Brown Pelican shaking itself, Champion Islet, Floreana, Galapagos
Champion Islet, Floreana Island, Galápagos Islands, Ecuador (August 2023)
This image was taken during the Gems of Galapagos trip organised by Natures Images and led by Mark Sisson and Pablo Cersosimo (Wild South Photography). An eight-day cruise was undertaken aboard the catamaran Nemo II following the south itinerary:
Day 1 Baltra (midday start), North Seymour (pm)
Day 2 San Cristobal: Lobos Island - Kicker Rock (am), Brujo Hill (pm)
Day 3 Floreana: Champion Islet - Cormorant Point (am), Post Office Bay - The Baroness Viewpoint (pm)
Day 4 Espanola: Osborn Islet - Gardner Island - Gardner Bay (am), Suarez Point (pm)
Day 5 Santa Cruz: Highlands (am), Charles Darwin Station (pm)
Day 6 South Plaza (am), Santa Fe (pm)
Day 7 Bartolome (am), Chinese Hat (pm)
Day 8 Daphne Major - Baltra (8:30 am end)
Status is classified as Least Concern. For more information on this bird species see the following links:
Brown pelican / Wikipedia
Brown Pelican Pelecanus occidentalis / Bird Forum
BirdLife International / Brown Pelican Pelecanus occidentalis
Cornell Lab of Ornithology / Brown Pelican Pelecanus occidentalis
Shooting Time 11:15
Tv(Shutter Speed) 1/1600
Av(Aperture Value) 6.3
Exposure Compensation -2/3
ISO Speed 2000
Latitude 01 14 14.3 S
Longitude 90 23 16.3 W
Altitude 10.60m
This image was taken during the Gems of Galapagos trip organised by Natures Images and led by Mark Sisson and Pablo Cersosimo (Wild South Photography). An eight-day cruise was undertaken aboard the catamaran Nemo II following the south itinerary:
Day 1 Baltra (midday start), North Seymour (pm)
Day 2 San Cristobal: Lobos Island - Kicker Rock (am), Brujo Hill (pm)
Day 3 Floreana: Champion Islet - Cormorant Point (am), Post Office Bay - The Baroness Viewpoint (pm)
Day 4 Espanola: Osborn Islet - Gardner Island - Gardner Bay (am), Suarez Point (pm)
Day 5 Santa Cruz: Highlands (am), Charles Darwin Station (pm)
Day 6 South Plaza (am), Santa Fe (pm)
Day 7 Bartolome (am), Chinese Hat (pm)
Day 8 Daphne Major - Baltra (8:30 am end)
Status is classified as Least Concern. For more information on this bird species see the following links:
Brown pelican / Wikipedia
Brown Pelican Pelecanus occidentalis / Bird Forum
BirdLife International / Brown Pelican Pelecanus occidentalis
Cornell Lab of Ornithology / Brown Pelican Pelecanus occidentalis
Shooting Time 11:15
Tv(Shutter Speed) 1/1600
Av(Aperture Value) 6.3
Exposure Compensation -2/3
ISO Speed 2000
Latitude 01 14 14.3 S
Longitude 90 23 16.3 W
Altitude 10.60m