Ecuador - Galapagos Islands - The Gordon Lightfoot Crab

Submitted by Danny Catt on Sat, 2007/05/05 - 4:41pm.

Sally Lightfoot Crab, Galapagos IslandsSally Lightfoot Crab, Galapagos Islands

One of the wildlife species in the Galapagos Island that I found particularly fascinating was the Sally Lightfoot Crab (no relation to Gordon Lightfoot apparently). They are very common and when you are walking along the lava close to shore you need to be careful not to step on them.

Sally Lightfoot Crab, Galapagos IslandsSally Lightfoot Crab, Galapagos Islands

I was fascinated by their colours and found myself taking dozens of photographs of them as every time I saw them they appeared to give me a different pose highlighting different colours and patterns. I am a bit of a snap-happy photographer to begin with... but these crabs just kept me snapping more and more!

Sally Lightfoot Crab, Galapagos IslandsSally Lightfoot Crab, Galapagos Islands

The Sally Lightfoot Crab not only has to be on the lookout for the feet of curious human visitors but also for predators such as the various heron species that like to prey on them (Great Blue Heron, Lava Heron, Yellow-crowned Night Heron). I observed and photographed one successful heron ... and one unsuccessful Sally Lightfoot Crab.

Lava Heron Preying on Sally Lightfoot CrabHeron Preying on Sally Lightfoot Crab

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Hallucinating animals and
Submitted by Atziri (not verified) on Sun, 2007/05/06 - 11:35pm.
Hallucinating animals and amazing pictures. Looking forward for more pictures and narrations. Good luck, take care! Atziri
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Hola in Mexico!
Submitted by Danny Catt on Mon, 2007/05/07 - 1:28pm.

Hello Atziri,

Thanks so much for your message... I was looking for your email to send you a hello and lo and behold you sent a message on the blog. Great to hear from you. How are things in Mexico? I hope all is well and I am pleased you have enjoyed the photos. I will be adding another post or two before I arrive home within the week.

Cheers

Danny :)

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