Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2019/01/13
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I enjoyed the Iguanas a lot Marine and Land ones. Thanks :-) I have a question about the hawk: do they rest on one leg only, or had this one had some problems that you know of? Thanks again for sharing these superb images of so exotic to me creatures. Amities Philippe > Le 13 janv. 2019 ? 05:22, Jayanand Govindaraj via LUG <lug at > leica-users.org> a ?crit : > > 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 > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information