[Leica] Iguanas and Hawks

[Jayanand Govindaraj]

Douglas B
Thanks for looking. The iguanas are, in reality, harmless, so it just goes
to show to what extent appearances can be deceptive!
Cheers
Jayanand

On Thu, Jan 17, 2019 at 3:10 AM Douglas Barry <imra at iol.ie> wrote:

> Very jurassic, Jayanand. Up close those iguanas look pretty menacing.
> The last one of the hawk is my favourite.
>
> Douglas
>
> On 13/01/2019 04:22, Jayanand Govindaraj via LUG wrote:
> > The next installment of Galapagos wildlife!
> >
> > One of the iconic species in the Galapagos is the Iguana. Most know about
> > the Marine Iguana, but there is also a Land Iguana which populates the
> > interior. Like all the fauna of the Galapagos, they show no fear of
> humans,
> > and anyone can approach them and get very close, though the authorities,
> > very sensibly,  have prescribed a limit of 6 feet as the closest that
> > tourists are allowed to get to for all the animals/birds there.
> >
> > The Marine Iguana is a unique species that has adapted itself to swimming
> > and diving in order to harvest the algae it lives on, making it an
> aquatic
> > reptile, and it is endemic to the Galapagos. They are gregarious and live
> > in large colonies:
> >
> >
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Galapagos/Galapagos/Galapagos-20181125-2590.jpg.html
> >
> >
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Galapagos/Galapagos/Galapagos-20181129-5852.jpg.html
> >
> >
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Galapagos/Galapagos/Galapagos-20181126-4077.jpg.html
> >
> >
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Galapagos/Galapagos/Galapagos-20181126-4099.jpg.html
> >
> >
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Galapagos/Galapagos/Galapagos-20181126-4015.jpg.html
> >
> >
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Galapagos/Galapagos/Galapagos-20181126-3910.jpg.html
> >
> > Land Iguanas are also endemic to the Galapagos. With fresh water being
> very
> > scarce on the islands, which is the primary reason they never really got
> > inhabited by humans, the Land Iguanas primarily live on the prickly pear
> > cactus, which gives them all the moisture they need. They are highly
> > territorial, and live singly, defending territories:
> >
> >
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Galapagos/Galapagos/Galapagos-20181125-3296.jpg.html
> >
> >
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Galapagos/Galapagos/Galapagos-20181125-3303.jpg.html
> >
> >
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Galapagos/Galapagos/Galapagos-20181127-4664.jpg.html
> >
> > On Isabela Island, we also ran into a very cooperative Immature Galapagos
> > Hawk, which posed for us for around half an hour perched on the same
> > branch. This is the raptor species found on the island that is seen
> > frequently, though it is thought that only around 200 breeding pairs
> > survive. Here are the three studies of junior:
> >
> >
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Galapagos/Galapagos/Galapagos-20181127-4831.jpg.html
> >
> >
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Galapagos/Galapagos/Galapagos-20181127-4869.jpg.html
> >
> >
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Galapagos/Galapagos/Galapagos-20181127-4883.jpg.html
> >
> > Please see LARGE.
> >
> > Comments and criticism, as ever, welcome
> >
> > Cheers
> > Jayanand
> >
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