in the water! - - All I could get was this flipper as he
went by
Wednesday,
May 16, PM - - North Seymour Island
Marine
Iguana Nest - - "This is my home, this is my only home . . ."
Well
"designed" to stick and thus perpetuate the genes
Nesting
time
Finally!
It was tough to get a photo of one of these guys diving for dinner
Galapagos
Hawk
Alpha
male
Bachelor
frigate bird trolling for a mate
Takes
20 minutes to inflate the pouch. They must deflate every evening in order to
eat
Hatchling
Frigate Bird
Juvenile
Frigate Bird
Wednesday, May 16, evening - - We were our own entertainment on the ship
All
of us enjoyed Melissa's Bulgarian dancing
Including
Richard
Emily
talked about her work with Sesame Street
I
played "humanist songs" then Richard held my guitar with the Darwin
Fish