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Great Frigatebird (Fregata minor)
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Great Frigatebird (Fregata minor) - "The Incredible Lightness of Being...a frigate bird"
Ron Fredrick:
Great Frigatebird (Fregata minor) - "The Incredible Lightness of Being...a frigate bird"
Ron Fredrick:
Great Frigatebird (Fregata minor) - "The Incredible Lightness of Being...a frigate bird"
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Galápagos flycatcher (Myiarchus magnirostris) pursuing flying insects at Puerto Egas
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Yellow "Mangrove" Warbler (Dendroica petechia aureola)
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Galapagos Hawk (Buteo galapagoensis), showing no fear of our approach
Ron Fredrick:
Galapagos Hawk (Buteo galapagoensis), showing no fear of our approach
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Marine Iguana (Amblyrhynchus cristatus) dozing in the warmth of the day
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Marine Iguana (Amblyrhynchus cristatus), opens its eyes for a brief moment in time
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Striated Heron (Butorides striata)
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An adult American Oystercatcher (Haematopus palliatus), perfectly balanced on one leg
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Small Tree Finch (Camarhynchus parvulus) searching for edibles on the volcanic reefs of Santiago Island
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Galápagos Dove (Zenaida galapagoensis)
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Three Galápagos Fur Seals (Arctocephalus galapagoensis) sleeping the morning away in a rocky grotto
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Two immature Great Frigatebirds (Fregata minor) soar in tandem over the ship
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"Sally Lightfoot Crab" (Grapsus grapsus)
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"Sally Lightfoot Crab" (Grapsus grapsus) - In a pose that makes us glad they're not the size of a bear.
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Galápagos Sea Lion (Zalophus wollebaeki), headed to the red sand beach, perhaps for a nap.
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An adult male Great Frigatebird(Fregata minor) soars effortlessly over the ship
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Large Ground Finch (Geospiza magnirostris) showing the enormous beak characteristic of this species
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An immature Great Frigatebird (Fregata minor) spreads its forked tail and seems to hangs in the air above the ship
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A Galápagos Sea Lion (Zalophus wollebaeki), pausing to muster the energy for a move to a higher point on the red-sand beach for its nap
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An immature Great Frigatebird (Fregata minor) examining and doing a taste test on the top of one of the ship's antennas
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Marine Iguana (Amblyrhynchus cristatus), resting in the Sun to bring its temperature back up to normal
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Galápagos Penguin (Spheniscus mendiculus)
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Juvenile Galápagos Pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis)
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Adult Galápagos Pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis)
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A Galapagos Cormorant (Phalacrocorax harrisi), although flightless, preens its wing feathers in the company of two Sally Lightfoot Crabs
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Short clip of Galápagos Penguins (Spheniscus mendiculus)
