Thor's Life Notes
Photographs along the way

2018-12-05 Fernandina

Galapagos Fernandina Fernandina, the youngest of the islands, less than a million years old.
Galapagos Fernandina
Fernandina, the youngest of the islands, less than a million years old.
IMG_6854 Poldi, well prepared for the dinghy ride to the island.
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Poldi, well prepared for the dinghy ride to the island.
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IMG_E6861 Found only in the Galapagos, marine iguanas make their living in the ocean. This one shows mating colors.
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Found only in the Galapagos, marine iguanas make their living in the ocean. This one shows mating colors.
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A "dry landing". Just enough of a footing to climb out of the dinghy onto rock.
_MG_1210 Papparazzi
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Papparazzi
_MG_1218 Competing males. Lots of head nodding, threats, wrestling.
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Competing males. Lots of head nodding, threats, wrestling.
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_MG_1229 Gabby holds forth.
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Gabby holds forth.
_MG_1233 Sea lions along our route.
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Sea lions along our route.
_MG_1234 Don't tread on the iquanas!
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Don't tread on the iquanas!
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_MG_1248 An iguana carcass, a marker of evolution's generational march.
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An iguana carcass, a marker of evolution's generational march.
_MG_1250 Mid-morning. Iguanas gather to collect the sun's warmth.
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Mid-morning. Iguanas gather to collect the sun's warmth.
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IMG_6867 A Lava Gull perches near the bow.
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A Lava Gull perches near the bow.
_MG_1261 Thor and sea lion exchange their cross-species curiousity.
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Thor and sea lion exchange their cross-species curiousity.
_MG_1275 Sally Lightfoot crab.
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Sally Lightfoot crab.
_MG_1286 Crab sex!
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Crab sex!