Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2019/02/09
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]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: > > < > 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 > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Leica Users Group. > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >