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| Blue-footed Boobie (male) |
After breakfast we headed off via dinghy to North Seymour Island. Before we even made it to the shore we were granted sightings of Blue-footed Boobies, Magnificent Frigatebirds, Brown Noddies, Lava Herons, Swallow-tailed Gulls and sea lions.
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| Magnificent Frigatebird displaying |
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| Magnificent Frigatebird (juv) |
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| Great Frigatebird (juv) |
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| Blue-footed Booby freshly hatched chick |
Once we had climbed up onto the rocky shore we found Galápagos Doves, pairs of boobies, nests of frigatebirds and roosting gulls. An hour and a half on the trail, at a very slow pace, brought us to nests and young of both species of frigatebirds (many with displaying males) and Blue-footed Boobies as well as close looks at Land Iguanas, Marine Iguanas, sea lions and many plants.
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| North Seymour landscape |
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| Yellow Warbler |
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| Land Iguana |
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| Galapagos Fur Seal |
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| Snorkeling at North Seymour |
When we returned to the boat a small portion of the group went snorkeling along the island, where they viewed rays, parrotfish, hawkfish, garden eels and other reef species.
After lunch Kevin gave a photography lesson and then we all set off on a dinghy trip to Mosquera Beach. Unfortunately, the tides were not conducive to landing, but we all got good views of sea lions, Brown Pelicans and Galápagos Shearwaters. After dinner that evening the boat moved us to Sullivan Bay.
photos © Kevin Loughlin
Text © Sarah Winnicki, Wildside Intern
