Galápagos Penguin

A blue-footed booby perched on volcanic rock above a Galápagos penguin at the water's edge

Blue-Footed Booby and Galápagos Penguin

Blue-footed Booby (Sula nebouxii) Famous for its vivid blue feet — the brighter the color, the healthier the bird — which males show off in an elaborate high-stepping courtship dance. Common throughout the Galápagos Islands year-round, nesting on rocky shores and plunge-diving from height to catch schooling fish. Wikipedia | iNaturalist | eBird Galápagos Penguin (Spheniscus mendiculus) The world’s only penguin found north of the equator and among the rarest — fewer than 2,000 remain, all endemic to the Galápagos archipelago. ...

A small group of Galápagos penguins perched on jagged volcanic rock at the water's edge

Galápagos Penguins on the Lava Shore

📍 Isla Isabela, Galápagos Islands Galápagos Penguin (Spheniscus mendiculus) The only penguin species found north of the equator, and the rarest penguin in the world — fewer than 2,000 remain, all within the Galápagos archipelago. Year-round residents of Isla Isabela, which hosts the majority of the global population thanks to the cold, nutrient-rich Cromwell Current that sweeps past the island’s western coast. Wikipedia | iNaturalist | eBird