Robert S. White, MD
Photographs from the Galapagos Islands
- Elliot's Storm Petrel
- July 18, 2007
- Off Bartolome Island
- Widespread, likes to follow boat
- Galapagos Penguin
- July 18, 2007
- Pinnacle Rock
- Endemic, one of the smallest penquins and the
only one entirely within the topics
- Sunrise
- July 18, 2007
- Bartolome Island
- Marine Iguana and Lava Lizard
- July 19, 2007
- Punta Espinoza on Fernandino Island
- Marine Iguanas, endemic, world's only sea-going lizard,
common on all the islands.
Lava Lizards, 7 endemic species
- Galapagos Flycatcher
- July 20, 2007
- Urbina Bay on Isabela Island
- Endemic, common on all the islands
- Land Iguana
- July 20, 2007
- Urbina Bay on Isabela Island
- 2 endemic species
- Lava Gull
- July 20, 2007
- on boat off Isabela Island
- Endemic species, common
- Small Ground Finch
- July 20, 2007
- Urbina Bay on Isabela Island
- Endemic, the smallest of the ground Finches,
common on all the islands
- Small Tree Finch
- July 20, 2007
- Urbina Bay on Isabela Island
- Endemic, found on all the islands but not common
- Blue Boobies
- July 21, 2007
- Puerto Villemil on Isabela Island
- Common on most islands
- Brown Pelican and Brown Noody
- July 21, 2007
- Puerto Villemil on Isabela Island
- Pelicans found on most islands. Brown noddies common.
- Galapagos Hawk
- July 22, 2007
- Punta Suarez on Espanola Island
- Endemic, found on most of the larger islands
- Galapagos Giant Tortoise
- July 22, 2007
- Cerro Colorado Conservation Center on San Cristobel Island
- Endemic, humid zone of the larger islands//
- Nazca Booby
- July 22, 2007
- Punta Suarez on Espanola Island
- Endemic, breeding colonies on several islands
- Swallow-tailed Gull
- July 22, 2007
- Punta Suarez on Espanola Island
- Endemic, the only nocturnal gull in the world.
- Warbler Finch
- July 22, 2007
- Cerro Colorado Conservation Center on San Cristobel Island
- Endemic, the smallest of the Darwin Finches.
Not common but found on all the islands.
- Waved Albatross Pair
- July 22, 2007
- Punta Suarez on Espanola Island
- Pair for life
- Waved Albatross and Chick
- July 22, 2007
- Punta Suarez on Espanola Island
- Largest breeding bird on the islands
found only on Espanola
- Medium Ground Finch
- July 23, 2007
- Highlands of Floreana Island
- Endemic, found on all the islands
- Hood Mockingbird
- July 22, 2007
- Punta Suarez on Espanola Island
- Endemic, found only on Espanola and Gardner Islands
- Great Frigatebird
- July 24, 2007
- North Seymour Island
- Breeding colonies on several islands
- Woodpecker Finch
- July 22, 2007
- Punta Suarez on Espanola Island
- Endemic, a larger finch found on most islands but uncommon.
- Galapagos Rail
- July 25, 2007
- Media Luna on Santa Cruz Island
- Endemic, highlands of the major islands, rare
- Greater Flamingo
- July 23, 2007
- Punta Cormorant on Floreana Island
- Small breeding colonies of several islands
- Large Ground Finch
- July 24, 2007
- Darwin Research Station on Santa Cruz Island
- Endemic, found on the larger islands.
- Short-eared Owl
- July 25, 2007
- Media Luna on Santa Cruz Island
- Highlands of the major islands
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