Part Three

  1. Galleries
  2. Land Photos
  3. South America
  4. Ecuador
  5. 2022-06 Ecuador #3
  6. Galapagos Island with Van Os Photo Safaris
  7. Part Three
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  • Great Blue Heron
    Great Blue Heron
    Ardea herodias
    Chinese Hat lslet, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador, June 22, 2022
    2022-06-22#1963
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Shallow Water
    Shallow Water
    The shallow strait between Chinese Hat Islet and Santiago Island has a mostly white sand bottom that causes the blue-green color.
    Chinese Hat lslet, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador, June 22, 2022
    2022-06-22#2395
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Cherry Tomato
    Cherry Tomato
    Solanum pimpinellifolium
    Chinese Hat lslet, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador, June 22, 2022
    2022-06-22#2398
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Cherry Tomato
    Cherry Tomato
    Solanum pimpinellifolium
    Chinese Hat lslet, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador, June 22, 2022
    2022-06-22#2399
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Marine Iguana
    Marine Iguana
    Amblyrhychus cristatus mertensi - low numbers suggest that there isn't a lot of marine algae nearby.
    Chinese Hat lslet, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador, June 22, 2022
    2022-06-22#2407
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Marine Iguana
    Marine Iguana
    Amblyrhynchus cristatus mertensi
    Chinese Hat lslet, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador, June 22, 2022
    2022-06-22#1965
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Galapagos Sea Lion
    Galapagos Sea Lion
    Zalophus wollebacki
    Chinese Hat lslet, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador, June 22, 2022
    2022-06-22#2410
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Galapagos Sea Lion
    Galapagos Sea Lion
    Zalophus wollebacki
    Chinese Hat lslet, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador, June 22, 2022
    2022-06-22#2412
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Galapagos Sea Lions
    Galapagos Sea Lions
    Zalophus wollebacki - an adult and what look like a couple of juveniles.
    Chinese Hat lslet, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador, June 22, 2022
    2022-06-22#1968
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Galapagos Sea Lions
    Galapagos Sea Lions
    Zalophus wollebacki - playful activity.
    Chinese Hat lslet, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador, June 22, 2022
    2022-06-22#1987
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Chinese Hat Islet
    Chinese Hat Islet
    From MC Tip Top 2 as we head across Canal de San Salvador on our way to Dragon Hill on Santa Cruz Island.
    Galapagos Islands, Ecuador. June 22, 2022
    2022-06-22#2420
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Cabin #3 View
    Cabin #3 View
    MC Tip Top 2, Santiago Is to Santa Cruz Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador, June 22, 2022
    2022-06-22#1617
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Dragon Hill
    Dragon Hill
    Santa Cruz Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador, June 22, 2022
    2022-06-22#2423
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Dry Landing
    Dry Landing
    Dry landings were so much easier than wading ashore and dealing with sandy feet and shoes.
    Dragon Hill, Santa Cruz Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador, June 22, 2022
    2022-06-22#2424
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Shoreline
    Shoreline
    We walked to the edge of Dragon Hill (in the background).
    Dragon Hill, Santa Cruz Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador, June 22, 2022
    2022-06-22#2426
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Shoreline
    Shoreline
    Dragon Hill, Santa Cruz Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador, June 22, 2022
    2022-06-22#2429
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Marine Iguana tracks
    Marine Iguana tracks
    Amblyrhychus cristatus hassi
    Dragon Hill, Santa Cruz Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador, June 22, 2022
    2022-06-22#2432
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Giant Prickly Pear Cactus
    Giant Prickly Pear Cactus
    Opuntia echios gigantea
    Dragon Hill, Santa Cruz Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador, June 22, 2022
    2022-06-22#2433
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Ghost Crab
    Ghost Crab
    Ocypode gaudichaudii
    Dragon Hill, Santa Cruz Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador, June 22, 2022
    2022-06-22#1992
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Marine Iguana
    Marine Iguana
    Amblyrhychus cristatus hassi
    Dragon Hill, Santa Cruz Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador, June 22, 2022
    2022-06-22#2438
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Marine Iguana
    Marine Iguana
    Amblyrhychus cristatus hassi
    Dragon Hill, Santa Cruz Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador, June 22, 2022
    2022-06-22#2441
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Marine Iguana
    Marine Iguana
    Amblyrhynchus cristatus hassi
    Dragon Hill, Santa Cruz Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador, June 22, 2022
    2022-06-22#1997
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Shoreline Berm
    Shoreline Berm
    Dragon Hill, Santa Cruz Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador, June 22, 2022
    2022-06-22#2442
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Black-necked Stilt
    Black-necked Stilt
    Himantopus mexicanus
    Dragon Hill, Santa Cruz Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador, June 22, 2022
    2022-06-22#2002
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Lagoon
    Lagoon
    Dragon Hill, Santa Cruz Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador, June 22, 2022
    2022-06-22#2443
    Larry L. Jackson
  • White-cheeked Pintail female
    White-cheeked Pintail female
    Anas bahamensis galapagensis
    Dragon Hill, Santa Cruz Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador, June 22, 2022
    2022-06-22#2009
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Lava Gull
    Lava Gull
    Larus fuliginosus
    Dragon Hill, Santa Cruz Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador, June 22, 2022
    2022-06-22#2013
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Leatherleaf
    Leatherleaf
    Maytenus octogona
    Dragon Hill, Santa Cruz Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador, June 22, 2022
    2022-06-22#2446
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Galapagos Cotton
    Galapagos Cotton
    Gossypium barbadense darwinii
    Dragon Hill, Santa Cruz Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador, June 22, 2022
    2022-06-22#2447
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Giant Prickly Pear Cactus
    Giant Prickly Pear Cactus
    Opuntia echios gigantea - close look at a single pad.
