Española Island
What a beautiful day, from the beginning to the end.
Here the animals seem to have been suspended on time: as we walked along the path marine iguanas were making their way into the water to graze the very small algae attached to the rocks, blue-footed boobies dancing, Red-billed tropicbirds in a wonderful aerial display and a newborn Galápagos sea lion.
The island is a remnant of a very ancient volcano, which is slowly disappearing beneath the surface of the sea, is has been shaped like a wedge from the north to the south, The Humboldt current and the southeasterly prevailing winds attract one of the masters of the winds, the Waved Albatross. Between the months of April to December, the waters are cold; as a result, there is enough food to raise a hatchling into a bird that is ready to leave the island at the end of December. At this time big bird has to start a long trip to the waters of the south Pacific and be able to come back in four or five years to start the cycle of life again.
We have been on a wonderful island that has taught us about past and present evolutions, as well as a love and passion for nature.
We have witnessed to the beginning of life on an island which is about to die.
What a beautiful day, from the beginning to the end.
Here the animals seem to have been suspended on time: as we walked along the path marine iguanas were making their way into the water to graze the very small algae attached to the rocks, blue-footed boobies dancing, Red-billed tropicbirds in a wonderful aerial display and a newborn Galápagos sea lion.
The island is a remnant of a very ancient volcano, which is slowly disappearing beneath the surface of the sea, is has been shaped like a wedge from the north to the south, The Humboldt current and the southeasterly prevailing winds attract one of the masters of the winds, the Waved Albatross. Between the months of April to December, the waters are cold; as a result, there is enough food to raise a hatchling into a bird that is ready to leave the island at the end of December. At this time big bird has to start a long trip to the waters of the south Pacific and be able to come back in four or five years to start the cycle of life again.
We have been on a wonderful island that has taught us about past and present evolutions, as well as a love and passion for nature.
We have witnessed to the beginning of life on an island which is about to die.
