North Seymour & Santa Cruz Islands
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Tour Route
MS Sagitta, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador, March 7, 2009
2009-03-07#0089
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Giant Prickly Pear flower
Opuntia echios var zacana
North Seymour Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador, March 4, 2009
2009-03-04#0009
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Lava Lizard, male
Microlophus albemarlensis
North Seymour Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador, March 4, 2009
2009-03-04#0011
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Land Iguana
Conolophus subcristatus
North Seymour Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador, March 4, 2009
2009-03-04#0014
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Swallow-tailed Gull, juvenile
Larus furcatus
North Seymour Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador, March 4, 2009
2009-03-04#0016
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Giant Prickly Pear flower
Opuntia echios var zacana
North Seymour Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador, March 4, 2009
2009-03-04#0018
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Great Frigatebird, male
Fregata minor ridgwayi
North Seymour Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador, March 4, 2009
2009-03-04#0020
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Land Iguana
Conolophus subcristatus
North Seymour Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador, March 4, 2009
2009-03-04#0022
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Muyuyu
Cordia lutea
North Seymour Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador, March 4, 2009
2009-03-04#0024
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Land Iguana
Conolophus subcristatus
North Seymour Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador, March 4, 2009
2009-03-04#0025
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Land Iguana
Conolophus subcristatus
North Seymour Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador, March 4, 2009
2009-03-04#0045
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Land Iguana
Conolophus subcristatus
North Seymour Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador, March 4, 2009
2009-03-04#0051
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Blue-footed Booby
Sula nebouxii excisa
North Seymour Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador, March 4, 2009
2009-03-04#0058
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Blue-footed Booby
Sula nebouxii excisa
North Seymour Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador, March 4, 2009
2009-03-04#0065
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Blue-footed Booby
Sula nebouxii excisa - probably female due to large pupil.
North Seymour Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador, March 4, 2009
2009-03-04#0066
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Blue-footed Booby
Sula nebouxii excisa
North Seymour Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador, March 4, 2009
2009-03-04#0069
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Magnificent Frigatebird
Fregata magnificens - immature
North Seymour Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador, March 4, 2009
2009-03-04#0080
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Magnificent Frigatebird
Fregata magnificens - immature
North Seymour Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador, March 4, 2009
2009-03-04#0081
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Land Iguana
Conolophus subcristatus
North Seymour Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador, March 4, 2009
2009-03-04#0089
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Great Frigatebird, male
Fregata minor ridgwayi
North Seymour Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador, March 4, 2009
2009-03-04#0091
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Great Frigatebird, male
Fregata minor ridgwayi
North Seymour Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador, March 4, 2009
2009-03-04#0115
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Magnificent Frigatebird, juvenile
Fregata magnificens
North Seymour Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador, March 4, 2009
2009-03-04#0120
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Great Frigatebird, male
Fregata minor ridgwayi
North Seymour Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador, March 4, 2009
2009-03-04#0126
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Great Frigatebird, male
Fregata minor ridgwayi
North Seymour Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador, March 4, 2009
2009-03-04#0166
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Great Frigatebird, male
Fregata minor ridgwayi
North Seymour Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador, March 4, 2009
2009-03-04#0195
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Great Frigatebird, male
Fregata minor ridgwayi
North Seymour Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador, March 4, 2009
2009-03-04#0222
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Blue-footed Booby
Sula nebouxii excisa
North Seymour Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador, March 4, 2009
2009-03-04#0232
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Blue-footed Boobies
Sula nebouxii excisa - male displaying for female.
North Seymour Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador, March 4, 2009
2009-03-04#0009
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Blue-footed Booby
Sula nebouxii excisa
North Seymour Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador, March 4, 2009
2009-03-04#0010
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Blue-footed Boobies
Sula nebouxii excisa
North Seymour Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador, March 4, 2009
2009-03-04#0013
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Blue-footed Booby
Sula nebouxii excisa
North Seymour Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador, March 4, 2009
2009-03-04#0019
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Blue-footed Boobies
Sula nebouxii excisa
North Seymour Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador, March 4, 2009
2009-03-04#0025
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Common Carpetweed
Sesuvium portulacastrum
North Seymour Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador, March 4, 2009
2009-03-04#0026
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Common Carpetweed
Sesuvium portulacastrum
North Seymour Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador, March 4, 2009
2009-03-04#0274
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Great Frigatebird, female
Fregata minor ridgwayi
North Seymour Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador, March 4, 2009
2009-03-04#0252
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Great Frigatebird, female
Fregata minor ridgwayi
North Seymour Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador, March 4, 2009
2009-03-04#0258
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Blue-footed Booby
Sula nebouxii excisa
North Seymour Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador, March 4, 2009
2009-03-04#0264
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Horse Purslane
Trianthema portulacastrum
North Seymour Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador, March 4, 2009
2009-03-04#0271
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Galapagos Sea Lion
Zalophus wollebacki
North Seymour Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador, March 4, 2009
2009-03-04#0278
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Galapagos Dove
Zenaida galapagoensis
North Seymour Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador, March 4, 2009
2009-03-04#0293
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Waves
North Seymour Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador, March 4, 2009
2009-03-04#0301
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Marine Iguana
Amblyrhynchus cristatus cristatus hassi - a bit unusual to see one climbing to a rest spot.
