[Leica] Galapagos Continued

[Nathan Wajsman]

The pelicans are great, but my favourite is the last penguin photo.

Cheers,
Nathan

Nathan Wajsman

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> On 5 Feb 2019, at 17:23, Jayanand Govindaraj via LUG <lug at leica-users.org> 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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