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| Warbler Finch |
We left the hotel early for a flight out of Quito to the Galápagos through Guayaquil. After we landed in San Cristóbal and got to our boat, we had lunch on our luxury yacht Xavier III before taking a bus into the highlands of San Cristobal. We stopped to view the Galápagos Miconia before continuing to La Galapaguera to view the San Cristóbal Giant Tortoises.
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| Chatham (San Cristóbal) Mockingbird |
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| San Cristóbal Giant Tortoise (saddleback) |
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| Woodpecker Finch |
At the Galapaguera we were treated to views of the tortoises as well as photo opportunities of Yellow Warblers, Chatham (San Cristóbal) Mockingbirds, Galápagos Flycatchers, San Cristóbal Cutleaf Daisies and four of the “Darwin’s Finches”: the Medium Ground-finch, the Small Ground-finch, the Warbler Finch and the Woodpecker Finch.
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| Galápagos Flycatcher |
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| Our first Galápagos sunset… |
The Mockingbirds were also an attraction at our next stop, the Colorado Hill Lookout, which also afforded an amazing view of the island. When we got back to the boat we got a taste of the day to come with sightings of Magnificent Frigatebirds, Blue-footed Boobies, Sally Lightfoot Crabs, Elliot’s Storm-Petrels, and sea lions. After a cocktail toast and dinner we went to bed while our boat carried us to North Seymour Island.
Photos © Kevin Loughlin
Text by intern Sarah Winnicki
