Sunday April 13: Española

Blue Footed Booby

The day began with a landing at Punta Suarez on Española (Hood) Island. We walked fairly difficult trails with large rocks on path for about 1 3/4 miles along trails seeing Sea Lion, Marine Iguana, Espanola Lava Lizard, Blue-footed Booby (courting dances), Nazca Booby (adult and chicks), Hood Mockingbird, Yellow-crowned Night Heron, American Oystercatcher, Yellow Warbler, Small Ground Finch, Galapagos Hawk, Galapagos Dove, Swallow-tailed Gull and Waved Albatross as well as Sally Lightfoot Crab. There was a cliff the Albatross used as a launching arean and a good-sized blowhole which blew mist high in the air.

Map of Española: Punta Suarez

Hood Mockingbird	Hood Mockingbird	Sea Lion	Small Ground Finch
Cattle Egret	Galapagos Dove	American Oystercatchers	Yellow-Crowned Night Heron
Swallow-tailed Gull	Lava Lizard	Lava Lizard	Marine Iguana
Waved Albatross	"Albatross Airfield"	Waved Albatross	Albatross in Flight
Cliff	Blue Footed Booby	Marine Iguana	Cliff, Blowhole
Magnificent Frigate Bird	Nazca Booby chick	Nazca Booby older chick	Nazca Booby
Blue Footed Booby	Blue Footed Booby	Blue Footed Booby pair - start of courtship	Blue Footed Booby pair - courtship dance

Afternoon panga ride to Gardner Beach (white beach) to practice snorkel and swim, so not many pictures.

Map of Española: Gardner Bay

Champion Island

Brown Pelican in Mangrove Tree

Galapagos Hawk

Daily Expedition Report for April 13

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