Welcome to Day 6 of the A-Z Blogging Challenge. My theme is:
'Wildlife Encounters'
The Galapagos Islands of Ecuador are chock-full of wonderful wildlife,
much of which is endemic to these beautiful islands. The Flightless Cormorant
is one such creature.
It has to be said that these birds are not particularly attractive
but the interesting thing about them is that they are the only cormorant in the
world to have lost the ability to fly.
With their webbed feet and powerful legs, these cormorants
are fantastic at catching prey underwater. It is strange that their feathers
haven’t evolved to become waterproof and they are obliged to sit with their
stubby little wings outstretched to dry after a hunting session.
These birds are only found on two islands in the Galapagos.
Our guide asked us to keep our distance from them, for obvious reasons.
Sadly my visit to the Galapagos was before I started travel
writing and my camera wasn’t up to much. Perhaps that’s a good enough excuse to
re-visit one of the most incredible places I have ever visited on this planet.
See you tomorrow - I’m going to head back east. Can you guess where and what the next animal will be?
