My first thought is of course my every day dog walking. Walking is also one of my absolute favourite things to do. But, I just have to share this amazing, graceful creature with you.
Have you ever dreamed of ,or wished, you could walk on water? I thought I only knew of one…who maybe could do that….
But, at sea, swirling around our sailing ship in the Galápagos, I saw this wonder with my own eyes. It is an Elliot’s Storm -petrel. I took hundreds of shots…but only a few shows clearly enough this amazing bird’s abilities – it walks, runs and stands on water.
The story of this Storm-petrel is enigmatic as well…It is pelagic, and feeds while fluttering and pattering on the water with wings raised. …”…endemic subspecies galapagoensis. Population estimated at many thousands and although a nest has yet to be found in Galápagos, breeding is suspected to occur between April and October. Conservation Status: Data Deficient.” (Birds, Mammals, and Reptiles of the Galápagos Islands. An Identification Guide by Andy Swash and Rob Still.)
Leya 
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One of my favourite things on the whole trip was watching these! (And photographing them, as you probably know!) x
Looking forward to seeing your shots!
Such delightful photos.
Thank you – took me at least one hour to get these! Fast flying things!
Vilken fantastisk fågel och vilka bilder du fick ändå. Jag är djupt imponerad av er båda 😀
Lena – du är alltid så positiv – tack! Faktiskt var jag väldigt lycklig över att de slutligen kom så nära – rakt nedanför relingen på båten – så att det blev möjligt att fånga dem på bild!
Du är bra ‘löckli’ du 🙂
Marvellous, A-C! What a great spectacle to witness, and well done for gettin a few images, too!
Thank you, Sue – I adored this bird and its fascinating story. How is it possible to see them swirling in the thousands – while nobody has ever seen them nesting? Enigmatic, magical…
Truly enigmatic….
The skill to capture with pictures, what I would have observed and forgot to even take a picture of, at the time, never fails to thrill and astound me – for, I could write a massive, multi-thousand post about all the thoughts and emotions that went through me as I witnessed the scene – but could I capture it, to share, nicely, with others? Nope – not in a million years – unless someone surgically implants a Go Camera in my brain – – LOL – I SOOO VERY MUCH LOVE how you capture in the world, what I see, but cannot share – 🙂 (Full disclosure – Um, no, I couldn’t share the above even equipped with implant – it requires massive travel from my 50 mile radius – right? LOL)
You are so amazing with words – thank you for commenting!
Incredible bird and incredible shots. We would sink like stones if we tried that. 🙂
Amazing bird!
Isn’t it! And nobody knows where or how they breed…Thank you for commenting!
Just marvelous!
janet
Thank you, they were. Just imagine – noone has ever seen them nesting…anyhwere…and still they exist in thousands!
These photos are truly awesome. And very beautiful. Thank you
Thank you very much! A very awesome bird – not much known about it – fascinated me.
Wonderful pics!
Thank you so much, Nadia! These birds were real treats for me!
I have seen it bounce too, like a skipping stone. Nice post. A treat 🙂
Thank you! When were you in the Galápagos Islands? How great!
Never. I saw other petals in the Atlantic.