ガラパゴスササゴイ, Butorides sundevalli

イサベラ島内陸部散策, Landing and observation of the Isabela Island

ガラパゴスササゴイ, Butorides sundevalli ガラパゴスササゴイ, Butorides sundevalli

ササゴイの体形をした黒っぽい海鳥が岩の上から打ち寄せる波を見つめていた。ほとんど動かなかった。
The blackish seabird with the body shape of night heron stared at the surf from a rock. It hardly moved.

(Isabela Island, Ecuador, 13:24, September 13, 2015, D810)

 

ガラパゴスササゴイ, Butorides sundevalli ガラパゴスササゴイ, Butorides sundevalli

ほとんど動かないが、少し翼を伸ばした。
The heron hardly moved but stretched the wing slightly.
Wikipedia: ガラパゴスササゴイ(ガラパゴス笹五位、Butorides sundevalli)は、ガラパゴス諸島の固有種となるサギ科の鳥類である。
Wikipedia: The lava heron (Butorides sundevalli), also known as the Galapagos heron, is a species of heron endemic to the Galapagos Islands.

(Isabela Island, Ecuador, 13:26, September 13, 2015, D810)

 

ガラパゴスササゴイ, Butorides sundevalli ガラパゴスササゴイ, Butorides sundevalli

私はササゴイが逆光になる位置にいたので、ゆっくり溶岩岩場を歩いてササゴイの反対側に移動した。
Because I was at the position where the Lava heron became in backlight condition, I walked slowly the lava rocky place and moved to the other side of the bird.

(Isabela Island, Ecuador, 13:30, September 13, 2015, D810)

 

ガラパゴスササゴイ, Butorides sundevalli ガラパゴスササゴイ, Butorides sundevalli

ササゴイは相変わらず動かずに海面を見つめていた。人間には無頓着のようだ。羽の色は溶岩岩石の色によく似ている。
The Lava heron stared at the sea surface without moving as ever. It seems to be unconscious about a human being. The color of the feather resembles the color of the hardened lava closely.
Wikipedia: 全長35cm、翼開長63cm[1]。成鳥は石板灰色で、硬化した溶岩にとけ込むのに役立つ。背の羽毛は通常、銀色の光沢があり、頭に短い冠羽をもつ。
Wikipedia: The adult is slate-grey, which helps it blend in with the hardened lava. The back feathers typically have a silvery sheen and it has a short crest on its head.

(Isabela Island, Ecuador, 13:30, September 13, 2015, D810)

 

ガラパゴスササゴイ, Butorides sundevalli ガラパゴスササゴイ, Butorides sundevalli

帰る時間になったので船着場にもどった。桟橋の横のマングローブの枝に、岩場で見たガラパゴスササゴイがいた。人間が近くを通っても無関心のようだ。首を伸ばすと随分印象が変わる。
We came back to the dock because it was time to return. There was a Lava heron which I saw at the rocky shore perching on a branch of the mangrove. The bird does not mind a human being even if it passes by. An impression changes very much when the bird stretches out the neck.
Wikipedia: 一般に体を屈めているのが見られ、鋭い声で鳴く。留鳥性の強い鳥で、ガラパゴス諸島すべての潮間帯およびマングローブ林に生息する。小さなカニや魚にゆっくりと忍び寄り、素速く突くように採餌する。
Wikipedia: The lava heron stalks small crabs and fish slowly before quickly spearing and eating them.

(Isabela Island, Ecuador, 14:32, 14:33, September 13, 2015, D810)

 

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