[Leica] Galapagos Continued

[Jayanand Govindaraj]

Nathan & Lluis
Thanks for looking

Cheers
Jayanand

On Sun, Feb 10, 2019 at 5:02 AM Lluis Ripoll via LUG <lug at leica-users.org>
wrote:

> Great pictures again Jayanand!
>
> my favorites are these ones:
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> 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
>
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> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Galapagos/Galapagos/Galapagos-20181127-4205.jpg.html
> >
>
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> 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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