Well, if April 23 to June 11 is two weeks, then I'm right on time with this post.
What happened was I took too many photographs. Over 2,400, as it turns out. Well, Mark took some of them, but I must admit I took most of them. I blame my super-duper Canon PowerShot camera for being too beguilingly wonderful! And the digital age for being too enabling of shooting everything in sight with the idea of sorting through them later. And the place I was in, for being too wonderful with amazing photo opportunities at every turn...even though I just got a great shot of a x, y, or z, there is ANOTHER GREAT SHOT of x, y, or z, and I can't pass it up!
So here are some photos from my mystery location, which will no longer be a mystery in about two seconds. Enjoy!
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| Swallow-tail gull |
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| Blue-footed booby...now the jig is up! |
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| Flycatcher |
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| Waved albatrosses |
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| American oystercatcher |
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| Finch |
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| Lava heron |
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| Hawk |
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| Nazca boobies |
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| Great frigate bird |
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| Yellow-crowned night heron |
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| Whimbrel |
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| Coot |
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| Penguin, almost finished molting |
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| Pelican |
Hi Heather,
ReplyDeleteI'm very envious - it looks like you've been to the Galapagos. Wonderful pictures of the birds - especially the Magnificent Frigate Bird with his throat pouch fully extended. (BTW - the coot looks like a Moorhen.)
And your original post must have been from Quito. I had no clue.
Did you take a tour in the islands? Did you take a cruise? Jane and I intend to go and would be interested to know about your experience. I've thought about combining a Galapagos trip w/Spanish school in Quito.
Randy
Hi Randy,
ReplyDeleteYep, we took a tour of the islands, and it was WONDERFUL. You MUST go. I would recommend going on the Eden, which you can arrange through Aida Maria Travel, I think. They are now offering 15-day excursions (when we went, the longest was 8, which we did) and I would recommend going for AS LONG AS YOU CAN! It is AMAZING!!!! Just bring some Dramamine for some of the crossings. Late April/May is the best time to go...after that, the water starts getting colder and much choppier. We snorkeled with penguins! Need I say more? :-) I could go on and on about it...