Baby , mom, and dad.
Galapagos Frigate family
Galapagos Frigate Bird flirting
The male frigate birds puff up their red pouches (which can stay inflated for days) to attract females. He hasn’t moved for a while. There is a spider web just in front of him.
Who will the female (second from left) choose?
A week of the Galapagos-Sally Crabs
These guys JUMP! I did not however managed to catch one in action…
Amazon-Lemon Throated Barbet
I call this “The Flamenco Dancer”. The way he kept throwing his one wing out while on the branch reminded me of a dancer throwing the bottom of her dress..
Amazon-They have Kingfishers too!
They are just as fast as they are here. I took one shot trying to pan and keep up with him. The other at 1/3200 of a second to try and catch him in flight.
Amazon–It’s jumping
Amazon-Happy Lil Howler
Howler monkies scare me. The big male makes this creepy ongoing ghost like howl throughout the day…make you feel like you’re being haunted by something you cant see. Then when you do see them the males often bare their big fangs and really howl at you.
HOWEVER- we did frequently see the male protecting and teaching the younglings, like in this photo.