#swallowtailedgull

[melissakking]

Here’s two gouache/colored pencil paintings I did of some galapagos animals. The project was supposed to be that I make my mom a simple bookmark for her birthday. But it sort of became something more so I ended up framing the originals for my parents and giving my mom a bookmark with some prints inside. First time trying some colored pencil over gouache too. It was fun! I’d do it again. I also posted some process work.

For the starfish image, that was an actual location we came across while snorkling. Empty sea bed as far as the eye could see except for one starfish resting every meter or so. Pretty amazing. 

[nunoxaviermoreira]

Galapagos, outflaws by Vittorio Ricci (thanks for 5.2 millions views) https://flic.kr/p/9giLU2

[retireearlyandtravel]

We saw this beautiful Swallow-tailed Gull in Darwin Bay on Genovesa Island of the Galapagos. When we took this photo I thought the bird was turning its head to get a better view of us. Normally you would expect a bird like this to fly away especially when you know birds have never been fed by humans in the Galapagos. The Darwin Bay area of Genovesa Island is known as “a bird paradise.” Other birds we saw were, Galapagos Mockingbirds, Lava Herons, Galapagos Doves, Frigatebirds, Red-footed Boobies, Nazca Boobies, and Yellow Warblers, with their bright yellow feathers. @galagentsgalapagoscruises #galapagosislands #galapagos #swallowtailedgull #gulls #birdlover #birdlovers #animalloversofinstagram #closeencounters #experiences #birdshots #retireearlyandtravel #earlyretirement #travelnow #travelmore #travellovers #travelwithlove #redandblue #travelwithus #galápagos #charlesdarwin #lovenature💚 #naturephotography #natureloversgallery #naturelovers_gr #natureloves #ecuador🇪🇨 #visitecuador #privatetour #beachvibes #beachphotography (at Darwin Bay, Galapagos Islands) https://www.instagram.com/p/B9HFTMkpkGJ/?igshid=wkpj6rhzh6x4

[colinpurrington]

Sometimes nature does uncanny imitations of @newyorker cartoons.

More photographs from the Galapagos at http://colinpurrington.com/2015/photographs-from-the-galapagos-islands/.