Christophe Courteau

 

GALAPAGOS Islands Ecuador

 

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The Galapagos Archipelago is one of most interesting places for people involved in wildlife conservation. Unfortunately this paradise is gravely threatened. For the Panoramic format (X-pan), see below (Thanks to Paul Casabianca for the X-Pan...)

 

 

 

Galapagos Sea Lion.
Galapagos Sea Lion.

Waved Albatross. Mating
Waved Albatross. Mating

Ground Iguana / South Plaza Island
Ground Iguana / South Plaza Island

Sea Lion Puppy sucking
Sea Lion Puppy sucking

Marine Iguana
Marine Iguana

Blue-Footed Boobies
Blue-Footed Boobies

Sally Lightfoot Crab
Sally Lightfoot Crab

Flightless Cormoran
Flightless Cormoran

Marine Iguanas
Marine Iguanas

Land Iguana. Isla Isabela
Land Iguana. Isla Isabela

Marine Iguanas / Bartolomé Island
Marine Iguanas / Bartolomé Island

Waved Albatross. Close-up. Espanola
Waved Albatross. Close-up. Espanola

great Blue Heron. Sun-bath early in the morning
great Blue Heron. Sun-bath early in the morning

Rabida Island
Rabida Island

Sea Lion. Santa Fé Island
Sea Lion. Santa Fé Island

Galapagos Giant Tortoise
Galapagos Giant Tortoise

Blue-footed Booby. Courtship Display
Blue-footed Booby. Courtship Display

Galapagos Sea Lion, underwater. Santa Fé
Galapagos Sea Lion, underwater. Santa Fé

Red-Footed Booby. Genovesa Island
Red-Footed Booby. Genovesa Island

Sunrise on Daphné Major. Daphné Minor in background
Sunrise on Daphné Major. Daphné Minor in background

Waved Albatros, soaring above the waves
Waved Albatros, soaring above the waves

Waved Albatross. Courtship ritual
Waved Albatross. Courtship ritual

Masked Booby and chick. Genovesa
Masked Booby and chick. Genovesa

Giant Tortoises. Feeding
Giant Tortoises. Feeding

Sally Lightfoot Crab
Sally Lightfoot Crab

Marine Iguana in lava tide pool
Marine Iguana in lava tide pool

Galapagos Hawk
Galapagos Hawk

Swallow-tailled Gull. Calling on the nest
Swallow-tailled Gull. Calling on the nest

Swallow-tailled Gull couple
Swallow-tailled Gull couple

Lava Gull, feet in the shalow water, while the tide is rising...
Lava Gull, feet in the shalow water, while the tide is rising...

Giant Tortoise &.... human scale !
Giant Tortoise &.... human scale !

Young White Mangrove in Lava Field
Young White Mangrove in Lava Field

Galapagos Pinguin / Endemic
Galapagos Pinguin / Endemic

Waved Albatross, soaring
Waved Albatross, soaring

Great Fregatebird / male, Courtship Display
Great Fregatebird / male, Courtship Display

Galapagos Sea lion. Swim into a tidepool
Galapagos Sea lion. Swim into a tidepool

Bartolomé Island. Viewpoint from the top of the volcano
Bartolomé Island. Viewpoint from the top of the volcano

Brown Pelican. Flying at dusk at Santa Fe
Brown Pelican. Flying at dusk at Santa Fe

The tide is rising on the Sally Lightfoot Crabs in Santiago Island
The tide is rising on the Sally Lightfoot Crabs in Santiago Island

Galapagos Mockingbird / Santa Fé
Galapagos Mockingbird / Santa Fé

Waved Albatross, airborne / Espanola Island
Waved Albatross, airborne / Espanola Island

Galapagos Giant Tortoise / Santa Cruz
Galapagos Giant Tortoise / Santa Cruz

Genovesa Anchorage
Genovesa Anchorage

Waved Albatross
Waved Albatross

Galapagos Sea Lion : Surf session at Seymour
Galapagos Sea Lion : Surf session at Seymour

Sally Lightfoot Crab
Sally Lightfoot Crab

Blue Footed Booby courtship display / Seymour
Blue Footed Booby courtship display / Seymour

Blue Footed Booby , courtship display / Seymour
Blue Footed Booby , courtship display / Seymour

Red-footed Booby. Nesting in .... Red mangrove !
Red-footed Booby. Nesting in .... Red mangrove !

Great Fregatebird, female nesting
Great Fregatebird, female nesting

 

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