North Seymour Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador, March 4, 2009
2009-03-04#0305
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Great Frigatebird, male
Fregata minor ridgwayi
North Seymour Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador, March 4, 2009
2009-03-04#0319
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Surf
North Seymour Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador, March 4, 2009
2009-03-04#0030
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Marine Iguanas
Amblyrhynchus cristatus cristatus hassi
North Seymour Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador, March 4, 2009
2009-03-04#0326
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Magnificent Frigatebird, juvenile
Fregata magnificens
North Seymour Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador, March 4, 2009
2009-03-04#0338
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Magnificent Frigatebird, juvenile
Fregata magnificens
North Seymour Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador, March 4, 2009
2009-03-04#0344
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Galapagos Sea Lion
Zalophus wollebacki
North Seymour Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador, March 4, 2009
2009-03-04#0046
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Galapagos Sea Lion
Zalophus wollebacki
North Seymour Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador, March 4, 2009
2009-03-04#0351
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Waves
North Seymour Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador, March 4, 2009
2009-03-04#0367
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Waves
North Seymour Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador, March 4, 2009
2009-03-04#0368
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Great Frigatebird, juvenile
Fregata minor ridgwayi
North Seymour Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador, March 4, 2009
2009-03-04#0378
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MS Sagitta
North Seymour Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador, March 4, 2009
2009-03-04#0047
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Galapagos Sea Lion
Zalophus wollebacki
North Seymour Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador, March 4, 2009
2009-03-04#0052
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Lava Gull
Larus fuliginosus
North Seymour Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador, March 4, 2009
2009-03-04#0398
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Swallow-tailed Gull
Larus furcatus
North Seymour Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador, March 4, 2009
2009-03-04#0401
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Galapagos Sea Lion
Zalophus wollebacki
North Seymour Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador, March 4, 2009
2009-03-04#0060
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Swallow-tailed Gull
Larus furcatus
North Seymour Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador, March 4, 2009
2009-03-04#0061
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Galapagos Fur Seal
Arctocephalus galapagoensis
North Seymour Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador, March 4, 2009
2009-03-04#0077
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Sunset
North Seymour Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador, March 4, 2009
2009-03-04#0088
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Activity Board
MS Sagitta, Santa Cruz Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador, March 5, 2009
2009-03-05#0004
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Puerto Ayora
The busiest port in the Galapagos.
Santa Cruz Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador, March 5, 2009
2009-03-05#0001
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Brown Pelican
Pelecanus occidentalis urinator
Charles Darwin Research Station, Santa Cruz Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador, March 5, 2009
2009-03-05#0003
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Candelabra Cactus
Jasminocereus thouarsii var delicatus
Charles Darwin Research Station, Santa Cruz Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador, March 5, 2009
2009-03-05#0008
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Giant Prickly Pear
Opuntia echios var gigantea
Charles Darwin Research Station, Santa Cruz Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador, March 5, 2009
2009-03-05#0010
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Giant Prickly Pear Cactus flower
Opuntia echios var gigantea
Charles Darwin Research Station, Santa Cruz Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador, March 5, 2009
2009-03-05#0021
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Muyuyu
Cordia lutea
Charles Darwin Research Station, Santa Cruz Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador, March 5, 2009
2009-03-05#0011
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Acacia
Acacia rorudiana
Charles Darwin Research Station, Santa Cruz Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador, March 5, 2009
2009-03-05#0024
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Espanola Tortoise, juveniles
Geochelone hoodensis - will be raised to a size where they can be returned to Espanola Island.
Charles Darwin Research Station, Santa Cruz Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador, March 5, 2009
2009-03-05#0032
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Pinzon Tortoise, juvenile
Geochelone ephippium - all the juveniles are preferentially raised to have more female than male.
Charles Darwin Research Station, Santa Cruz Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador, March 5, 2009
2009-03-05#0040
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Giant Prickly Pear
Opuntia echios var gigantea
Charles Darwin Research Station, Santa Cruz Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador, March 5, 2009
2009-03-05#0016
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Lonesome George
Geochelone abingdoni - this, the last Pinta Tortoise died June 24, 2012.
