Above Water photos

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Magnificent frigatebird, adult male on nest, with throat pouch inflated, a courtship display to attract females, Fregata magnificens, North Seymour Island
Magnificent frigatebird, adult male on nest, with throat pouch inflated, a courtship display to attract females.
Species: Magnificent frigatebird, Fregata magnificens
Location: North Seymour Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador
Image ID: 16725  
Magnificent frigatebird, adult female on nest, Fregata magnificens, North Seymour Island
Magnificent frigatebird, adult female on nest.
Species: Magnificent frigatebird, Fregata magnificens
Location: North Seymour Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador
Image ID: 16726  
Nazca booby in flight, Sula granti, Wolf Island
Nazca booby in flight.
Species: Nazca booby, Sula granti
Location: Wolf Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador
Image ID: 16681  
Darwin's Arch, a dramatic 50-foot tall natural lava arch, rises above the ocean a short distance offshore of Darwin Island. On June 10, 2021, Darwin's Arch broke and fell into the ocean, leaving behind two partial pillars
Darwin's Arch, a dramatic 50-foot tall natural lava arch, rises above the ocean a short distance offshore of Darwin Island. On June 10, 2021, Darwin's Arch broke and fell into the ocean, leaving behind two partial pillars.
Location: Darwin Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador
Image ID: 16621  
Galapagos sea lion on volcanic rocks, sunset, Zalophus californianus wollebacki, Zalophus californianus wollebaeki, Isla Lobos
Galapagos sea lion on volcanic rocks, sunset.
Species: Galapagos sea lion, Zalophus californianus wollebacki, Zalophus californianus wollebaeki
Location: Isla Lobos, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador
Image ID: 16504  
Blue-footed booby, courtship display, Punta Suarez, Sula nebouxii, Hood Island
Blue-footed booby, courtship display, Punta Suarez.
Species: Blue-footed booby, Sula nebouxii
Location: Hood Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador
Image ID: 01797  
Galapagos fur seal, Arctocephalus galapagoensis, James Island
Galapagos fur seal.
Species: Galapagos fur seal, Arctocephalus galapagoensis
Location: James Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador
Image ID: 10069  
Marine iguana, Punta Espinosa, Amblyrhynchus cristatus, Fernandina Island
Marine iguana, Punta Espinosa.
Species: Marine iguana, Amblyrhynchus cristatus
Location: Fernandina Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador
Image ID: 01719  
Nazca booby, Punta Suarez, Sula granti, Hood Island
Nazca booby, Punta Suarez.
Species: Nazca booby, Sula granti
Location: Hood Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador
Image ID: 01763  
Blue-footed booby, courtship display, Sula nebouxii, North Seymour Island
Blue-footed booby, courtship display.
Species: Blue-footed booby, Sula nebouxii
Location: North Seymour Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador
Image ID: 01791  
Sally Lightfoot crab, Grapsus grapsus
Sally Lightfoot crab.
Species: Sally lightfoot crab, Grapsus grapsus
Location: Galapagos Islands, Ecuador
Image ID: 01896  
Galapagos penguin at sunset, Spheniscus mendiculus, Bartolome Island
Galapagos penguin at sunset.
Species: Galapagos penguin, Spheniscus mendiculus
Location: Bartolome Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador
Image ID: 02267  
Galapagos land iguana, Conolophus subcristatus, North Seymour Island
Galapagos land iguana.
Species: Galapagos land iguana, Conolophus subcristatus
Location: North Seymour Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador
Image ID: 16581  
Magnificent frigatebird (note blue eye ring), juvenile, Fregata magnificens, North Seymour Island
Magnificent frigatebird (note blue eye ring), juvenile.
Species: Magnificent frigatebird, Fregata magnificens
Location: North Seymour Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador
Image ID: 02271  
Magnificent frigatebird, adult male on nest, with raised wings and throat pouch inflated in a courtship display to attract females, Fregata magnificens, North Seymour Island
Magnificent frigatebird, adult male on nest, with raised wings and throat pouch inflated in a courtship display to attract females.
Species: Magnificent frigatebird, Fregata magnificens
Location: North Seymour Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador
Image ID: 16728  
Great frigate bird (note green scapular feathers), adult male, Fregata minor, North Seymour Island
Great frigate bird (note green scapular feathers), adult male.
