Galápagos marine iguana feces
Green (algal) waste from Galápagos marine iguana (Amblyrhynchus cristatus). Isla Fernandina, Galápagos.
Galápagos marine iguanas
Galápagos marine iguanas (Amblyrhynchus cristatus) basking on lava. Isla Fernandina, Galápagos.
Mess of marine iguanas (Amblyrhynchus cristatus) on beach
Mess of marine iguanas (Amblyrhynchus cristatus) on beach. Isla Fernandina, Galápagos.
Galápagos marine iguana (Amblyrhynchus cristatus) with Sally Lightfoot crabs
Galápagos marine iguana (Amblyrhynchus cristatus) with Sally Lightfoot crabs. Isla Fernandina, Galápagos.
Partly submerged marine iguana covered with Sally Lightfoot crabs
Dead marine iguana (Amblyrhynchus cristatus) being eaten by Sally Lightfoot crabs. Isla Fernandina, Galápagos.
Marine iguana (Amblyrhynchus cristatus) in field of Galápagos carpetweed (Sesuvium edmonstonei)
Marine iguana (Amblyrhynchus cristatus) in field of Galápagos carpetweed (Sesuvium edmonstonei). Cerro Dragon, Isla Santa Cruz, Galápagos.
Marine iguana
Marine iguana (Amblyrhynchus cristatus) sunning on guano-covered rock. Galápagos Islands, Ecuador.
Marine iguana (Amblyrhynchus cristatus) resting in tide pool. Isla Santiago (James Island), Galápagos, Ecuador.
Galápagos marine iguana
Juvenile Galápagos marine iguana (Amblyrhynchus cristatus). Isla Fernandina, Galápagos.
Pink marine iguana
Pink marine iguana (Amblyrhynchus cristatus). The marine iguanas on Isla Santiago (formerly James Island) are typically greenish so this individual stood out. Galápagos, Ecuador.
Marine iguana (Amblyrhynchus cristatus) resting in tide pool. Isla Santiago, Galápagos, Ecuador.
Skeletonized marine iguana
Skeletonized marine iguana (Amblyrhynchus cristatus). Isla Santiago, Galápagos, Ecuador.
Galapagos marine iguana
Galapagos marine iguana (Amblyrhynchus cristatus) sneezing. Punta Espinosa, Fernandina Island, Galapagos.
Fernandina marine iguana
Fernandina marine iguana (Amblyrhynchus cristatus cristatus) swimming. Isla Fernandina, Galápagos.
Tricuspate teeth on skeleton of a marine iguana (Amblyrhynchus cristatus). Isla Fernandina, Galápagos.
Marine iguana (Amblyrhynchus cristatus) on sandy beach. Isla Santiago, Galápagos, Ecuador.
Marine iguanas
Mess of marine iguanas (Amblyrhynchus cristatus ssp. wikelskii). Puerto Egas, Isla Santiago, Galápagos.
Fernandina marine iguana (Amblyrhynchus cristatus cristatus) yawning. Punta Espinosa, Fernandina Island, Galápagos Island.
Red cardinal fish
School of red cardinal fish (Apogon sp.). Off Isla Genovesa, Galápagos.
Great blue heron
Great blue heron (Ardea herodias) on beach. Isla Santa Cruz, Galápagos Islands, Ecuador.
Great blue heron (Ardea herodias) overlooking ocean
Great blue heron (Ardea herodias) overlooking ocean. Isla Santa Cruz, Galápagos Islands, Ecuador.
Black mangrove
Black mangrove (Avicennia germinans) growing in lagoon. Isla Santa Cruz, Galápagos.
Galápagos lava cactus
Galápagos lava cactus (Brachycereus nesioticus). Isla Fernandina, Galápagos.
Galápagos hawk (Buteo galapagoensis)
Galápagos hawk (Buteo galapagoensis). Isla Fernandina, Galápagos.
Sanderling (Calidris alba)
Sanderling (Calidris alba). Cero Dragón, Galápagos Islands, Ecuador.
