Genovesa Island
Our day started with incredible landscapes and wildlife sightings that we hadn’t seen before. Shortly after dropping anchor inside the crater of an extinct volcano, we set foot on one of the most pristine islands in the archipelago. We were welcomed by the great frigate birds. The males had just started to show their bright red gular sacs that would be used when courting. Red footed boobies were also a highlight. This species is the smallest and least often seen of the Galapagos boobies. It is however, the most abundant of the three species, but the colonies occur at the edges of the archipelago. Swallow tailed gulls, lava gulls, mocking birds and owls were among some of the other species that accompanied us during our visit.
And if the day wasn’t perfect enough, just when we were leaving the caldera, a pod of rare “melon-headed whales” appeared to lead the way out. Their silhouette against the light of the sunset in the background was the great finale to a truly glorious day.
Our day started with incredible landscapes and wildlife sightings that we hadn’t seen before. Shortly after dropping anchor inside the crater of an extinct volcano, we set foot on one of the most pristine islands in the archipelago. We were welcomed by the great frigate birds. The males had just started to show their bright red gular sacs that would be used when courting. Red footed boobies were also a highlight. This species is the smallest and least often seen of the Galapagos boobies. It is however, the most abundant of the three species, but the colonies occur at the edges of the archipelago. Swallow tailed gulls, lava gulls, mocking birds and owls were among some of the other species that accompanied us during our visit.
And if the day wasn’t perfect enough, just when we were leaving the caldera, a pod of rare “melon-headed whales” appeared to lead the way out. Their silhouette against the light of the sunset in the background was the great finale to a truly glorious day.
