Everything about a blue-footed boobies' initial appearance is slapstick. Their looks and their name is fodder for endless silliness and jokes. I began painting this sign at the request of a friend,...
Galapagos
Eleven Iguanas
Globally there are more than 100 species of iguana, but some of the most unique ones are found only in the Galapagos. Huge black, ocean-going iguanas inhabit much of the shoreline. These docile...
Swimming With Seals
Galapagos seals are fin-footed mammals with amazing abilities in water. Their speed and agility in water contrasts to their clumsy waddling on land. Their agility in the water makes it possible for...
Galapagos Flamingos
Flocks of showy flamingos wade in the tannic acid estuaries and salt lakes found on throughout the archipelago. Now that their plumage is no longer targeted for ladies’ hats, the birds spend their...
Jump Into the Gene Pool
Even as a docile vegetarian, there are few more impressive creatures than the giant Galapagos land tortoise. No one knows how old these creatures can grow to be in the wild, since no one has been...
Tickle the Boobies
Blue-footed boobies received their name from the Spanish word “bobo” (fool) because they are so easy to catch while asleep. They are tropical seabirds about the size of a goose. As with many agile,...
Lord of the Galapagos
There are few more impressive creatures than the docile, vegetarian, giant Galapagos land tortoises. No one knows how old these creatures grow in the wild, since no person has been living in the...