Galápagos bitterbush
Red drupes on Galápagos bitterbush (Castela galapageia). Isla Isabela, Galápagos.
Baby Galápagos tortoises (Chelonoidis sp.) at breeding center
Baby Galápagos tortoises (Chelonoidis sp.) eating arroleaf elephant's ear (Xanthosoma sagittifolium) at the Fausto Llerena Tortoise Center in Puerto Ayora, Isla Santa Cruz, Galápagos.
Baby Galápagos tortoise (Chelonoidis nigra)
Close-up of a western Santa Cruz giant tortoise (Chelonoidis porteri)
Close-up of a western Santa Cruz giant tortoise (Chelonoidis porteri). El Chato Tortoise Reserve near Los Gemelos, Isla Santa Cruz, Galápagos.
Western Santa Cruz Island giant toroise (Chelonoidis porteri)
Western Santa Cruz Island giant toroise (Chelonoidis porteri). El Chato Tortoise Reserve near Los Gemelos, Isla Santa Cruz, Galápagos.
Western Santa Cruz Island giant tortoise (Chelonoidis porteri)
Western Santa Cruz Island giant tortoise (Chelonoidis porteri). One of two species on the Island. El Chato Giant Tortoise Reserve near Los Gemelos, Santa Cruz, Galápagos.
Juvenile Alcedo Volcano giant tortoise (Chelonoidis vandenburghi)
Juvenile Alcedo Volcano giant tortoise (Chelonoidis vandenburghi). Urbina Bay, Volcan Alcedo. Isla Isabela. Galápagos, Ecuador.
Disarticulating carapace and plastron of a dead Alcedo Volcano giant tortoise (Chelonoidis vandenburghi)
Disarticulating carapace and plastron of a dead Alcedo Volcano giant tortoise (Chelonoidis vandenburghi). Urbina Bay, outskirts of Volcan Alcedo.
Alcedo giant tortoise (Chelonoidis vandenburghi)
Alcedo giant tortoise (Chelonoidis vandenburghi). Urbina Bay, Isla Isabela, Galápagos.
Land iguana (Conolophus subcristatus)
Land iguana (Conolophus subcristatus). Cerro Dragón, Isla Santa Cruz, Galápagos.
Galápagos land iguana (Conolophus subcristatus) eating
Galápagos land iguana (Conolophus subcristatus) eating. Isla Santa Cruz, Galápagos.
Galápagos land iguana (Conolophus subcristatus) near Waltheria ovata
Galápagos land iguana (Conolophus subcristatus) near Waltheria ovata. Isla Isabela, Galápagos.
Galapagos land iguana (Conolophus subcristatus)
Galapagos land iguana (Conolophus subcristatus). Cerro dragón, Isla Santa Cruz, Galápagos.
Land iguana (Conolophus subcristatus). Isla Isabela, Galápagos.
Swallow-tailed gulls
Pair of courting swallow-tailed gull (Creagrus furcatus). Genovesa, Galápagos.
Pair of swallow-tailed gulls (Creagrus furcatus) under Opuntia. Isla Genovesa, Galápagos.
Dodder
Dodder (Cuscuta sp.) on goat's foot Convolulus (Ipomoea pes-caprae). Isla Santiago, Galapagos.
Euphorbia amplexicaulis
Euphorbia amplexicaulis. Isla Genovesa, Galápagos.
Great frigatebirds
Flock of great frigatebirds (Fregata minor). Genovesa, Galápagos Islands.
Great frigatebird
Great frigatebird (Fregata minor) showing green tinge on wings. Isla Genovesa, Galápagos.
Great frigatebird (Fregata minor) with inflated gular sac
Great frigatebird (Fregata minor) with inflated gular sac. Genovesa, Galápagos Islands.
Great frigatebird (Fregata minor) perched in shrub
Great frigatebird (Fregata minor) perched in shrub. Isla Genovesa, Galápagos.