Species: Great frigatebird, Fregata minor
Location: North Seymour Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador
Image ID: 02272  
Brown pelican, Pelecanus occidentalis
Brown pelican.
Species: Brown pelican, Pelecanus occidentalis
Location: Galapagos Islands, Ecuador
Image ID: 02273  
Marine iguana, Amblyrhynchus cristatus, James Island
Marine iguana.
Species: Marine iguana, Amblyrhynchus cristatus
Location: James Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador
Image ID: 01715  
Marine iguana, Punta Espinosa, Amblyrhynchus cristatus, Fernandina Island
Marine iguana, Punta Espinosa.
Species: Marine iguana, Amblyrhynchus cristatus
Location: Fernandina Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador
Image ID: 01718  
Galapagos fur seal, Arctocephalus galapagoensis, James Island
Galapagos fur seal.
Species: Galapagos fur seal, Arctocephalus galapagoensis
Location: James Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador
Image ID: 02245  
Greater flamingo, Phoenicopterus ruber, Floreana Island
Greater flamingo.
Species: Greater flamingo, Phoenicopterus ruber
Location: Floreana Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador
Image ID: 02279  
Flightless cormorant dries its stubby wings after emerging from the ocean.  In the absence of predators and thus not needing to fly, the flightless cormorants wings have degenerated to the point that it has lost the ability to fly, however it can swim superbly and is a capable underwater hunter.  Punta Albemarle, Nannopterum harrisi, Phalacrocorax harrisi, Isabella Island
Flightless cormorant dries its stubby wings after emerging from the ocean. In the absence of predators and thus not needing to fly, the flightless cormorants wings have degenerated to the point that it has lost the ability to fly, however it can swim superbly and is a capable underwater hunter. Punta Albemarle.
Species: Flightless cormorant, Nannopterum harrisi, Phalacrocorax harrisi
Location: Isabella Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador
Image ID: 16546  
Flightless cormorant perched on volcanic coastline.  In the absence of predators and thus not needing to fly, the flightless cormorants wings have degenerated to the point that it has lost the ability to fly, however it can swim superbly and is a capable underwater hunter.  Punta Albemarle, Nannopterum harrisi, Phalacrocorax harrisi, Isabella Island
Flightless cormorant perched on volcanic coastline. In the absence of predators and thus not needing to fly, the flightless cormorants wings have degenerated to the point that it has lost the ability to fly, however it can swim superbly and is a capable underwater hunter. Punta Albemarle.
Species: Flightless cormorant, Nannopterum harrisi, Phalacrocorax harrisi
Location: Isabella Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador
Image ID: 16547  
Flightless cormorant.  In the absence of predators and thus not needing to fly, the flightless cormorants wings have degenerated to the point that it has lost the ability to fly, however it can swim superbly and is a capable underwater hunter.  Punta Albemarle, Nannopterum harrisi, Phalacrocorax harrisi, Isabella Island
Flightless cormorant. In the absence of predators and thus not needing to fly, the flightless cormorants wings have degenerated to the point that it has lost the ability to fly, however it can swim superbly and is a capable underwater hunter. Punta Albemarle.
Species: Flightless cormorant, Nannopterum harrisi, Phalacrocorax harrisi
Location: Isabella Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador
Image ID: 16552  
Marine iguana on volcanic rocks at the oceans edge, Punta Albemarle, Amblyrhynchus cristatus, Isabella Island
Marine iguana on volcanic rocks at the oceans edge, Punta Albemarle.
Species: Marine iguana, Amblyrhynchus cristatus
Location: Isabella Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador
Image ID: 16576  
Galapagos tortoise, Santa Cruz Island species, highlands of Santa Cruz island, Geochelone nigra
Galapagos tortoise, Santa Cruz Island species, highlands of Santa Cruz island.
Species: Galapagos tortoise, Geochelone nigra
Location: Santa Cruz Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador
Image ID: 16490  
Galapagos penguins, Spheniscus mendiculus, Bartolome Island
Galapagos penguins.
Species: Galapagos penguin, Spheniscus mendiculus
Location: Bartolome Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador
Image ID: 16517  
Nazca booby, Sula granti, Wolf Island
Nazca booby.
Species: Nazca booby, Sula granti
Location: Wolf Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador
Image ID: 16530  
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