Videos tagged with "awad"

Lonesome George and other Galapagos Tortoises [08:56]
Lonesome George and other Saddleback Galapagos Tortoises at the Darwin Research Center in the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador.
Tags: Galapagos Islands, Tortoise, Saddleback, Darwin, Lonesome George, Awad, Ecuador, South America

Landing on South Plazas Island Galapagos [05:29]
Our tour group visited several of the islands in the Galapagos. One of our visits was to South Plaza Island. Our landing party was greeted by sea lions and iguanas. A rocky island that has had some time to evolve various plants and animals such as the Cactus Tree, land and marine iguana and various kinds of birds from finches to sea gulls and Blue-footed Boobies.
Tags: Galapagos Islands, South Plaza Island, Ecuador, South America, Awad, Iguana, Finches, Sea Lions

Approaching Santa Fe Island Galapagos [11:28]
On our first full day in the Galapagos our group traveled to Santa Fe Island. Our approach by small water craft was full of excitement as we were able to see and photograph much of the varied animal life that inhabits the Galapagos Islands. Our eyes were filled with sights of Seal Lions, crabs, Marine Iguanas, Blue-Footed Boobies, Sea Gulls, forests of Cactus Tree and various other life forms.
Tags: Galapagos Islands, Santa Fe Island, Ecuador, South America, Awad, Lion Seals, Blue-footed Boobies, Marine Iguana, Pacific Ocean

South Plazas Island Galapagos Ecuador [14:25]
South Plazas is one of the islands in Ecuador's Galapagos National Park. While all of the islands are of volcanic origin, South Plazas has had some time to develop various kinds of plant life and is home to many kinds of lizards, both marine and land iguana, sea lions, and many kinds of birds. The rocky cliffs on the the island provides great roosting places for many of the birds and areas for sea lions to bask in the sun.
Tags: Galapagos Islands, South Plaza Island, Ecuador, South America, Awad, Iguana, Finches, Pelicans, Sea Gulls, Blue-Footed Boobies

On the Way to Bartoleme Island [01:30]
Views around the boat and the passing scenery as my family, my brother and I ride a boat for a tour of Bartolome Island in the Galapagos. Like many of the islands in the Galapagos (where Charles Darwin's study of the wildlife became the basis of of his Evolution Theory) Bartolome is a somewhat young volcano island with a very rocky surface and some plant and animal life.
Tags: Galapagos, Islands, Ecuador, South, America, Bartolome, Island, Awad, ocean