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Marine Iguana portrait, cousin of Godzilla. Isabela Island, Galapagos, Ecuador
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Marine, "Christmas" Iguana on Española Island in the Galapagos Islands of Equador.. Mid-day is worst light, I had to dial the sand way down.
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Iguana eating bird droppings, guano. Marine red Iguana Española Island, it spent a lot of time climbing this rock and then appeared to be eating the guano.
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Marine iguanas discussing lunch, Isabela Island, Galapagos, Equador
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Land Iguana, Conolophus pallidus, climbing tree to eat leaves. Santa Fe Island. It is unusual to see them climbing in bushes and trees.
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Cactus finch in nest, Galapagos Is. in Opuntia echios gigantea
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Galapagos hawk pooping on Española Island as visitors arrive. Nice welcome...
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Blue-footed booby pooping on the rocks in the Galapagos Islands of Equador., The rock painter
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Nazca booby, Galapagos Is.
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Galapagos or Lava heron, horrible lighting... oh well..
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Ground finch eating grass seeds, Galapagos Is.
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Frigatebird male. Galapagos Is.
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Galapagos giant tortoise sweating tears, no pores in the shell and skin so this is how they sweat. Other resources said that it was likely just an effort to flush out dirt or pollen. A cryin' shame eh?
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Galapagos tortoise cooling off in mud
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Galapagos tortoise appears to be eating mud
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Galapagos tortise stretches neck for food.
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E T with Giant tortoise. It makes me wonder if Spielberg got some inspiration here...
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Galapagos Flamingo or Caribbean Flamingo ( Phoenicopterus ruber glyphorhynchus). Literature suggests that these birds differ genetically and in other ways from the Greater flamingos found on the Atlantic side. .
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Kicker Rock in the Galapagos Islands of Equador.
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Kicker Rock, in the Galapagos Islands of Equador.
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Snorkeling near Santa Fe Island in the Galapagos. This is about as clear as we had on the islands due to the "King tide" (Sun and mood act together to yank the tides around) in effect.
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Darwin's or Galapagos Cotton, on South Plaza Island
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Sea lion colony on South Plaza Island in the Galapagos Islands of Equador, yes that is a Sea lion skull in the foreground. Horrible lighting.
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Sally lightfoot crabs in the Galapagos Islands of Equador.
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Sea lions lying just about anywhere, San Cristobal Island in the Galapagos Islands of Equador.
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Marine Iguana heading for the salad bar, Isabela Island, Galapagos, Equador
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Marine iguana swimming to the salad bar, Isabela Island, Galapagos, Equador.
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Marine iguanas eating alge at the salad bar during low tide in the Galapagos Islands of Equador..
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Marine Iguana heads to lunch in the Galapagos Islands of Equador.
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Galapagos tortoise on a walkabout in the Galapagos Islands of Equador.