Views of Sequim, the Olympic Peninsula. . .and beyond
The male frigate bird inflates his chest balloon to attract females. Then he builds a nest to impress her further. This guy did a nice job. Well built nest tucked into a tree with lots of branches to keep predators at bay.
The big male on the right was very protective of the “toddler sized” howler.
These marine iguanas live at the edge of the water clinging onto the cliffs in the Galapagos
These Salley crabs were everywhere in the Galapagos and they JUMP!
This iguana was spread out to get all the sun he could. I of course had to lay on the ground to get this shot… Are you seeing a trend here?
This island was FILLED with pelicans on the hunt.
These guys are huge and OLD. Our naturalist said this one is over 150 yrs old. They said they were hunted by sailors because they can go almost a year without eating. So they would stack them up live in the hold and pull one out for dinner. They were alive so they wouldn’t spoil. The darwin center has a program to repopulate the various islands with Tortoise.