IMG_1694 sky-pointing

IMG_1694 sky-pointing

“How about this sky-pointing display!” he responds.

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IMG_0723 into Volcano Chico

IMG_0723 into Volcano Chico

We walk to Volcano Chico, a series of fissures and cinder cones near the summit caldera..

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IMG_1841 yellow-crowned night heron

IMG_1841 yellow-crowned night heron

The Yellow-Crowned Night Heron feeds in the daytime as well as at night in the Galapagos.

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IMG_4507 young sally lightfoot

IMG_4507 young sally lightfoot

While they are small and vulnerable, their color matches the black lava.

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IMG_4501 ground finch cleaning iguana

IMG_4501 ground finch cleaning iguana

One of the ground finches is picking ticks off a marine iguana.

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IMG_4628 Daphne Major

IMG_4628 Daphne Major

The adaptation of these finches to changing conditions - evolution in action - has been carefully...

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IMG_4434 scorpion

IMG_4434 scorpion

This scorpion is nocturnal and was found by turning over stones.

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IMG_4491 sally lightfoot mating

IMG_4491 sally lightfoot mating

Here two crabs are mating.

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IMG_4466 blue-foot dives

IMG_4466 blue-foot dives

Folding their wings, they become projectiles.

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IMG_4478 blue-foot peeling off

IMG_4478 blue-foot peeling off

Spotting some, they peel off in a steep dive.

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IMG_4375 lava forms

IMG_4375 lava forms

Are these fallen soldiers?

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IMG_4463 splashdown

IMG_4463 splashdown

They knife deep into the water to nail their prey.

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IMG_4489 sally lightfoots and sea lion

IMG_4489 sally lightfoots and sea lion

Everyone who visits the Galapagos remembers the colorful Sally Lightfoot Crabs.

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IMG_4366 lava forms

IMG_4366 lava forms

What do you see here? Is that a walrus?

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IMG_4323 grasshopper

IMG_4323 grasshopper

There are relatively few species of insects, such as this grasshopper, in the Galapagos.

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IMG_4371 lava figure

IMG_4371 lava figure

Definitely a fallen soldier.

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IMG_4362 lava forms

IMG_4362 lava forms

Strange figures appear, putting the imagination to work.

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IMG_4357 pahoehoe flow

IMG_4357 pahoehoe flow

Wonderful patterns mark the lava surface. This ropey appearance is typical of pahoehoe lava.

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