[Leica] Galapagos Continued

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the pair o noccies is really nice and the diving red-footed booby is exceptional

i’m glad you get to travel—yoour photos of wildlife are very enjoyable

ric


> On Feb 5, 2019, at 11:50 AM, Jim Nichols <jhnichols at lighttube.net> wrote:
> 
> Congratulations, Jayanand.  You've done it again!  These are excellent bird images, sharp, and with excellent color rendition.
> 
> I chuckled when I saw the Penguins.  Their mustaches and chin whiskers remind me of my own. :-)
> 
> Jim Nichols
> Tullahoma, TN USA
> 
> On 2/5/2019 10:23 AM, Jayanand Govindaraj via LUG wrote:
>> 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
>> 
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