[Leica] Galapagos Continued

[CartersXRd]

NODDIES!

sorry

ric

> On Feb 5, 2019, at 9:00 PM, CartersXRd via LUG <lug at leica-users.org> wrote:
> 
> 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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