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Charlie Shugart
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Normally two eggs are laid- the second being an insurance egg.
If food is plentiful, both babies may survive.



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Feb 17, 2013 at 07:46 PM
John Hanon
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Lovely


Feb 17, 2013 at 08:10 PM
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Love the feet


Feb 17, 2013 at 08:32 PM
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These are wonderful. I love that last shot.

Birdie



Feb 17, 2013 at 08:51 PM
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Super job Charlie!!! The chicks are almost cute

Tim



Feb 17, 2013 at 09:49 PM
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great series of the different ages! it fun to see them grow up before our eyes. nice charlie!

dorian



Feb 17, 2013 at 09:55 PM
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Interesting set Charlie. That last one really looks like a boobie! Super leg color.


Feb 17, 2013 at 10:48 PM
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Were you there for a month?!!!! Nice progression from egg to adolescent. Are you ever at home or do you just keep travelling the circuit. Don


Feb 18, 2013 at 12:11 AM
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Lovely set with #1 is my favorite. Cute blue feet.

-Tam



Feb 18, 2013 at 12:16 AM
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very nice Charlie.. especially like the last


Feb 18, 2013 at 04:11 AM
Charlie Shugart
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Thanks John, ac, Birdie, Tim, Dorian, KCollett, Don, Tam, and kmunroe.
I sorta liked the frazzled look of the adult in the last image.
I had traveled to Peru to see the Inca archeological sites and decided to go to the Galapagos. Flying to Guayaquil, Ecuador, I found a reputable local travel agency that offered a two-week tour of the islands- at a price I could afford (about $600 at the time). Flying to the islands, I joined seven other tourists on an old 50-foot converted fishing boat, and off we went.
Back then I worked for a year or two (saving money like mad), quit my job, and went traveling for several months (I knew how to travel cheap ). Then I flew home and did it all over again.
But I'm done with travel now. Luckily- I took pictures .
Charlie



Feb 18, 2013 at 01:30 PM
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I saw a special on Galapogos last night on National Geographic. It was wonderful. They stated that normally one chick will push the other out of the nest and that the parents don't interfere.
Really was a great special . You must have some wonderful memories from that trip. Did you see the cormorant that can not fly?

Birdie



Feb 18, 2013 at 01:37 PM
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A very nice set that tells a story Charlie ~ Ron


Feb 18, 2013 at 01:41 PM
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Hi Charlie,

The first is a bit tight in the front. I love the others.

Morris



Feb 18, 2013 at 01:55 PM
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Sweet set, Charlie. Especially the last one.
Chris



Feb 18, 2013 at 02:38 PM
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Charlie I love your last picture! What adorable blue feet BeeBalm


Feb 19, 2013 at 07:51 PM
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Charlie - I love that last shot!

Wes N.



Feb 19, 2013 at 08:00 PM
Charlie Shugart
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Thanks Birdie, Ron, Morris, Chris and Bee.
The first born doesn't always push its younger sibling out of the nest; I suspect it has to do with the struggle for food. The bigger baby always eats first- but if its stuffed, the smaller one usually feeds. I saw many single youngsters, and a fair amount of twins also.
The flightless cormorants. Yes, I saw them. Scraggly looking and short wings. It's easy to think they are on their way to losing wings altogether. It'll take awhile though. Evolution is slow.
As a life-long slide shooter, I do sometimes shoot too tight .
Charlie

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Feb 19, 2013 at 08:04 PM
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Charlie Shugart wrote:
Thanks Birdie, Ron, Morris, Chris and Bee.
The first born doesn't always push its younger sibling out of the nest; I suspect it has to do with the struggle for food. The bigger baby always eats first- but if its stuffed, the smaller one usually feeds. I saw many single youngsters, and a fair amount of twins also.
The flightless cormorants. Yes, I saw them. Scraggly looking and short wings. It's easy to think they are on their way to loosing wings altogether. It'll take awhile though. Evolution is slow.
As a life-long slide shooter, I do sometimes shoot too tight .
Charlie


Just try cutting back - maybe only 1/2 a six pack... ~ Ron



Feb 19, 2013 at 08:48 PM
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I like it when you show off your Blue-footed Boobies

Well done Charlie and that expression in the last shot is adorable! Would make for a great animated figure

Karl



Feb 19, 2013 at 09:28 PM
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