We saw so many different creatures in our travels around the Galapagos Islands that I thought it would be useful to have a record of these all together. For more detail on visiting the islands see my trip journal under the Galapagos tag or via the Travel category.
Galapagos Giant Tortoises
Magnificent Frigate Birds
Great Frigate Birds
Blue-footed Boobies
Red-footed Boobies
Nazca Boobies
Red-billed Tropic Bird
Galapagos Albatross
Galapagos Hawk
Mockingbird and Galapagos Dove
Finches
Galapagos Penguins
Lava Lizard
Rats and Snakes (endemic)
Marine Iguanas
Land Iguanas
Crabs (Sally Lightfoot, Ghost, Hermit)
Herons (Great Blue, Striated, Yellow Crested)
Swallow Tail Gull
Brown Pelican
Other Sea Birds
Sea-Lions
Other Marine Life
I was so disappointed that I didn’t have an underwater camera. The marine life is just spectacular. There is nothing to compare to floating around with a turtle or having a sea-lion swim past you like a torpedo. I’m rather glad I didn’t see sharks but they would have been amazing. The fish are a myriad of bright colours and so plentiful, graceful rays glide by, and the starfish were like huge brightly coloured jewels.
For trips to the Galapagos Islands see:
Explore South America with Intrepid Travel
(a range of different travel styles – see my post on travel styles)
Peregrine Adventures Travel Destinations (Comfort tours)
Geckos Adventures (for 18 to 30s)
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Simply amazing. Iguanas somehow terrify me a little, – how close did you get?
We were struggling to keep the required 1m away. One scuttled under my legs as I sat on a rock. But they are so unconcerned with humans that they weren’t worried about us being there and so there was no need for us to be worried either.