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1 5 Andersson's sedge or Galápagos sedge

Andersson's sedge or Galápagos sedge

by IsabelaProvincia de Galápagos, Ecuador

Islas Galápagos

0 5 Campanilla. Morning Glory

Campanilla. Morning Glory

by IsabelaParroquia Isla Santa María (Floreana) (Cab. en Pto. Velasco Ibarra), Provincia de Galápagos, Ecuador

Islas Galápagos

0 0 Giant damselfish breeding male

Giant damselfish breeding male

by KarenLParroquia Huaquillas, Provincia de El Oro, Ecuador

Breeding male & juvenile (photo 2)

0 0 Sea star

Sea star

by KarenLParroquia Huaquillas, Provincia de El Oro, Ecuador

6" diameter pincushion sea star

2 2 Octopus

Octopus

by KarenLParroquia Huaquillas, Provincia de El Oro, Ecuador

15" long blue octopus

0 0 Búho/ Lechuza campestre. Short-eared owl

Búho/ Lechuza campestre. Short-eared owl

by IsabelaParroquia Huaquillas, Provincia de El Oro, Ecuador

Islas Galápagos

2 1 Cortez rainbow wrasse   (juvenile)

Cortez rainbow wrasse (juvenile)

by KarenLParroquia Isla Santa María (Floreana) (Cab. en Pto. Velasco Ibarra), Provincia de Galápagos, Ecuador

Small brightly colored wrass

1 0 Large cactus finch

Large cactus finch

by KarenLParroquia Huaquillas, Provincia de El Oro, Ecuador

's finches, and is endemic to the Galápagos islands, Ecuador, where it is ...

0 0 Heiloglyphic hawk fish

Heiloglyphic hawk fish

by KarenLParroquia Huaquillas, Provincia de El Oro, Ecuador

Large blue fish seen while snorkeling in the Galapagos

2 0 Nazca booby (female & chick)

Nazca booby (female & chick)

by KarenLParroquia Huaquillas, Provincia de El Oro, Ecuador

Junior, they are taking your photo - & you look a mess. Time for some maternal ...

1 0 Blue chinned parrot fish

Blue chinned parrot fish

by KarenLParroquia Huaquillas, Provincia de El Oro, Ecuador

8" long orange & white parrot fish

5 0 Yellow warbler

Yellow warbler

by KarenLParroquia Huaquillas, Provincia de El Oro, Ecuador

A North American species now resident on most of the island

3 0 Lava gull

Lava gull

by KarenLParroquia Isla Santa María (Floreana) (Cab. en Pto. Velasco Ibarra), Provincia de Galápagos, Ecuador

The Lava Gull is a large gull. One of the rarest gulls in the world, the entire ...

2 1 Nazca Booby parents & egg

Nazca Booby parents & egg

by JasmineJParroquia Isla Santa María (Floreana) (Cab. en Pto. Velasco Ibarra), Provincia de Galápagos, Ecuador

The video of this Nazca Booby family was taken on

2 2 Tórtola de las Galápagos. Galápagos Dove

Tórtola de las Galápagos. Galápagos Dove

by IsabelaParroquia Isla Santa María (Floreana) (Cab. en Pto. Velasco Ibarra), Provincia de Galápagos, Ecuador

La Tórtola Galapágica (Zenaida galapagoensis) es endémica de las

8 6 Galapagos sea lion

Galapagos sea lion

by KarenLParroquia Isla Santa María (Floreana) (Cab. en Pto. Velasco Ibarra), Provincia de Galápagos, Ecuador

. They have also colonized just offshore the mainland Ecuador at

1 0 Yellow-crowned night heron

Yellow-crowned night heron

by KarenLParroquia Huaquillas, Provincia de El Oro, Ecuador

The Yellow-crowned Night Heron is a fairly small heron. It is found throughout ...

1 2 Red-footed boobies

Red-footed boobies

by KarenLParroquia Huaquillas, Provincia de El Oro, Ecuador

Red-footed Boobies are spectacular divers, plunging into the ocean at high ...

1 0 Great frigatebird

Great frigatebird

by KarenLParroquia Huaquillas, Provincia de El Oro, Ecuador

Great Frigatebirds will attempt kleptoparasitism, chasing other nesting ...

2 0 Brown pelican

Brown pelican

by KarenLParroquia Huaquillas, Provincia de El Oro, Ecuador

The Brown Pelican is a small pelican found in the Americas. On the Pacific ...

