Tortoise fieldwork, Arizona US (2016-present)
tortoise fieldwork 😀
Sonoran tortoise after rehydration
tortoise habitat
Sonoran tortoise in burrow
large Joshua tree
tortoise up close
Mojave Desert in AZ
looking for a tortoise!
tortoise burrow!
tortoise walking
Baja & Gulf of California, Mexico (2009-present)
lunch break!
MX1 and Gulf of California
oyster cast trace fossil
Desert in Baja, MX
Diatomite with bioturbated contact
top of Angel Mesa
capstone basalt foliation
Ophiomorpha burrow
view of desert
Queensland Australia & Great Barrier Reef (2008)
snorkeling on the GBR
came upon a fish
coral
wave crashes onshore
water beyond dune field
Ecuador & Galápagos islands (2007)
Bay in Ecuador
Galápagos iguana
sea turtle
mud cracks, a classic sign of dessication
sea lions!
Waves crashing
Paramo, high altitude plains
mangrove forest!
male frigatebird displaying for females at dawn–courtship ritual
red footed booby
red rock crab, Graspus graspus?
main Galápagos port
sunrise in Galápagos
blue footed booby
collapsed parasitic cone
flamingos!
Bartolomé island
Frigatebird, displaying to females
