Abstacts from Ecuador

Hats

Mangroves

Lava

Fronds

The 'locals'

Scenes from Ecuador

River Napo

Andean Volcano

Valley between the two Andean mountain ranges

Amazonian Jungle

Tanager

Blue and grey Tanager

Female Silver-beaked Tanager

Parrot

Green Parrot sp

Amazonian Monkey

Woolly Monkey

Trumpeter

Grey-winged Trumpeter

Toucan

White-throated Toucan

Capybara

Capybara--the world's largest rodent

Hawk

Possible Short Tailed Hawk seen in the Andes at about twelve thousand feet.

Parakeet

Green Parakeet sp.

Sparrow

The ubiquitous Rufous-necked Sparrow

Grosbeak

Southern Yellow Grosbeak

Grebe

Pied-billed Grebe

Flycatcher

Large-billed (or Galapagos) Flycatcher

Female Vermillion Flycatcher

Coot

American Coot

Hawk

Galapagos Hawk

Blue-footed booby

Blue-footed Booby

Crab

Sally Lightfoot Crab

Oyster Catcher

American Oyster Catcher on nest

Iguana

Female Marine Iguana

Male Land Iguana

Male Marine Iguana

Male Marine Iguanas

Male Marine Iguana

Male Marine Iguana

Male Marine Iguana

Finch

Warbler Finch

Small Cactus Finch

Small Tree Finch, male

Male Medium Ground Finch

Female Small Ground Finch

Albatross

A distant shot of Mum or Dad

Waved Albatross Chick

Waved Albatross Chick

Only a few families remained on the island of Espanola ( the only breeding site in the Gallapagos ) since their breeding period is from March to early January. We were therefore fortunate to catch sight of this 'Near Threatened'species; currently only about eighteen thousand pairs breed.