flightless cormorant – Florida Bird Photography Tours & Fine Art

Memories from Fernandina Island in the Galapagos Islands

February 27, 2014Steven BlandinAfrica, Bird, Galapagos, Uncategorized, Wildlife Photography Tour5D mark III, 600mm, bird photography, canon, course, cruise, fernandina island, flightless cormorant, galapagos hawk, Galapagos Islands, lava lizard, marine iguana, photo, travel, wildlife photography tour, workshop

For some reason this week I have been thinking about a past tour to the Galapagos Islands on several occasions. More specifically, the visit to Fernandina Island had been very rich in photographic opportunities. The Island is perfectly preserved and is the home of multiple very rare species. This is the favored spot for Flightless

Flightless Cormorant’s courtship

June 12, 2013Steven BlandinBird, Breeding behavior, Endangered species, Galapagos, Uncategorizedbehavior, bird, canon, cormorant, Ecuador, endangered species, fernandina, flightless, flightless cormorant, galapagos, Galapagos Islands, ISO, noise, photography, photoshop, seabird, swim, swimming, tips, travel, wildlife

The photograph below is a pair of Flightless Cormorant going through their courtship ritual. This pair of Flightless Cormorants is swimming around each other in the cold water current of Fernandina Island, in the Galapagos Islands. What are they doing? Courting each other! 🙂 I was lucky to witness this superb display of chase and