Part One

  1. Galleries
  2. Land Photos
  3. South America
  4. Ecuador
  5. 2005-06 Ecuador #1 with Eagle Ray Dive Center
  6. Galapagos
  7. Part One
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  • Aero Gal 727-200
    Aero Gal 727-200
    Puerto Baquerizo Moreno, San Cristobal Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador, June 2, 2005
    2005-06-02#0001
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Harbor
    Harbor
    Puerto Baquerizo Moreno, San Cristobal Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador, June 2, 2005
    2005-06-02#0003
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Dive Group
    Dive Group
    A few of the divers on the trip.
    Puerto Baquerizo Moreno, San Cristobal Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador, June 2, 2005
    2005-06-02#0004
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Galapagos Sea Lion
    Galapagos Sea Lion
    Zalophus wollebacki - after our checkout dive, we had a land tour.
    Isla Lobos, San Cristobal Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador, June 2, 2005
    2005-06-02#0006
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Galapagos Sea Lion
    Galapagos Sea Lion
    Zalophus wollebacki
    Isla Lobos, San Cristobal Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador, June 2, 2005
    2005-06-02#0010
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Galapagos Sea Lions
    Galapagos Sea Lions
    Zalophus wollebacki - female and her large juvenile.
    Isla Lobos, San Cristobal Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador, June 2, 2005
    2005-06-02#0016
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Galapagos Sea Lion
    Galapagos Sea Lion
    Zalophus wollebacki
    Isla Lobos, San Cristobal Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador, June 2, 2005
    2005-06-02#0021
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Galapagos Sea Lions
    Galapagos Sea Lions
    Zalophus wollebacki
    Isla Lobos, San Cristobal Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador, June 2, 2005
    2005-06-02#0022
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Magnificent Frigatebirds
    Magnificent Frigatebirds
    Fregata magnificens
    Isla Lobos, San Cristobal Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador, June 2, 2005
    2005-06-02#0029
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Galapagos Sea Lions
    Galapagos Sea Lions
    Zalophus wollebacki
    Isla Lobos, San Cristobal Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador, June 2, 2005
    2005-06-02#0036
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Yellow Warbler
    Yellow Warbler
    Dendroica petechia aureola
    Isla Lobos, San Cristobal Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador, June 2, 2005
    2005-06-02#0038
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Great Frigatebirds
    Great Frigatebirds
    Fregata minor ridgwayi
    Isla Lobos, San Cristobal Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador, June 2, 2005
    2005-06-02#0040
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Brown Pelican
    Brown Pelican
    Pelecanus occidentalis urinator
    Isla Lobos, San Cristobal Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador, June 2, 2005
    2005-06-02#0044
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Red-haired Tournefortia
    Red-haired Tournefortia
    Tournefortia rufo-sericea
    Isla Lobos, San Cristobal Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador, June 2, 2005
    2005-06-02#0045
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Sunset
    Sunset
    Isla Lobos, San Cristobal Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador, June 2, 2005
    2005-06-02#0050
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Marine Iguana
    Marine Iguana
    Amblyrhynchus cristatus venustissimus - after feeding under cool waters, the marine iguanas bask to worm and digest.
    Punta Suarez, Espanola Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador, June 3, 2005
    2005-06-03#0005
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Marine Iguana
    Marine Iguana
    Amblyrhynchus cristatus venustissimus
    Punta Suarez, Espanola Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador, June 3, 2005
    2005-06-03#0007
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Hood Mockingbird
    Hood Mockingbird
    Nesomimus macdonaldi - so comfortable with tourists that they will sit on you and drink water from a water bottle cap.
    Punta Suarez, Espanola Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador, June 3, 2005
    2005-06-03#0011
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Hood Mockingbirds
    Hood Mockingbirds
    Nesomimus macdonaldi
    Punta Suarez, Espanola Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador, June 3, 2005
    2005-06-03#0013
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Wave
    Wave
    Punta Suarez, Espanola Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador, June 3, 2005
    2005-06-03#0017
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Lava Lizard
    Lava Lizard
    Microlophus delanonis
    Punta Suarez, Espanola Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador, June 3, 2005
    2005-06-03#0019
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Blue-footed Boobies
    Blue-footed Boobies
    Sula nebouxii excisa
    Punta Suarez, Espanola Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador, June 3, 2005
    2005-06-03#0024
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Blue-footed Booby
    Blue-footed Booby
    Sula nebouxii excisa
    Punta Suarez, Espanola Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador, June 3, 2005
    2005-06-03#0026
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Marine Iguanas
    Marine Iguanas
    Amblyrhynchus cristatus venustissimus
    Punta Suarez, Espanola Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador, June 3, 2005
    2005-06-03#0032
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Blue-footed Boobies
    Blue-footed Boobies
    Sula nebouxii excisa
    Punta Suarez, Espanola Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador, June 3, 2005
    2005-06-03#0039
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Marine Iguana
    Marine Iguana
    Amblyrhynchus cristatus venustissimus
    Punta Suarez, Espanola Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador, June 3, 2005
    2005-06-03#0046
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Blue-footed Boobies
    Blue-footed Boobies
    Sula nebouxii excisa - mating.
