Isabela Island in the Galapagos, Ecuador

Other pages from our visit to Ecuador: Cotapaxi, Flowers, GuayaquilLos Tuneles, Otovalo, Puerto Grande, Quito, San Cristobal, Santa Cruz, Sierra Negra

As we approached Isabela by boat we were greeted by the sight of a sea lion and iguanas sunning themselves on the steep rock shore.

Nasca Boobies hung out there as well.

And on an area that had some brushy cover we could see Frigate Birds displaying their red neck pouches.

Our Hotel for our stay here was The Wooden House.

This Yellow Warbler was on a palm right outside our room.
 
This Black Necked Stilt and Common Moorehen were in a nearby lagoon.

We saw about a dozen flamingos during our walk.


They have an interesting way of feeding.
They stir up the mud with their feet and filter out algae and brine shrimp by rapidly opening and closing their beaks.


We visited a research facility where giant tortoises are hatched and raised to a large enough size that they aren't prey to predators.

Silverpaw accompanied us on our trip as part of our grandson's 3rd grade project.
Here he is pointing out one young tortoises.
You may have noticed him on the park sign too.

The vermilion flycatcher is tiny but spectacular.

Back at the shore some lobstermen were counting their catch before selling it.
The season had just opened so lobsters were readily available.
We enjoyed them several times during our visit.

Loading up for our trip to San Cristobal.


Other pages from our visit to Ecuador: Cotapaxi, Flowers, Guayaquil, Los Tuneles, Otovalo, Puerto Grande, Quito, San Cristobal, Santa Cruz, Sierra Negra

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