Thursday, February 20, 2020

See more of Seymore Island

As we walked the trail we got to see several land iguanas walk right by us and a couple of marine iguanas as well. We saw a nest for a Land Iguana and a rat trap that they're using to catch rats. Luis our guide told us that they took seven years to come up with a particular type of rat bait that will both attract the rats and meet their culinary needs.  They are trying to trap the rats out of there to get back to a more natural ecosystem. We also saw chicks both blue-footed boobies and frigate bird chicks. A couple of skeletons of iguanas and frigatebirds. Then we got back on the boat.

Sea Lion

The marine iguana is dark to allow for quick warming in the sun


The land iginla us more colorful


This guy was pretty small


The waves were beautiful 


A rounded head for eating alger as close to the rocks as possible 


A more traditional head shape on the land iguanas 


The male is trying hard to impress 


A rock pillow will do just fine


Rat trap for invasive black rats


We saw some smaller sea lions surfing


Iguana nest


Nice feet!


A Male on the top and a female below him


Fully I floated and calling to the females


Two young boobie chicks looking healthy



A very young boobie chick


Not much of a nest


Lands end for this land iguana


Also the end of the line for this Frigate 


Fuzzy Frigates 


Also a minimal nest


Ready for pick up


Swallow tail gulls in love