[Leica] Galapagos Continued
Lluis Ripoll
lluisripollphotography at gmail.com
Sat Feb 9 15:32:28 PST 2019
Great pictures again Jayanand!
my favorites are these ones:
<http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Galapagos/Galapagos/Galapagos-20181125-3356.jpg.html> I think this one is the one I like as the best
<http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Galapagos/Galapagos/Galapagos-20181127-4205.jpg.html>
<http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Galapagos/Galapagos/Galapagos-20181127-4418.jpg.html>
Cheers
Lluis
> El 5 febr 2019, a les 17:23, Jayanand Govindaraj via LUG <lug at leica-users.org> va escriure:
>
> 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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