This is Pelican Bay, where we could see sea lions at play in the mangroves

The Great Blue Heron is the largest heron in the islands. Standing at nearly 1m high with a wingspan of nearly 2m, it’s a bird you can’t overlook! Here the heron stretched out its S-shaped neck, waiting to feed on fishermen’s catch remains at the “wet market”.

 When its neck wasn’t stretched out

Lava Heron (Butorides sundevalli) looking sharp and alert

This is one of our many favorite birds in Galapagos. This yellow-eyed bird is found throughout the islands on rocky shores and mangrove lagoons. It feeds on small fish, crabs, lizards and insects, and is a solitary bird.

The Marine Iguana - it swims!

The Galapagos Marine Iguana (Amblyrhynchus cristatus) is the world’s only sea-going lizard, and is found on all of the main islands. It lives largely on land but feeds inshore and in the intertidal zone at depths of up to 10 m.

 Marine iguanas sunning themselves in a small junkyard

 Waste management is a challenge in Galapagos. Everything has to be done with priority to conserve the environment.

 Marine iguanas coming out from the sea

There are seven subspecies of the Galapagos Marine Iguana, and they vary considerably in size and color from island to island.

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