Trip to Galapagos Islands, June 7-17, 2005

Island of Santa Cruz

View of Santa Cruz from the boat

The Charles Darwin Research Station

Olga, Barbara and Giant Tortoise











Land Iguana


Baby tortoises (4-5 years old)











Lonesome George

Tortuga Bay

Road to the Tortuga Bay


Finch


Lava Lizard


Lava Lizard














Pelicans





Marine iguana and tracks








Marine Iguana tracks on the sand





"Prickly heart"








Opuntia cacti


Ecuador is a Catholic country :)

Los Gemelos (the Twins)

One of the two pit-craters


Galapagos Dove

The Tortoise Reserve

"Phylogenetic Tree"


Tortoise shell


Tortoise in the mud

The Lava Tunnel

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Punta Carrion


View of Santa Cruz


Lava Gulls

Baltra

North Seymour

Frigate Bird flying over the boat on the way to the Seymor Island


Blue-footed boobie with a baby





Boobie in its nest




















Dead boobie


Frigate birds: three males and one female


Marine iguana


Skull of a pelican











Land iguana

Daphne Mayor and Daphne Minor

Daphne Mayor











Daphne Minor

On miscellaneous beaches

Flamingo








Swallowtail Gull


Crab


Pelican


Phil and Pelican