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Black Turtle Lagoon with mangrove trees (Isla Santa Cruz) |
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Motors not allowed in the lagoon |
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Green Sea Turtle coming up for air |
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Green Sea Turtle swimming |
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Whitetip Reef Sharks (Triaenodon obesus) resting |
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White-tipped Reef Sharks (Triaenodon obesus) resting |
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Blacktip shark (Carcharhinus limbatus); pup only 3-4 ft long |
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White-tipped Reef Sharks (Triaenodon obesus) |
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Large marbled stingray (Taeniura meyeni) resting with sharks |
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Smooth-billed Ani (introduced pest species in the Galapagos) |
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Jim photographing Blue-footed Booby |
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Tree cactus (Opuntia spp.) on lava flow |
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Relaxing aboard ship off Isla Santa Cruz |
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Friends (Magnificent Frigatebirds) escorting the ship |
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Liz aboard ship with head ornament |
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Jim aboard ship with head ornament |
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Ashore at Dragon Hill (Isla Santa Cruz) |
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Ashore at Dragon Hill |
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Tree Cactus at Dragon Hill |
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Dragon Hill Trail |
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We found the dragon's lair! |
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Land Iguana (this dragon is 3-4 feet long) |
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Atop Dragon Hill |
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Cactus pad with spines and shadows |
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Liz finding flowers on Dragon Hill Trail |
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Lagoon along Dragon Hill Trail |
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Whimbrel finds a big grasshopper that fell into the water |
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Tracks in the sand (marine iguana, crabs, human) |
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Dragonfly at Dragon Hill |
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Cooling off in the afternoon heat |
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Departing Dragon Beach |
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Liz aboard ship outside our cabin |
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Relaxing in the lounge |
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Magnificent Frigatebird catches an eel |
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Audubon's Shearwaters diving on a school of fish in open seas |
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Final sunset over the Galapagos Islands |