Yellow "Mangrove" Warbler (Dendroica petechia aureola)

Photographed at Puerto Egas on Santiago Island, Galápagos Island, Ecuador

Day 4 of the Galápagos trip

 

Of all the wildlife we saw on our first opportunity to walk the shoreline of a Galápagos Island, my biggest surprise was seeing *many* Yellow Warblers, mostly immature birds, moving among the black volcanic reefs at the shoreline while pursuing insects. Seeing them associated with the endemic Galápagos Marine Iguanas, Galápagos Fur Seals and the the ubiquitous Sally Lightfoot Crabs seemed very strange to me. A relatively familiar bird, surrounded by the unique creatures found on these islands. A sure sign we weren't in Kansas anymore. :-)

 

Canon 7D Mark II f/10 1/400 ISO 2000 700m, walking, no blind

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