    Punta Suarez, Espanola Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador, June 3, 2005
    2005-06-03#0049
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Galapagos Sea Lions
    Galapagos Sea Lions
    Zalophus wollebacki
    Punta Suarez, Espanola Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador, June 3, 2005
    2005-06-03#0056
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Nazca Boobies
    Nazca Boobies
    Sula granti - larger, heavier birds that nest on windward shores to make takeoff easier.
    Punta Suarez, Espanola Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador, June 3, 2005
    2005-06-03#0058
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Swallow-tailed Gulls
    Swallow-tailed Gulls
    Larus furcatus
    Punta Suarez, Espanola Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador, June 3, 2005
    2005-06-03#0060
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Lava Lizard
    Lava Lizard
    Microlophus delanonis
    Punta Suarez, Espanola Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador, June 3, 2005
    2005-06-03#0064
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Nazca Boobies
    Nazca Boobies
    Sula granti
    Punta Suarez, Espanola Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador, June 3, 2005
    2005-06-03#0067
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Nazca Boobies
    Nazca Boobies
    Sula granti
    Punta Suarez, Espanola Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador, June 3, 2005
    2005-06-03#0069
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Nazca Booby
    Nazca Booby
    Sula granti - juvenile.
    Punta Suarez, Espanola Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador, June 3, 2005
    2005-06-03#0071
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Nazca Boobies
    Nazca Boobies
    Sula granti
    Punta Suarez, Espanola Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador, June 3, 2005
    2005-06-03#0072
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Galapagos Hawks
    Galapagos Hawks
    Buteo galapagoensis
    Punta Suarez, Espanola Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador, June 3, 2005
    2005-06-03#0073
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Galapagos Hawk
    Galapagos Hawk
    Buteo galapagoensis
    Punta Suarez, Espanola Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador, June 3, 2005
    2005-06-03#0075
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Yellow-crowned Night Heron
    Yellow-crowned Night Heron
    Nyctanassa violacea - juvenile.
    Punta Suarez, Espanola Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador, June 3, 2005
    2005-06-03#0079
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Marine Iguanas
    Marine Iguanas
    Amblyrhynchus cristatus venustissimus
    Punta Suarez, Espanola Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador, June 3, 2005
    2005-06-03#0081
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Marine Iguana
    Marine Iguana
    Amblyrhynchus cristatus venustissimus
    Punta Suarez, Espanola Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador, June 3, 2005
    2005-06-03#0083
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Shoreline Rocks
    Shoreline Rocks
    Punta Suarez, Espanola Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador, June 3, 2005
    2005-06-03#0084
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Nazca Boobies
    Nazca Boobies
    Sula granti
    Punta Suarez, Espanola Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador, June 3, 2005
    2005-06-03#0091
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Blue-footed Booby & chick
    Blue-footed Booby & chick
    Sula nebouxii excisa
    Punta Suarez, Espanola Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador, June 3, 2005
    2005-06-03#0094
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Blue-footed Booby & egg
    Blue-footed Booby & egg
    Sula nebouxii excisa
    Punta Suarez, Espanola Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador, June 3, 2005
    2005-06-03#0095
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Blue-footed Booby & chick
    Blue-footed Booby & chick
    Sula nebouxii excisa
    Punta Suarez, Espanola Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador, June 3, 2005
    2005-06-03#0097
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Blue-footed Booby & chick
    Blue-footed Booby & chick
    Sula nebouxii excisa
    Punta Suarez, Espanola Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador, June 3, 2005
    2005-06-03#0099
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Blue-footed Booby & chick
    Blue-footed Booby & chick
    Sula nebouxii excisa
    Punta Suarez, Espanola Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador, June 3, 2005
    2005-06-03#0001
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Blue-footed Booby
    Blue-footed Booby
    Sula nebouxii excisa - juvenile.  Proximity to Blue-footed adults suggests the species of the juvenile.
