Photos taken by Eleniki

Morris

Our knowledgeable young guide for the week on las islas encantadas, Morris hailed from San Cristobal island

• Date: 16 December 2007
• Photographer: Eleniki: gallery
• Location: Galápagos, Ecuador
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Skipper

Sometimes there were up to five sealions sunbathing on anchored boats - they can jump clean from the water onto the deck

• Date: 16 December 2007
• Photographer: Eleniki: gallery
• Location: Galápagos, Ecuador
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Stone and butterfly

• Date: 14 December 2007
• Photographer: Eleniki: gallery
• Location: Galápagos, Ecuador
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Mint butterfly

They had to be photographed to be believed - this one liked this mop

• Date: 14 December 2007
• Photographer: Eleniki: gallery
• Location: Cuyabeno, Ecuador
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Butterfly dance

• Date: 14 December 2007
• Photographer: Eleniki: gallery
• Location: Cuyabeno, Ecuador
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Orange butterfly

The variety and colours of the butterflies of the rainforest were staggering

• Date: 14 December 2007
• Photographer: Eleniki: gallery
• Location: Cuyabeno, Ecuador
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Pair

• Date: 14 December 2007
• Photographer: Eleniki: gallery
• Location: Cuyabeno, Ecuador
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Parokeet

These magnificently coloured parokeets made a lot of noise

• Date: 14 December 2007
• Photographer: Eleniki: gallery
• Location: Cuyabeno, Ecuador
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Juan

Another of the lodge guides, Juan loved Jan´s binoculars

• Date: 14 December 2007
• Photographer: Eleniki: gallery
• Location: Cuyabeno, Ecuador
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Beetle

• Date: 14 December 2007
• Photographer: Eleniki: gallery
• Location: Cuyabeno, Ecuador
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Pigmy

These tiny monkeys are the size of small squirrels - they have strange, ugly, leonine faces

• Date: 13 December 2007
• Photographer: Eleniki: gallery
• Location: Cuyabeno, Ecuador
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Pigmy Marmoset, Oriente, Ecuadorian Amazon

The smallest monkey in the world

• Date: 13 December 2007
• Photographer: Eleniki: gallery
• Location: Cuyabeno, Ecuador
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Beaky bird

• Date: 13 December 2007
• Photographer: Eleniki: gallery
• Location: Cuyabeno, Ecuador
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Kingfisher

Of the many species of Kingfisher in Cuyabena, this is the biggest

• Date: 13 December 2007
• Photographer: Eleniki: gallery
• Location: Cuyabeno, Ecuador
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Cuyabena laguna, 6am

We got up at dawn to watch birds on the laguna - the atmosphere was still and misty, all bird sounds amplified by the foggy water

• Date: 13 December 2007
• Photographer: Eleniki: gallery
• Location: Cuyabeno, Ecuador
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Snake eye

It had beautiful markings and its eyes were huge

• Date: 13 December 2007
• Photographer: Eleniki: gallery
• Location: Cuyabeno, Ecuador
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Bullfrog

• Date: 13 December 2007
• Photographer: Eleniki: gallery
• Location: Cuyabeno, Ecuador
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Snake head

The snake was very frightened

• Date: 13 December 2007
• Photographer: Eleniki: gallery
• Location: Cuyabeno, Ecuador
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All wound up

The extremely sharp eyes of our guide picked it out though

• Date: 13 December 2007
• Photographer: Eleniki: gallery
• Location: Cuyabeno, Ecuador
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Tree boa

This small boa constrictor was tightly wound around an overhanging branch on the river

• Date: 13 December 2007
• Photographer: Eleniki: gallery
• Location: Cuyabeno, Ecuador
• Tags: animals competition
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Mosquito hat

It was the only time I used it, but I was glad I had it

• Date: 13 December 2007
• Photographer: Eleniki: gallery
• Location: Cuyabeno, Ecuador
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Tree frog

We went on a night hike through the jungle, which is when a lot of interesting creatures can be seen and heard

• Date: 13 December 2007
• Photographer: Eleniki: gallery
• Location: Cuyabeno, Ecuador
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Jaguar

Yep, that´s what left these unmistakeable claw marks on a tree

• Date: 13 December 2007
• Photographer: Eleniki: gallery
• Location: Cuyabeno, Ecuador
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Bullet ant

One of the infamous congo ants, whose sting scores 10 out of 10 on the pain gauge, and feels like a bullet wound, lasting at least 48 hours. It was almost the size of my pinkie

• Date: 13 December 2007
• Photographer: Eleniki: gallery
• Location: Ecuador
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manola, baby woolly orphan

she was adorable, cuddling whoever picked her up, even sucking on proffered fingers, hoping to get milk from them

• Date: 13 December 2007
• Photographer: Eleniki: gallery
• Location: Ecuador
• Tags: animals competition
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