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Red-footed Booby —
Another red-footed booby calmly hangs out in a tree, as cameras go off
all around him.
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Red-footed Booby —
Caught in the act of preening!
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Galapagos Mockingbird —
Atop Prince Philip's Steps on Isla Genovesa, Javier, our guide, borrows
Erin's water bottle and shakes it around a few times: the sound attracts
a mockingbird, so desperate for water this late in the year, it actually
lands right on his hand to beg for it. (Sadly, his request had to go
unfulfilled.)
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Blue-footed Boobies —
Posing in tandem on the rocks off Tagus Cove.
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Blue-footed Boobies —
The sanitation around here leaves a little something to be desired.
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Sea Lion and Diving Booby —
A young sea lion on Isla Rabida watches longingly as a blue-footed booby
dives into the ocean for his meal.
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Integration —
Blue-footed boobies, red-footed boobies, and Galapagos Penguins all
hanging out on the same rock at Tagus Cove. Why can't we all just get
along like them?
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More Boobies —
A blue-footed booby (foreground) cooling off (hence the open mouth),
with a juvenile masked booby behind him.
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