These Crabs are often seen in large numbers on each volcanic Island in Galapagos. The scientific name of these crabs is "Grapsus Grapsus" and the common name is Sally Lightfoot Crabs or also known as "Red Rock Crabs".

A Snail Kite looks directly at me as I canoe quietly past on a small tributary of the Amazon river in Ecuador.

Photo Op in Quito, Ecuador

A Tortoise stares intently at me as I wade into deep mud to get close enough for my long lens to fill the frame with his profile. Estimated age is 135 years. Found on Floreana Island.

An amazingly colored Crab scampers across the rocks on Floreana Island, Galapagos. I had not time to drop down to get a face on shot since it scampered away amazingly quickly.

This is how to sail the Pacific, especially with a stop over in the Galapagos Archipelago.

A pair of Masked Boobies groom each other, completely comfortable with me as I took this image just a few feet away. Baltra Island, Galapagos

Fur Seal with Pup - Baltra Island, the Galapagos

A pair of Frigate birds share a branch as the female decides whether or not he has the Neck pouch of her dreams!

A Male Frigate bird extends its neck pouch to attract a female. We walked past dozens of them as they competed for females. Not at all disturbed by the humans amongst them. March, 2010

Galapagos Land Iguana

Galapagos Tortoise - this one was estimated at 85 years old, just a teenager. Taken on Floreana Island, the Galapagos on March 18th, 2010

This image was processed in Photoshop CS5 The top of the Amazon Jungle as seen from the Skywalk at Sacha Lodge, Ecuador

This image was processed in Photoshop CS5 The Galapagos Land Iguana (Conolophus subcristatus) is a species of lizard in the Iguanidae family. It is one of three species of the genus Conolophus. It is endemic to the Galápagos Islands, primarily the islands of Fernandina, Isabela, Santa Cruz, North Seymour, Hood and South Plaza

Image processed in Photoshop CS5 The Blue-Footed Booby, Seymour Island, Galapagos, Ecuador. (Sula nebouxii) is a bird in the Sulidae family which comprises ten species of long-winged seabirds. The natural breeding habitat of the Blue-footed Booby is tropical and subtropical islands off the Pacific Ocean, most famously, the Galápagos Islands, Ecuador.

This image was processed with Photoshop CS5 Male Tortoise - 120 years old, Floreana Island, Galapagos, Ecuador

This images was processed in Photoshop CS5 Female Lava Lizard - Espanola Island, Galapagos, Ecuador. The reptile genus Tropidurus includes several species of ground lizard. It includes seven which are endemic to the Galapagos Islands, where collectively known as lava lizards

This images was processed in Photoshop CS5 Female Lava Lizard - Espanola Island, Galapagos, Ecuador. The reptile genus Tropidurus includes several species of ground lizard. It includes seven which are endemic to the Galapagos Islands, where collectively known as lava lizards

This image was created using Photoshop CS5 Hermit Crab found on the beaches of Baltra Island, the Galapagos, Ecuador

This image was created using Photoshop CS5. Snail Kite - Rostrhamus sociabilis, (Adult Female) located near Sacha Lodge, Ecuador

Image processed with Photoshop CS5 Sunset shot from the Wooden tower near Sacha Lodge, in the jungles of Ecuador, first processed from 5 individual shots and assembled in Phototomatix HDR soft, then finished in CS5.

Image created in Photoshop CS5 Land Iguana - Seymour Island, Galapagos