Young Caiman (Caiman yacare)

Young Caiman (Caiman yacare)

Blue footed Boobie (Sula nebouxii excisa)

Blue-footed Booby (Sula nebouxii excisa)

Galapagos Sea lion + pup (Zalophus californianus wollebacki)

Galapagos Sea lion (Zalophus californianus wollebacki)

Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias)

A pair of Waved Albatross (Phoebastria irrorata)

Waved Albatross (Phoebastria irrorata) in flight

Waved Albatross (Phoebastria irrorata)

Shell of the Galapagos Giant Tortoise (Geochelone elephantopus)

Galapagos Giant Tortoise (Geochelone elephantopus)

Galapagos Giant Tortoise (Geochelone elephantopus)

Galapagos Giant Tortoise (Geochelone elephantopus)

Galapagos Giant Tortoise (Geochelone elephantopus)

Hood Mockingbird (Nesomimus macdonaldi)

Hood Mockingbird (Nesomimus macdonaldi)

Hood Mockingbird (Nesomimus macdonaldi)

Red-footed Booby (Sula sula websteri)

Galapagos Flightless Cormorant (Phalacrocorax harrisi)

Galapagos Flightless Cormorant (Phalacrocorax harrisi)

Galapagos Flightless Cormorant (Phalacrocorax harrisi)

Galapagos Flightless Cormorant (Phalacrocorax harrisi)

Galapagos Sea lion (Zalophus californianus wollebacki)

Bryde's Whale (Balaenoptera edeni)

Galapagos Giant Tortoise (Geochelone elephantopus)

Galapagos Giant Tortoise (Geochelone elephantopus)

Waved Albatross (Phoebastria irrorata)

Waved Albatross (Phoebastria irrorata)

Waved Albatross (Phoebastria irrorata)

Blue-footed Booby + Chicks.

Blue-footed Booby + Chicks.

Blue-footed Booby + Chicks (Sula nebouxii excisa)

Lava Cactus (Brachycereus nesioticus)

Galapagos Penguin (Sphenscicus mendiculus)

Galapagos Penguin (Sphenscicus mendiculus)

Galapagos Penguin (Sphenscicus mendiculus)

Galapagos Penguin (Sphenscicus mendiculus)

Sally Lightfoot Crab (Graspus grapus)

Sally Lightfoot Crab (Graspus grapus)

Sallylightfoot crab beside a Marine Iguana.

Sally Lightfoot Crab (Graspus grapus)

Swallow-tailed gull (Larus furcatus)

Yellow Warbler (Dendroica petechia aureola)

Red-footed Booby (Sula sula websteri)

Yellow Warbler (Dendroica petechia aureola)

Great Frigatebird (Fregata minor ridgwayi)

Great Frigatebird (Fregata minor ridgwayi)

Brown Pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis urinator)

Brown Pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis urinator)

Parrot Lick, Napo River, Ecuador

Parrot Lick, Napo River, Ecuador

Parrot Lick, Napo River, Ecuador

Galapagos Dove (Zenaida galapagoensis)

Ecudorean Frog

Darwin Finch on the back of a marine iguana

Finch on a Marine Iguana's back.

Lava heron (Butorides sundevalli)

Lava heron (Butorides sundevalli)

Juvenile Red-footed Booby (Sula sula websteri)

Juvenile Red-footed Booby (Sula sula websteri)

Green Lizard, Amazon basin

Great Frigatebird (Fregata minor ridgwayi)

Sally Lightfoot Crab (Graspus grapus)

Great Frigatebird (Fregata minor ridgwayi)

Great Frigatebird (Fregata minor ridgwayi)

Great Frigatebird (Fregata minor ridgwayi)

Great Frigatebird (Fregata minor ridgwayi)

Swallow-tailed gull (Larus furcatus)

Nazca (masked) booby (Sula granti)+ chick

Painted locust (Schistocerca melanocera)

Nazca (masked) booby (Sula granti)

Nazca (masked) booby chick (Sula granti)

Galapagos Sea lion (Zalophus wollebaeki)

Galapagos Sea lion (Zalophus californianus wollebacki)

Galapagos Sea lion (Zalophus californianus wollebacki)

Galapagos Sea lion (Zalophus californianus wollebacki)

Galapagos Fur Seal (Arctocephalus galapagoensis)

Red-footed Booby (Sula sula websteri)

Red-footed Booby (Sula sula websteri)

Marine Iguana (Amblyrhyncus cristatus)

Marine Iguana (Amblyrhyncus cristatus) and passenger.

Galapagos Flightless Cormorant (Phalacrocorax harrisi)

Galapagos Flightless Cormorant (Phalacrocorax harrisi)

Land Iguana (Conolophus spp)

Land Iguana (Conolophus spp)

Lava gull (Larus fuliginosus)

Lava gull (Larus fuliginosus)

Lava gull (Larus fuliginosus)

Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias)

A pair of Galapagos Giant Tortoise (Geochelone elephantopus)

Galapagos Giant Tortoise (Geochelone elephantopus)

Galapagos Giant Tortoise (Geochelone elephantopus)

Lonesome George

Galapagos Sea lion (Zalophus californianus wollebacki)

Lava lizard (Microlophus spp)

Galapagos Hawk (Buteo galapagoenis)

Mocking bird digging in the sand.

Waved Albatross (Phoebastria irrorata)

Galapagos and Ecuador

June 2007 and I hit a significant birthday, my wife more than shocked me with a trip for both of us to Ecuador+ Galapagos. Speechless on being told and we would return tomorrow, truly a wonder of the natural world. Thanks to all concerned and those on "Flamingo" a really great bunch of fellow travellers!.