Galapagos

[Alan Milnes]

Spent 2.5 weeks in Ecuador in early December, 2018 including 9 Days in the Galapagos on a wonderful cruise through the western islands of this archipelago. This is a fascinating albeit very carefully controlled place. The Ecuadorean government has done a wonderful job of protecting and, in many places, restoring the ecosystems of a very harsh environment. Comments and criticisms welcome.

Swallow-tailed Gull

Momma sea lion feeding her pup

Nazca Booby in evening light

Blue-footed Booby preening

Brown Noddy Tern feeding

I have many more images to share which I hope to do in the coming weeks.

My best to you all.

Alan

 

[AlanLichty]

Seriously neat images of some very unique wildlife. I like all of these and can't wait to see more. Very nice capture of the tern about to plunge into the water to grab some lunch.

 

[Ben Egbert]

What Alan said, these are all very nice and I want to see more.

 

[Douglas Sherman]

Beautiful work, Alan. I am looking forward to seeing many more.

 

[JimFox]

Congrats on the Daily Featured Post Alan!

@Alan Milnes

 

[Kyle Jones]

Wow, I'd love to visit there. Excellent images!

 

[Leslie Hunter]

These are great.

 

[Dean]

These are great.. sounds like a fabulous trip.
My favorite of this set are the sea lions.
I’d be interested to seeing the landscape if you shot any..regards Dean

 

[Joe Colozzo]

Wow , very cool set of Animals!!! Sounds like it was an awesome trip. also congrats on the feature!