Large-Ground-Finch (female), Santa Cruz, Galapagos
El Chato Ranch, Isla Santa Cruz, Galápagos Islands, Ecuador (August 2023)
This image was taken during the Gems of Galapagos trip organised by Natures Images and led by Mark Sisson and Pablo Cersosimo (Wild South Photography). An eight-day cruise was undertaken aboard the catamaran Nemo II following the south itinerary:
Day 1 Baltra (midday start), North Seymour (pm)
Day 2 San Cristobal: Lobos Island - Kicker Rock (am), Brujo Hill (pm)
Day 3 Floreana: Champion Islet - Cormorant Point (am), Post Office Bay - The Baroness Viewpoint (pm)
Day 4 Espanola: Osborn Islet - Gardner Island - Gardner Bay (am), Suarez Point (pm)
Day 5 Santa Cruz: Highlands (am), Charles Darwin Station (pm)
Day 6 South Plaza (am), Santa Fe (pm)
Day 7 Bartolome (am), Chinese Hat (pm)
Day 8 Daphne Major - Baltra (8:30 am end)
Status is classified as Least Concern. One of seventeen species of Darwin's Finches found in the Galapagos Islands. For more information on this species of bird see the following links:
Large ground finch (Geospiza magnirostris) / Wikipedia
Large Ground Finch Geospiza magnirostris / BirdForum
Large Ground-Finch Geospiza magnirostris / Cornell Lab of Ornithology
Table of Darwin's finch distribution / Galapagos Conservation
Shooting Time 08:10
Tv(Shutter Speed) 1/1250
Av(Aperture Value) 8.0
Exposure Compensation 0
ISO Speed 2000
Latitude 00 40 6.1 S
Longitude 90 25 51.0 W
Altitude 245.20m
This image was taken during the Gems of Galapagos trip organised by Natures Images and led by Mark Sisson and Pablo Cersosimo (Wild South Photography). An eight-day cruise was undertaken aboard the catamaran Nemo II following the south itinerary:
Day 1 Baltra (midday start), North Seymour (pm)
Day 2 San Cristobal: Lobos Island - Kicker Rock (am), Brujo Hill (pm)
Day 3 Floreana: Champion Islet - Cormorant Point (am), Post Office Bay - The Baroness Viewpoint (pm)
Day 4 Espanola: Osborn Islet - Gardner Island - Gardner Bay (am), Suarez Point (pm)
Day 5 Santa Cruz: Highlands (am), Charles Darwin Station (pm)
Day 6 South Plaza (am), Santa Fe (pm)
Day 7 Bartolome (am), Chinese Hat (pm)
Day 8 Daphne Major - Baltra (8:30 am end)
Status is classified as Least Concern. One of seventeen species of Darwin's Finches found in the Galapagos Islands. For more information on this species of bird see the following links:
Large ground finch (Geospiza magnirostris) / Wikipedia
Large Ground Finch Geospiza magnirostris / BirdForum
Large Ground-Finch Geospiza magnirostris / Cornell Lab of Ornithology
Table of Darwin's finch distribution / Galapagos Conservation
Shooting Time 08:10
Tv(Shutter Speed) 1/1250
Av(Aperture Value) 8.0
Exposure Compensation 0
ISO Speed 2000
Latitude 00 40 6.1 S
Longitude 90 25 51.0 W
Altitude 245.20m