Dec 19, 2020
Bianca Castafrigatiore
A frigate bird lands on a stay on the MV Angelique and prepares to cleanse its pipes. Floreana, Galapagos.
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Bianca Castafrigatiore
A frigate bird lands on a stay on the MV Angelique and prepares to cleanse its pipes. Floreana, Galapagos.
Isla Floreana by Flash Parker
Yellow Warbler
A very jittery bird that would not stand still for a portrait. Doubly hard as twilight was approaching and it kept to the shadows. But lots of details still remain visible despite the high ISO noise. Floreana island, Galapagos.
Geospiza fortis jumps off .. [2 / 2]
Medium Ground Finch spreads its wings. Isla Floreana, Galapagos.
Hiding
Sea Lion shelters under a rock on Isla Floreana, Galapagos.
[2 / 2] ... and launch!
A pelican takes off with magnificent elegance from a beach at Isla Floreana, Galapagos.
A hop, a skip, and a jump ... [1 / 2]
A pelican takes off from the beach at Isla Floreana, Galapagos. Notice the residual spray from where it jumped off.
Zzzzzz...
All over Galapagos, it is quite extraordinary how close one can get to wild animals who absolutely do not give a hoot about wandering apes of the two-legged variety. This same sea lion would be scampering away in terror if someone had poked a camera within a foot of its drowsy eye on the California coast, but here it's like wassup, maan.
Isla Floreana, Galapagos.