2009 in the Galapagos aboard the
MV SANTA CRUZ

August 28 - September 4
Videos & Photographs of M. P. Russell

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PowerPoint Slide Shows:


The route
Aug. 28
Isla San Critobal
Cerro Brujo 
Aug. 29 (morning)
Isla Española
Punta Suárez
Aug. 29 (afternoon)
Isla Floreana
Punta Cormoran
&
Corona del Diablo
Aug. 30 (morning)
Isla Fernandina
Punta Espinosa

 
Aug. 30 (afternoon)
Isla Isabela
Punta Vicente Roca
Aug. 31 (afternoon)
Isla Santa Cruz
Cerro Dragon
Sep. 1 (morning)
Isla Bartelomé
Pinnacle Rock
Sep.1 (afternoon)
Isla Santiago
Punta Egas
Sep. 2 (morning)
Isla Rábida
Rábida
Sep. 2 (afternoon)
Seymour Norte
Sep. 3
Isla Santa Cruz
Sep. 4
Puerto Baquerizo Moreno
&
Guayquil

Videos [will update these videos as time permits]

Nota bene - these files are much larger and take longer to load.

Aug. 29 (morning) Isla Española Punta Suárez
Boobie in path
Boobie playing with stick
Humpback
Boobie thermoregulating


Aug. 29 (afternoon) Corona del Diablo
White-tip shark
Slate Pencil Urchin Predation
Sea turtle

Aug. 30 (morning) Isla Fernandina Punta Espinosa
Marine Iguana
Ya gotta luv ya iguana!

Aug. 30 (afternoon) Isla Isabela Punta Vicente Roca
Sea turtle
Penguin entry
Sea lion

Aug. 31 (afternoon) Isla Santa Cruz Cerro Dragon
Finches foraging
Land iguana
Mockingbirds

Sep. 1 (morning) Isla Bartelomé Pinnacle Rock
Sea lion
Parrot fish foraging
Shark
Sea lion
Foraging school

Sep.1 (afternoon) Isla Santiago Punta Egas (large files - may take a minute or two)
Sea Lion (yeah I know but - this one is even better)
Sea turtle breathing
Penguins swimming
Sea lions (I know - even more - but this is very cool)
Sear turtle foraging