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A persuasive mocking bird and visitor with water bottle, Hood Island (Española).
A blue-footed bobby on Santa Cruz Island.
The head of an iguana.
This seal, a victim of Tuna fishermen who use live bait, got away but will die from the infection caused by the hook.
A view of Bartolome Island.
Feral goats competing for food with giant tortoises on Alcedo Volcano Isabela Island. Feral goats are the worst destroyers of the natural environment after man.
Frigate bird. The male frigate's red sac inflates when he is courting.
Land iguana, Galapagos.
A land iguana in Charles Darwin Laboratory, Santa Cruz Island.
Rubbish disposal is a real problem. The local municipality is making moves in the right direction with recycling but at the end of the day consumer demandes leave piles of rubbish to fester in the tropical heat.
A close up view of a Sally Light Foot crab, Española.
Santa Cruz ash mine. The scinder ash is used for all building jobs to replace beach sand. The mines are changing the landscape of the island.
A sea lion and her baby on the sea shore, Galapagos.
Tourists observing sea lions, Floreana.
Tour boats disembarking their groups at James Bay on Santiago Island.
Visitors to Punta Espinoza on Fernandina Island walk amongst the marine iguana colonies.
Visitors to the Charles Darwin research centre can overcrowd the tortoises visiting pens.
Visitors to the Galapagos Fur Seal Grottos on James Island can avoid disturbing these nocturnal creatures but more often than not they scare the slumbering seals.