3 2 Red-footed booby (juvenile)

Red-footed booby (juvenile)

by KarenLParroquia Huaquillas, Provincia de El Oro, Ecuador

These juveniles have fledged are are able to fly but have not developed the ...

2 4 Nazca booby (brooding female)

Nazca booby (brooding female)

by KarenLParroquia Huaquillas, Provincia de El Oro, Ecuador

Female Nazca booby with one chick & an egg. This species has asynchronous ...

0 2 Red-billed tropicbird

Red-billed tropicbird

by KarenLParroquia Huaquillas, Provincia de El Oro, Ecuador

The Red-billed Tropicbird, also known as the Boatswain Bird is a tropicbird, ...

1 0 Moorish Idol

Moorish Idol

by KarenLParroquia Huaquillas, Provincia de El Oro, Ecuador

The moorish idol, is a small marine fish species. A common inhabitant of ...

1 2 Yellow-crowned night heron (juvenile)

Yellow-crowned night heron (juvenile)

by KarenLParroquia Huaquillas, Provincia de El Oro, Ecuador

Yellow-crowned Night-Herons typically nest in small colonies of several pairs ...

0 2 Marine iguana - Genovesa sub-species

Marine iguana - Genovesa sub-species

by KarenLParroquia Huaquillas, Provincia de El Oro, Ecuador

The marine iguana is an iguana found only on the Galápagos Islands that has the ...

1 0 Swallow-tailed gull (juvenile)

Swallow-tailed gull (juvenile)

by KarenLParroquia Huaquillas, Provincia de El Oro, Ecuador

In order to see while hunting for food at night, the Swallow-tailed Gull's eyes ...

1 0 Galapagos dove

Galapagos dove

by KarenLParroquia Huaquillas, Provincia de El Oro, Ecuador

The Galápagos Dove is a species of bird in the Columbidae family. It is endemic ...

1 2 King angelfish

King angelfish

by KarenLParroquia Huaquillas, Provincia de El Oro, Ecuador

The range of the king angelfish includes the central Gulf of California, ...

12 13 Nazca booby

Nazca booby

by KarenLParroquia Huaquillas, Provincia de El Oro, Ecuador

The Nazca Booby is a booby found in the eastern Pacific Ocean, primarily on the ...

7 8 Swallow-tailed gull

Swallow-tailed gull

by KarenLParroquia Huaquillas, Provincia de El Oro, Ecuador

The Swallow-tailed Gull is a near-endemic breeding bird of the Galápagos ...

9 3 Short-eared owl

Short-eared owl

by fraser.biologyParroquia Isla Santa María (Floreana) (Cab. en Pto. Velasco Ibarra), Galápagos, Ecuador

Two of five short-eared owls seen on July 22, 2013. The second owl is feeding ...

6 6 Red-lipped batfish

Red-lipped batfish

by MartaRubioTexeiraParroquia Isla Santa María (Floreana) (Cab. en Pto. Velasco Ibarra), Provincia de Galápagos, Ecuador

this one while diving around Isla

5 2 Small cactus finch

Small cactus finch

by KarenLEcuador

exception of Fernandina, Española,

6 2 Red-footed booby - brown morph (adult)

Red-footed booby - brown morph (adult)

by KarenLParroquia Huaquillas, Provincia de El Oro, Ecuador

The Red-footed Booby is a large seabird of the booby family, Sulidae. As ...

9 15 Red-footed booby (chick)

Red-footed booby (chick)

by KarenLParroquia Huaquillas, Provincia de El Oro, Ecuador

The Red-footed booby nests in large colonies, laying one chalky blue egg in a ...

4 2 Large ground finch (male)

Large ground finch (male)

by KarenLParroquia Isla Santa María (Floreana) (Cab. en Pto. Velasco Ibarra), Provincia de Galápagos, Ecuador

The Large Ground Finch is a species of bird. One of Darwin's finches, it is now ...

2 1 Galapagos shearwater

Galapagos shearwater

by KarenLParroquia Isla Santa María (Floreana) (Cab. en Pto. Velasco Ibarra), Provincia de Galápagos, Ecuador

Discovered waterlogged & struggling to stay afloat while we were snorkeling. He ...

8 0 Frigate bird

Frigate bird

by Marta RubioTexeira

Frigate birds are a very common sight in the Galapagos Islands, both in flight ...

4 1 Great frigatebird (juvenile)

Great frigatebird (juvenile)

by KarenLParroquia Isla Santa María (Floreana) (Cab. en Pto. Velasco Ibarra), Provincia de Galápagos, Ecuador

Parental care is prolonged in Great Frigatebirds. Fledging occurs after 4–6 ...

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