    Punta Suarez, Espanola Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador, June 3, 2005
    2005-06-03#0006
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Blue-footed Booby
    Blue-footed Booby
    Sula nebouxii excisa - juvenile exercising the wings.
    Punta Suarez, Espanola Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador, June 3, 2005
    2005-06-03#0008
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Blue-footed Booby
    Blue-footed Booby
    Sula nebouxii excisa - juvenile with a deformed bill which will ultimately lead to failure to feed and death.
    Punta Suarez, Espanola Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador, June 3, 2005
    2005-06-03#0010
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Blue-footed Booby & chicks
    Blue-footed Booby & chicks
    Sula nebouxii excisa
    Punta Suarez, Espanola Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador, June 3, 2005
    2005-06-03#0013
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Blue-footed Booby & chick
    Blue-footed Booby & chick
    Sula nebouxii excisa
    Punta Suarez, Espanola Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador, June 3, 2005
    2005-06-03#0021
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Waved Albatross
    Waved Albatross
    Phoebastria irrorata
    Punta Suarez, Espanola Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador, June 3, 2005
    2005-06-03#0030
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Waved Albatross
    Waved Albatross
    Phoebastria irrorata
    Punta Suarez, Espanola Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador, June 3, 2005
    2005-06-03#0033
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Blowhole
    Blowhole
    Punta Suarez, Espanola Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador, June 3, 2005
    2005-06-03#0036
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Coast
    Coast
    Punta Suarez, Espanola Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador, June 3, 2005
    2005-06-03#0039
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Coast Waves
    Coast Waves
    Punta Suarez, Espanola Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador, June 3, 2005
    2005-06-03#0042
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Waved Albatross
    Waved Albatross
    Phoebastria irrorata
    Punta Suarez, Espanola Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador, June 3, 2005
    2005-06-03#0045
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Waved Albatross
    Waved Albatross
    Phoebastria irrorata - 'runway' on the windward shore that allows the big Albatross to take flight.
    Punta Suarez, Espanola Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador, June 3, 2005
    2005-06-03#0048
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Galapagos Dove
    Galapagos Dove
    Zenaida galapagoensis
    Punta Suarez, Espanola Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador, June 3, 2005
    2005-06-03#0049
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Lava Lizard
    Lava Lizard
    Microlophus delanonis
    Punta Suarez, Espanola Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador, June 3, 2005
    2005-06-03#0002
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Sandi & Hood Mockingbirds
    Sandi & Hood Mockingbirds
    Nesomimus macdonaldi - very limited fresh water on the island makes a drink with a tourist appealing to these birds.
    Punta Suarez, Espanola Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador, June 3, 2005
    2005-06-03#0006
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Hood Mockingbirds
    Hood Mockingbirds
    Nesomimus macdonaldi
    Punta Suarez, Espanola Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador, June 3, 2005
    2005-06-03#0008
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Sally Lightfoot Crab
    Sally Lightfoot Crab
    Grapsus grapsus
    Punta Suarez, Espanola Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador, June 3, 2005
    2005-06-03#0012
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Cove
    Cove
    We scuba dived off this small island.
    Champion Islet, Santa Maria Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador, June 4, 2005
    2005-06-04#0001
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Giant Prickly Pear Cactus
    Giant Prickly Pear Cactus
    Opuntia megasperma megasperma
    Champion Islet, Santa Maria Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador, June 4, 2005
    2005-06-04#0002
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Floreana Daisy
    Floreana Daisy
    Lecocarpus pinnatifidus
    Green Sand Beach, Santa Maria Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador, June 4, 2005
    2005-06-04#0008
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Greater Flamingos
    Greater Flamingos
    Phoenicopterus ruber
    Flamingo Lagoon, Green Sand Beach, Santa Maria Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador, June 4, 2005
    2005-06-04#0010
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Galapagos Brown Pelican
    Galapagos Brown Pelican
    Pelecanus occidentalis urinator
    Green Sand Beach, Santa Maria Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador, June 4, 2005
    2005-06-04#0016
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Old Wood
    Old Wood
    Green Sand Beach, Santa Maria Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador, June 4, 2005
    2005-06-04#0023
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Greater Flamingo
    Greater Flamingo
    Phoenicopterus ruber
    Flamingo Lagoon, Green Sand Beach, Santa Maria Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador, June 4, 2005
    2005-06-04#0025
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Black Mangroves
    Black Mangroves
    Avicennia germinans & other brush.
