Birds of
The Galápagos Islands

Galápagos Penguin

Spheniscus mendiculus
Immature, losing down

Lava Heron

Butorides sundevalli

<-  The Darwin's finches are much more difficult to tell apart than I had been led to believe!
I'm identifying the finch on the left 'by the book' which says: "The size of the bill is very variable but is never as dainty or as pointed as in Small Ground."

Galápagos Hawk

The Galápagos Hawk is really, as its scientific name suggests, a Buzzard (i.e. in the UK sense, not the US 'vulture' sense!). This particular individual enjoyed perching on the National Park sign at the entrance to Punta Suarez on Española.