GALAPAGOS 11/6-15/2013

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Galapagos Reef Octopus
(Octopus oculifer)
in disguise

Photo courtesy Walter Torres

Harlequin Wrasse
(Bodianus Clancheri)

Pacific seahorse
(Hippocampus ingens)

Yellowedge grouper (Epinephelus flavolimbatus)

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A sooty tern that Captain Hector 'rescued";
it was perched next to the hot tub all wet and exhausted.
He let it warm up on the bridge

Sooty Tern (Sterna fuscata)
Family: Sternidae
Wingspan: 34-37"
The Sooty Tern is a resident of the archipelago; breeding only on Darwin Island,
where it is present in very large numbers.
This bird is seen only infrequently elsewhere in Galapagos
The Sooty Tern is the only tern with contrasting black and white plumage.
Behavior: Very buoyant flight. Often seen feeding in large flocks,
snatching food from the surface of the sea; does not plunge dive.

Last dinner aboard - toasting guests and crew in formal dress.
GALAPAGOS

Photo courtesy Walter Torres
Final dinner on board; getting my slice of "Thanksgiving pelican"

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	Galapagos Reef Octopus (Octopus oculifer) in disguise
*Photo courtesy Walter Torres*
Harlequin Wrasse (Bodianus Clancheri)

Pacific seahorse (Hippocampus ingens)
*Yellowedge grouper (Epinephelus flavolimbatus)* Gar A sooty tern that Captain Hector 'rescued"; it was perched next to the hot tub all wet and exhausted. He let it warm up on the bridge Sooty Tern (Sterna fuscata) Family: Sternidae Wingspan: 34-37" The Sooty Tern is a resident of the archipelago; breeding only on Darwin Island, where it is present in very large numbers. This bird is seen only infrequently elsewhere in Galapagos The Sooty Tern is the only tern with contrasting black and white plumage. Behavior: Very buoyant flight. Often seen feeding in large flocks, snatching food from the surface of the sea; does not plunge dive. Last dinner aboard - toasting guests and crew in formal dress. *Photo courtesy Walter Torres* Final dinner on board; getting my slice of "Thanksgiving pelican"