Genovesa sunset

Genovesa sunset

The sheer cliffs of Genovesa are insurmountable to all except humans - here bathed in the the last rays of the sun as I walk down the Prince Philip's Steps.…


Great Frigatebird (Fregata minor ridgwayi)

Great Frigatebird (Fregata minor ridgwayi)

The juvenile great frigatebird (Fregata minor ridgwayi) has a certain "naughtiness" and even a bit spookiness to it, and yes that is definitely what is to…


Chamaesyce amplexicaulis

Galápagos spurge (Chamaesyce amplexicaulis)

Galápagos spurge (Chamaesyce amplexicaulis) is endemic to Galapagos. 0.323081,-89.948675


Galápagos spurge (Chamaesyce amplexicaulis)

Galápagos spurge (Chamaesyce amplexicaulis)

Galápagos spurge (Chamaesyce amplexicaulis) is endemic to Galapagos.


Lava cactus (Brachycereus nesioticus)

Lava cactus (Brachycereus nesioticus)

Lava cactus (Brachycereus nesioticus) is endemic to Galapagos.


Great Frigatebird (Fregata minor ridgwayi)

Great Frigatebird (Fregata minor ridgwayi)

With the great frigatebird (Fregata minor ridgwayi) I think the female is more beautiful than the male - at least in this posture and light!


Great Frigatebird (Fregata minor ridgwayi)

Great Frigatebird (Fregata minor ridgwayi)

The male great frigatebird (Fregata minor ridgwayi) is less extravagant outside the breeding season when the red pouch is deflated. It's difficult to tell the…


Galápagos Dove (Zenaida galapagoensis)

Galápagos Dove (Zenaida galapagoensis)

I'm used to wary and nervous doves, but as this is Galapagos, this Galápagos dove (Zenaida galapagoensis) barely made any change in behavior due to the human…


Galápagos Short-eared Owl (Asio flammeus galapagoensis)

Galápagos Short-eared Owl (Asio flammeus galapagoensis)

I had high expectations going to the south end of the island - only accessible by boat and a man made "staircase" (Prince Philip's Steps) to the flat top of…


Swallow-tailed Gull (Creagrus furcatus)

Swallow-tailed Gull (Creagrus furcatus)

the swallow-tailed gull (Creagrus furcatus) were in various stages of breeding and it ranged from incubating eggs to roaming chicks.