    Green Sand Beach, Santa Maria Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador, June 4, 2005
    2005-06-04#0028
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Candelabra Cactus
    Candelabra Cactus
    Jasminocereus thouarsii thouarsii
    Green Sand Beach, Santa Maria Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador, June 4, 2005
    2005-06-04#0030
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Palo Santo
    Palo Santo
    Bursera graveolens - a type of tree.
    Green Sand Beach, Santa Maria Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador, June 4, 2005
    2005-06-04#0031
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Champion & Enderby Islands
    Champion & Enderby Islands
    We had two scuba dives at Enderby Island.
    Santa Maria Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador, June 4, 2005
    2005-06-04#0034
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Champion Island & East Bay
    Champion Island & East Bay
    Punta Cormorant, Santa Maria Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador, June 4, 2005
    2005-06-04#0033
    Larry L. Jackson
  • MV 'Sky Dancer'
    MV 'Sky Dancer'
    Green Sand Beach, Santa Maria Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador, June 4, 2005
    2005-06-04#0038
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Daphne Mayor Island
    Daphne Mayor Island
    Galapagos Islands, Ecuador, June 5, 2005
    2005-06-05#0001
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Daphne Menor Island
    Daphne Menor Island
    Galapagos Islands, Ecuador, June 5, 2005
    2005-06-05#0005
    Larry L. Jackson
  • MN 'Eclipse'
    MN 'Eclipse'
    Another tourist ship.
    Daphne Mayor Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador, June 5,2005
    2005-06-05#0009
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Bartolome Island
    Bartolome Island
    There is a viewpoint on top of the peak that overlooks Sullivan Bay and the much larger Santiago Island.
    Galapagos Islands, Ecuador, June 5, 2005
    2005-06-05#0010
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Galapagos Penguin
    Galapagos Penguin
    Sphensicus mendiculus
    Bartolome Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador, June 5, 2005
    2005-06-05#0014
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Galapagos Penguins
    Galapagos Penguins
    Sphensicus mendiculus
    Bartolome Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador, June 5, 2005
    2005-06-05#0016
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Galapagos Penguin
    Galapagos Penguin
    Sphensicus mendiculus
    Bartolome Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador, June 5, 2005
    2005-06-05#0019
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Spurge
    Spurge
    Chamaesyce amplexicaulis
    Bartolome Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador, June 5, 2005
    2005-06-05#0034
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Matplant
    Matplant
    Tiquilia galapagoa
    Bartolome Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador, June 5, 2005
    2005-06-05#0035
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Sullivan Bay
    Sullivan Bay
    Pinnacle Rock & Santiago Island in the background.
    Bartolome Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador, June 5, 2005
    2005-06-05#0039
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Matplant
    Matplant
    Tiquilia species
    Bartolome Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador, June 5, 2005
    2005-06-05#0041
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Grey Matplant
    Grey Matplant
    Tiquilia nesiotica
    Bartolome Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador, June 5, 2005
    2005-06-05#0042
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Lava Flow
    Lava Flow
    Bartolome Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador, June 5, 2005
    2005-06-05#0043
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Lava Cactus
    Lava Cactus
    Brachycereus nesioticus
    Bartolome Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador, June 5, 2005
    2005-06-05#0046
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Lava Tube
    Lava Tube
    Bartolome Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador, June 5, 2005
    2005-06-05#0048
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Bartolome Island
    Bartolome Island
    Galapagos Islands, Ecuador, June 5, 2005
    2005-06-05#0049
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Bartolome Island
    Bartolome Island
    Looking toward Santiago Island.
    Galapagos Islands, Ecuador, June 5, 2005
    2005-06-05#0052
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Bartolome Island
    Bartolome Island
    Grey Matplant on this mostly cinder island.
    Galapagos Islands, Ecuador, June 5, 2005
    2005-06-05#0055
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Cinder Cones
    Cinder Cones
    Bartolome Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador, June 5, 2005
    2005-06-05#0064
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Cinder Cones
    Cinder Cones
    Bartolome Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador, June 5, 2005
    2005-06-05#0065
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Pinnacle Rock & Sullivan Bay
    Pinnacle Rock & Sullivan Bay
    Looking toward Santiago Island at dusk.
    Bartolome Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador, June 5, 2005
    2005-06-05#0067
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Dusk
    Dusk
    Sullivan Bay, Bartolome Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador, June 5, 2005
    2005-06-05#0073
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Dusk
    Dusk
    Sullivan Bay, Bartolome Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador, June 5, 2005
    2005-06-05#0074
    Larry L. Jackson