Charles Darwin Research Station, Santa Cruz Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador, March 5, 2009
2009-03-05#0051
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Pinzon Tortoise
Geochelone ephippium
Charles Darwin Research Station, Santa Cruz Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador, March 5, 2009
2009-03-05#0061
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Pinzon Tortoises
Geochelone ephippium
Charles Darwin Research Station, Santa Cruz Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador, March 5, 2009
2009-03-05#0062
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Espanola Tortoise
Geochelone hoodensis
Charles Darwin Research Station, Santa Cruz Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador, March 5, 2009
2009-03-05#0069
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Cactus Ground Finch
Geospiza scandens
Charles Darwin Research Station, Santa Cruz Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador, March 5, 2009
2009-03-05#0076
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Galapagos Flycatcher
Myriarchus magnirostris
Charles Darwin Research Station, Santa Cruz Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador, March 5, 2009
2009-03-05#0082
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Large Ground Finch
Geospiza magnirostris
Charles Darwin Research Station, Santa Cruz Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador, March 5, 2009
2009-03-05#0086
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Land Iguana
Conolophus subcristatus
Charles Darwin Research Station, Santa Cruz Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador, March 5, 2009
2009-03-05#0097
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Land Iguana
Conolophus subcristatus
Charles Darwin Research Station, Santa Cruz Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador, March 5, 2009
2009-03-05#0098
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Galapagos Mockingbird
Nesomimus parvulus
Charles Darwin Research Station, Santa Cruz Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador, March 5, 2009
2009-03-05#0100
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Large Ground Finch, female
Geospiza magnirostris
Charles Darwin Research Station, Santa Cruz Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador, March 5, 2009
2009-03-05#0118
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Land Iguana
Conolophus subcristatus
Charles Darwin Research Station, Santa Cruz Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador, March 5, 2009
2009-03-05#0133
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Espanola Tortoises
Geochelone hoodensis - males squabbling over some cactus pads.
Charles Darwin Research Station, Santa Cruz Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador, March 5, 2009
2009-03-05#0143
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Espanola Tortoises
Geochelone hoodensis - I didn't see more than this stand-off.
Charles Darwin Research Station, Santa Cruz Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador, March 5, 2009
2009-03-05#0150
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San Cristobal Tortoises
Geochelone chatamensis - getting cranky over the cactus pads.
Charles Darwin Research Station, Santa Cruz Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador, March 5, 2009
2009-03-05#0029
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Royal Poinciana Tree Flowers
Delonix regia variety
Puerto Ayora, Santa Cruz Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador, March 5, 2009
2009-03-05#0161
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Puerto Ayora
Santa Cruz Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador, March 5, 2009
2009-03-05#0035
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Great Blue Heron
Ardea herodias
Puerto Ayora, Santa Cruz Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador, March 5, 2009
2009-03-05#0168
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Goats
Likely removed from an island where natural balance is being restored.
Puerto Ayora, Santa Cruz Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador, March 5, 2009
2009-03-05#0175
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Dock
Puerto Ayora, Santa Cruz Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador, March 5, 2009
2009-03-05#0040
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Puerto Ayora
Santa Cruz Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador, March 5, 2009
2009-03-05#0043
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Doors
Puerto Ayora, Santa Cruz Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador, March 5, 2009
2009-03-05#0045
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Sally Lightfoot Crabs
Grapsus grapsus
Puerto Ayora, Santa Cruz Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador, March 5, 2009
2009-03-05#0189
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Coastline
Puerto Ayora, Santa Cruz Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador, March 5, 2009
2009-03-05#0048
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SV Mandalay
Built in 1923, refitting for the Galapagos was never completed.
Puerto Ayora, Santa Cruz Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador, March 5, 2009
2009-03-05#0052
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Lava Tube
We had a long hike through this large, dark lava tube.
Santa Cruz Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador, March 5, 2009
2009-03-05#0196
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White-cheeked Pintail
Anas bahamaensis galapagensis
Santa Cruz Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador, March 5, 2009
2009-03-05#0014
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Santa Cruz Tortoises
Geochelone nigrita - male tortoises typically stay near the peak where food and water are more available.
Santa Cruz Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador, March 5, 2009
2009-03-05#0204
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Santa Cruz Tortoise
Geochelone nigrita
Santa Cruz Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador, March 5, 2009
2009-03-05#0035
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Santa Cruz Tortoises
Geochelone nigrita - an attempt to mate or dominance.
Santa Cruz Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador, March 5, 2009
2009-03-05#0215
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Santa Cruz Tortoise
Geochelone nigrita
Santa Cruz Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador, March 5, 2009
2009-03-05#0044
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Santa Cruz Tortoise
Geochelone nigrita
Santa Cruz Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador, March 5, 2009
2009-03-05#0220
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Santa Cruz Tortoises
Geochelone nigrita
Santa Cruz Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador, March 5, 2009
2009-03-05#0229
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Santa Cruz Tortoise
Geochelone nigrita
Santa Cruz Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador, March 5, 2009
2009-03-05#0230
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Santa Cruz Tortoise
Geochelone nigrita
Santa Cruz Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador, March 5, 2009
2009-03-05#0089
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Santa Cruz Tortoise
Geochelone nigrita
Santa Cruz Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador, March 5, 2009
2009-03-05#0251
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Santa Cruz Tortoise
Geochelone nigrita
Santa Cruz Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador, March 5, 2009
2009-03-05#0164
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Smooth-billed Ani
Crotophaga ani
Santa Cruz Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador, March 5, 2009
2009-03-05#0257
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