Cedric Favero - Photography » Wildlife

A glimpse of Galapagos wildlife

Cedric — Wed, 03 Nov 2010 02:19:10 +0000

While being in Ecuador I could not miss the opportunity to go again to the Galapagos islands, and this time, with a camera.

The Galapagos, made of 18 islands and 107 rocks, are located in the eastern Pacific Ocean, at about 1000 km West from Ecuador’s coast.

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The islands, which are part of the UNESCO World Heritage, are known for their vast number of endemic species, which were studied by Charles Darwin during the voyage of the Beagle. His observations and collections contributed to the inception of Darwin’s theory of evolution by natural selection.

During this short trip, I, too quickly, visited the Southern islands of Baltran (former WW-II US Airbase, now one of the 2 airports), Santa Cruz, Floreana, Española & San Cristobal.

More pictures are posted on my Flickr photostream.

Hummingbirds in Ecuador’s cloud forest

Cedric — Thu, 28 Oct 2010 02:33:07 +0000

Ecuador has an amazing variety of bird-life with over 1600 species of birds and more than 20% the world’s population (world record per square meter). Ecuador is also home for 132 species of Hummingbirds, which is another world’s record!

Hummingbirds are among the smallest of birds, and include the smallest extant bird species, the Bee Hummingbirds. They can hover in mid-air by rapidly flapping their wings 12–90 times per second (depending on the species). They fly at speeds exceeding 15 m/s (54 km/h) and are the only group of birds able fly backwards. No need to say that photographing them while flying is rather challenging, specially in low light conditions.

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Wildlife at Ol Pejeta conservancy

Cedric — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 16:06:31 +0000

While in Kenya for few days I went for a long weekend into the Ol Pejeta Conservancy which is an important “non profit” wildlife conservancy in the Laikipia District of Kenya and the largest sanctuary for black rhinos in East Africa.

The 360 km² Ol Pejeta conservancy is also home for the Sweetwaters Chimpanzee Sanctuary opened in 1993 in a negotiated agreement between the Ol Pejeta Conservancy, the Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) and the Jane Goodall Institute.

I stayed at Alex Hunter’s “Ol Pejeta Bush Camp“, where 6 comfortable yet traditional tents are set in a nearly 100,000 acres camp situated on the banks of the Ewaso Nyiro river.

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More photos about Ol Pejeta wildlife on my Flickr dedicated album