Tag Archives | Animals

Travel Photo of the Day – Panda

By on March 28, 2012 ]

This baby Panda is laying down resting in between meals. Pandas eat for 14 hrs a day. They are vegetarians, they move slowly, are usually friendly and always incredibly adorable.

Ecuador Travel

Travel Photo of the Day – A Chillin’ Galapagos Sea Lion Pup

By on March 16, 2012 ]

Top List of Things To Do in Quito, Ecuador Sea Lions practically lay on top of each other every night on the beaches of San Cristobal Island in the Galapagos Islands of Ecuador. During the day, they retreat to the water, except for a few that brave the heat by finding some shade. This sea [...]

Ecuador Travel

Ecuador Travel – Giant Galapagos Tortoise

By on March 8, 2012 ]

Top List of Things To Do in Quito, Ecuador During our Galapagos Islands tour, we definitely ended up #HangingWithTurtles. We actually hung with turtles and tortoises, the Giant Tortoises to be exact. Galapagos is home to the largest tortoises in the world and we got to see them in the wild in the highlands of [...]

Travel Photo of the Day – Galapagos Land Iguana

By on March 6, 2012 ]

Top List of Things To Do in Quito, Ecuador We visited the Charles Darwin Research Station at Puerto Ayora on Santa Cruz Island in the Galapagos Islands during our Galapagos tour with G Adventures. Besides Lonesome George, you can also see the Galapagos Land Iguanas (Conolophus subcristatus) in captivity, which are endemic to the Galapagos [...]

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Travel Photo of the Day – Galapagos Islands Dolphin

By on March 2, 2012 ]

Top List of Things To Do in Quito, Ecuador Our Galapagos Islands tour guide told us there was a slight chance we would spot some Galapagos dolphins while traveling on our boat between islands. Well, we got lucky, because we found two large schools of dolphins that jumped around our boat for 10 minutes. Follow [...]

Ecuador Travel

Travel Photo of the Day – Galapagos Green Sea Turtle

By on February 28, 2012 ]

Top List of Things To Do in Quito, Ecuador During our Galapagos tour, we had hoped we would be #HangingWithTurtles, and guess what? We are! On our second day in San Cristobal island, we our snorkeling with Hammerhead sharks, Galapagos sharks, manta rays, sea lions and Galapagos Green Sea Turtles. The Galapagos Islands provide an [...]

Miami Beaches

Photo of the Day: American White Ibis at Key Biscayne in Miami, FL

By on September 21, 2011 ]

I originally thought this was a white heron or egret on the beaches of Key Biscayne in Southern Florida’s Miami, but thanks to Google, I was able to discover that it’s an American White Ibis Eudocimus albus) is a species of wading in the ibis family. I have never heard of such a bird. I guess it goes to [...]

Colombia Beaches

Travel Photo of the Day: Flying Heron at Tayrona Beach in Colombia

By on September 14, 2011 ]

In Tayrona National Park, an hour outside Santa Marta, Colombia, Jason and I were hiking to Cabo Beach. We both had camera in hand capturing all the beauty of these beaches during our Colombia travel.  I spotted a heron at the back of the beach near the woods.  I got my camera ready to take a [...]