Watch out crabs!

The heron is one of the few Galapagos birds that preys on crabs. This one is waiting for the soft-shelled, juvenile black crabs to come within range. It stood there, absolutely motionless, for several minutes.

Mosquero Island

December 6th 2015
Geo: -2.15882, -79.8981An unusually low tide this morning meant we were unable to land on the exposed rocks of this little island. Instead we motored along the cliffs of Seymour Island, spotting what we could.Hanzel said that Santa Cruz Island is the place to go to see large tortoises in the wild. They are abundant in the highlands there. The islands we've visited have generally been sm ... read more

South America » Ecuador

The "Republic of the Equator" was one of three countries that emerged from the collapse of Gran Colombia in 1830 (the others are Colombia and Venezuela). Between 1904 and 1942, Ecuador lost territories in a series of conflicts with its neighbors. A b... ... read more

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