Imagekind Gallery Galapagosimages

Heron watches

Galapagos - Lava Heron strolling among the tourists This image was on display at The Heard Museum, Allen, Texas.

Galapagos Pinnacle Rock

Right out of the movie MASTER AND COMMANDER this view of Pinnacle Rock

Pelican keeps an eye on chicks

Galapagos Islands -- Brown Pelican keeping a protective watch

Pelican spreading wings

Galapagos - Brown Pelican lands to feed its young

Grow where you are planted

Growing out of the volcanic rock

Land Iguana

At The Charles Darwin Research Center in The Galapagos Islands. This photo appears on a Colin Andrew Sheffield's (my younger son) CDR "for tomorrow." http://www.elevatorbath.com/ Also displayed at The Heard Museum

Iguana pile

The "Iggy pile" is a way for them to share body heat

Marine iguana

The marine iguana is not colorful like the land iguana

Sally Lightfoot Crab

These crabs have become so colorful because they have no predators in the Galapagos

Sally Lightfoot 2

No predators = freedom to be colorful

Female tortoises

Galapagos - Charles Darwin Research Center The females were in their own area

Tortoise 1

The Charles Darwin Research Center -- there are dwindling numbers of the giant tortoises -- the center provides for hundreds

Tortoise 2

The Charles Darwin Research Center provides for these aged giants

Tortoise faces

Charles Darwin Research Center - giant tortoise

Tortoise face

Truly a giant - they often live more than 100 years

Tortoise face 2

What a wonderful face