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In April 2014 i visited the Galapagos Islands for a photography trip ( if anyone is interested, i can PM the tour company details which specialises in wildlife photography trips around the world). We visited almost 10 different islands in the archipelago. From a Birdlife perspective the islands have about 70+ bird species, with over half  of them endemics. Will post the bird list shortly that we spotted on the trip.

Attached pics from the trip.

Equipment used Canon 5D Mk3, 100-400mm lens, and sometimes the 2x extender (with manual focus). Further in the Galapagos the birds and wildlife are unperturbed by humans, as it as been a protected national park for a while, hence they readily approach the camera and people as sometimes they are quite inquisitive.

First few pics are of the Blue Footed Booby

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6/05/2016 20:27

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Blue footed booby with Kicker Rock in the background at sunset

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6/05/2016 20:28

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6/05/2016 20:29

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The Galapagos Hawk

Juvenile molt

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6/05/2016 20:30

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6/05/2016 20:32

Would have been a better pic, if i had got the manual focus right ....

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6/05/2016 20:33

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The Waved Albatross - courting dance

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6/05/2016 20:36

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7/05/2016 20:46

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7/05/2016 20:55

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7/05/2016 20:56

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Great Frigatebird

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7/05/2016 20:57

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7/05/2016 20:58

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7/05/2016 20:59

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7/05/2016 21:01

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List of birds spotted in Galapagos during the trip:

1.        American Oystercatcher Haematopus palliatus
2.        Brown pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis)
3.        Flightless cormorant (Phalacrocorax harrisi),
4.        Galapagos penguin (Spheniscus mendiculus)
5.        Waved albatross (Phoebastria irrorata)
6.        Galápagos shearwater (Puffinus subalaris)
7.        Wedge-rumped storm petrel (Oceanodroma tethys)
8.        Elliot's storm petrel (Oceanites gracilis)
9.        Magnificent frigatebird (Fregata magnificens)
10.        Great frigatebird (Fregata minor)
11.        Swallow-tailed gull (Creagrus furcatus)
12.        Lava gull (Leucophaeus fuliginosus)
13.        Red-billed tropicbird (Phaethon aethereus)
14.        Common noddy (Anous stolidus)
15.        Sooty tern (Onychoprion fuscatus)
16.        White-cheeked pintail (Anas bahamensis)
17.        Greater flamingo (Phoenicopterus roseus)
18.        Great blue heron (Ardea herodias)
19.        Yellow-crowned night-heron (Nyctanassa violacea)
20.        Striated heron (Butorides striata)
21.        Lava heron (Butorides sundevalli)
22.        Ruddy turnstone (Arenaria interpres)
23.        Semipalmated plover (Charadrius semipalmatus)
24.        Hudsonian godwit (Limosa haemastica)
25.        Galapagos hawk (Buteo galapagoensis)
26.        Short-eared owl (Asio flammeus)
27.        Galápagos flycatcher (Myiarchus magnirostris)
28.        Vermilion flycatcher (Pyrocephalus rubinus)
29.        American yellow warbler (Setophaga petechia)
30.        Galápagos mockingbird (Mimus parvulus)
31.        Chatham mockingbird (Mimus melanotis)
32.        Hood mockingbird (Mimus macdonaldi)
33.        Medium ground finch (Geospiza fortis)
34.        Small ground finch (Geospiza fuliginosa)
35.        Sharp-beaked ground finch (Geospiza difficilis)
36.        Large cactus finch (Geospiza conirostris)
37.        Green warbler-finch (Certhidea olivacea)
38.        Blue-footed booby (Sula nebouxii)
39.        Red-footed booby (Sula sula)
40.        Nazca booby (Sula granti)
41.        Brown booby (Sula leucogaster)

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Flightless or Galapagos Cormorant

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9/05/2016 20:40

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9/05/2016 20:41

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American Oystercatchers

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9/05/2016 20:43

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Galapagos Penguins watching sunset

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9/05/2016 20:44

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Short Eared Owl

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9/05/2016 20:45

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9/05/2016 20:46

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Lava Herons - courting dance by the beach

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9/05/2016 21:16

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Nazca Booby

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10/05/2016 20:53

Red Footed Booby cooling off in the mid-day heat

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10/05/2016 20:55

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The iconic Marine Iguana

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10/05/2016 20:56

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10/05/2016 20:56

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Sally light foot crabs, which are literally found on every coastline along the archipelago...

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11/05/2016 22:47

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The Galapagos Sea lion - pic captured just as a wave crashed on the rock it was resting on.

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11/05/2016 22:49

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The Galapagos Mockingbird ( i think)...

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11/05/2016 22:51

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11/05/2016 22:52

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The Galapagos Tortoise

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11/05/2016 22:54

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Lava Heron

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11/05/2016 22:56