Friday, September 19, 2014

Galapagos Trip III - Tortoises in the wild

Tortoises - (vs sea turtles) - 'Galopegos' gave the Galapagos Islands their name. After eaten to near extinction, some of the species have recovered to some extent, others are still struggling. These here live wild in a huge sanctuary.



Lots of birds like white sticks




Bees or wasps nest



Eating a guava - invasive and damaging on the Galapagos



Taking a mud bath to cool and get rid of bugs



Often just the nose holes stick out, even less than on this picture


A finch around the water hole



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