    Dragon Hill, Santa Cruz Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador, June 22, 2022
    2022-06-22#2016
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Giant Prickly Pear Cactus
    Giant Prickly Pear Cactus
    Opuntia echios gigantea - seed pods are called 'tunas'.
    Dragon Hill, Santa Cruz Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador, June 22, 2022
    2022-06-22#2449
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Galapagos Carpenter Bee female
    Galapagos Carpenter Bee female
    Xylocopa darwinii
    Dragon Hill, Santa Cruz Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador, June 22, 2022
    2022-06-22#2017
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Land Iguana
    Land Iguana
    Conolophus subcristatus
    Dragon Hill, Santa Cruz Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador, June 22, 2022
    2022-06-22#2453
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Land Iguana
    Land Iguana
    Conolophus subcristatus
    Dragon Hill, Santa Cruz Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador, June 22, 2022
    2022-06-22#2030
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Unknown Beetle
    Unknown Beetle
    Dragon Hill, Santa Cruz Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador, June 22, 2022
    2022-06-22#2041
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Land Iguana
    Land Iguana
    Conolophus subcristatus - There were several land iguanas on the trail.
    Dragon Hill, Santa Cruz Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador, June 22, 2022
    2022-06-22#2045
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Land Iguana
    Land Iguana
    Conolophus subcristatus
    Dragon Hill, Santa Cruz Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador, June 22, 2022
    2022-06-22#2049
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Great Clouds
    Great Clouds
    Dragon Hill, Santa Cruz Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador, June 22, 2022
    2022-06-22#2459
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Land Iguana
    Land Iguana
    Conolophus subcristatus
    Dragon Hill, Santa Cruz Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador, June 22, 2022
    2022-06-22#2055
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Smooth-billed Ani
    Smooth-billed Ani
    Crotophaga ani - introduced in 1970.
    Dragon Hill, Santa Cruz Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador, June 22, 2022
    2022-06-22#2064
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Zig-zag Spider
    Zig-zag Spider
    Neoscona cooksoni
    Dragon Hill, Santa Cruz Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador, June 22, 2022
    2022-06-22#2072
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Great Clouds
    Great Clouds
    Nearest approach to Dragon Hill, though a wide lens makes it look further away than actual.
    Dragon Hill, Santa Cruz Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador, June 22, 2022
    2022-06-22#2463
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Land Iguana
    Land Iguana
    Conolophus subcristatus - looks like a lava tube for a home.
    Dragon Hill, Santa Cruz Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador, June 22, 2022
    2022-06-22#2470
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Land Iguana
    Land Iguana
    Conolophus subcristatus
    Dragon Hill, Santa Cruz Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador, June 22, 2022
    2022-06-22#2079
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Large Ground Finch female
    Large Ground Finch female
    Geospiza magnirostris
    Dragon Hill, Santa Cruz Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador, June 22, 2022
    2022-06-22#2081
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Land Iguana
    Land Iguana
    Conolophus subcristatus
    Dragon Hill, Santa Cruz Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador, June 22, 2022
    2022-06-22#2088
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Giant Prickly Pear Cactus
    Giant Prickly Pear Cactus
    Opuntia echios gigantea - with those good looking clouds.
    Dragon Hill, Santa Cruz Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador, June 22, 2022
    2022-06-22#2472
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Galapagos Centipede
    Galapagos Centipede
    Scolopendra galapagensis - dead, but impressive size made for a photo.
    Dragon Hill, Santa Cruz Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador, June 22, 2022
    2022-06-22#2096
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Galapagos Flycatcher
    Galapagos Flycatcher
    Myriarchus magnirostris
    Dragon Hill, Santa Cruz Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador, June 22, 2022
    2022-06-22#2101
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Lichen
    Lichen
    Dragon Hill, Santa Cruz Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador, June 22, 2022
    2022-06-22#2108
    Larry L. Jackson