Birds

Punta Pitt on San Cristobal Island is the only place in the Galapagos where you can see all three species of boobies in one place.

Among all the unique species on the Galapagos are a handful I've met before closer to home, including pelicans, herons and a passel of coastal birds.

The graceful birds soar along island cliffs and between the monuments of Kicker Rock.

Shearwaters survey the open sea for schools of baitfish, sweeping so close their wingtips touch the water.

The enormous albatross lives only on Espanola Island, where it nests among the stony fields behind the cliffs.

These pirates make their living plundering food from other birds as they return from feeding.

Birds, lizards and other wildlife in the Galapagos have adopted the basic color scheme of the islands - basaltic black and Palo Santo gray.

The wildlife of the Galapagos are tame and approachable because they have few predators. This is one of them.