This week's photos from the field included a blue-footed booby feeding frenzy in the Galápagos Islands, rare bird sightings in the Amazon, and a dazzling double rainbow over the Snake River. Get Inspired By Photos, Videos, Webinars, Stories, And Exclusive Offers. Sign Up
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Upper Amazon Aboard the Delfin II, April 10, 2023
Crimson-crested woodpecker, near Pahuachiro Creek. —Dave Katz, Expedition Leader
Upper Amazon Aboard the Delfin II, April 12, 2023
Two-toed sloth with a baby on the Magdalena River. —Dave Katz, Expedition Leader
Easter Island to Tahiti: Tales of the Pacific, April 13, 2023
The local drumming ensemble is made up of students from the local school. —Jacob Edgar, Cultural Specialist
Columbia and Snake Rivers Journey, April 16, 2023
Every head on the bus turned, every eye was trained on the dense flowers covering the trees like a thick layer of light pink cotton candy as we pulled into the parking lot of the Columbia River Gorge Interpretive Center. Cherry blossoms have that effect on people. —Jim Pfitzer, Naturalist/Certified Photo Instructor
Wild Galápagos Escape, April 18, 2023
A ghost crab, the fastest crab of all the crabs on Cerro Brujo’s beach. —Felipe Wittmer, Naturalist
Galápagos Aboard National Geographic Endeavour II, April 21, 2023
In the bird world, frigatebirds are famous because they steal food from other seabirds. During breeding season, they also chase boobies to steal nesting materials. —Charles Wittmer, Naturalist
Islands of the Azores: Fado Music to Fin Whales, April 23, 2023
Some guests went on a scenic tour of the island, and the rest of us went for a hike around the caldera on Graciosa. The hike was a beautiful trail slightly lower than the rim of the caldera with incredible overlooks, lush vegetation, and lots of singing chaffinches and European robins. —Karen Velas, Naturalist
Galápagos Aboard National Geographic Endeavour II, April 23, 2023
Blue-footed boobies, Galápagos shearwaters, and Galápagos sharks partake in a feeding frenzy of sardines pushed to the surface by bonito tuna. —Jason Heilmann, Expedition Leader
Galápagos Aboard National Geographic Endeavour II, April 23, 2023
A Galápagos land iguana warms up in the equatorial sun while watching us pass. —Jason Heilmann, Expedition Leader
Columbia and Snake Rivers Journey, April 23, 2023
Rain clouds moving in from the east partner with the sunset to produce an incredible rainbow across the bow of National Geographic Sea Lion, linking Washington (left) and Idaho (right) across the Snake River. —Patrick MacQuarrie, Cultural Specialist
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