[Leica] Galapagos Continued

[Jayanand Govindaraj]

After giving everyone a bit of a break, I am continuing my Galapagos
photographs, with a set of birds.

We start with the Brown Pelican, which stays close to shore, so it is
relatively easy to photograph:

http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Galapagos/Galapagos/Galapagos-20181126-3488.jpg.html

http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Galapagos/Galapagos/Galapagos-20181126-3493.jpg.html

There are three species of Booby found on the Galapagos, the Blue-footed,
Red-footed and Nazca. They coexist quite happily, as they feed at different
parts of the ocean - the Blue-footed close to the shore, the Nazca between
the islands and the Red-footed far out to sea. The legendary mating dance
is of the Blue-footed Booby, but the only one I saw, if one can call it
that, was in the undergrowth, some distance away:

Blue-footed Booby:

http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Galapagos/Galapagos/Galapagos-20181128-5005.jpg.html

http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Galapagos/Galapagos/Galapagos-20181128-5455.jpg.html

Red-footed Booby:

http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Galapagos/Galapagos/Galapagos-20181130-6829b.jpg.html

http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Galapagos/Galapagos/Galapagos-20181130-6710.jpg.html

Nazca Booby

http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Galapagos/Galapagos/Galapagos-20181128-5062.jpg.html

Some other birds include the Swallow-tailed Gull

http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Galapagos/Galapagos/Galapagos-20181125-3356.jpg.html

Galapagos Brown Noddy Tern (why brown beats me - they look grey to my eyes!)

http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Galapagos/Galapagos/Galapagos-20181127-4205.jpg.html

http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Galapagos/Galapagos/Galapagos-20181127-4211.jpg.html

Last but not the least, a penguin on the equator, the Galapagos Penguin,
related to the Magellanic penguins. They are not too numerous, and their
habitat is a narrow stretch between Fernandina and Isabella Island where
the water is appreciably cooler. What really sets them apart, I think, is
that they do not live in large, raucous colonies, but in compact family
group of 4-5 birds:

http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Galapagos/Galapagos/Galapagos-20181127-4400.jpg.html

http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Galapagos/Galapagos/Galapagos-20181127-4418.jpg.html

Please see LARGE

Comments and criticism, as ever, welcome

Cheers
Jayanand