Comments on: Close Encounters of the Galapagos Kind http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/blogs/fromthefield/2009/07/22/close-encounters-of-the-galapagos-kind/?src=fromthefield-rss NASA scientists are in the field and write home to tell about it. Tue, 23 Apr 2013 07:52:21 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: gene carl feldman http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/blogs/fromthefield/2009/07/22/close-encounters-of-the-galapagos-kind/comment-page-1/#comment-143 gene carl feldman Mon, 17 Aug 2009 16:39:39 +0000 http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/blogs/fromthefield/?p=130#comment-143 tia,
everyone in galapagos were anxiously awaiting the news on whether or not lonesome george will indeed become a father for the first time and therefore, no longer be lonesome but the proud father of what hopefully may be the start of a new line of pinta giant tortoises.
regards,
gene

]]> By: tia murphy http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/blogs/fromthefield/2009/07/22/close-encounters-of-the-galapagos-kind/comment-page-1/#comment-42 tia murphy Fri, 24 Jul 2009 15:57:54 +0000 http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/blogs/fromthefield/?p=130#comment-42 Ahh! This missive brought back such fun and impressive memories of my “vacation” to the galapagos 2 years ago. On my lifelist since I was 4 and an avid turtle lover, I had almost forgotten the magic of the place, the animals, in the mindless duty of daily life. I sat for a while recalling memories, then watched an abreviated slide show I put together from all of our excursions on land and sea. Thank you for your personal observations. Saw today on the news that Lonesome George may have actually produced offspring. Score one for life.
Ta
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]]> By: Cristina Bories http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/blogs/fromthefield/2009/07/22/close-encounters-of-the-galapagos-kind/comment-page-1/#comment-38 Cristina Bories Fri, 24 Jul 2009 01:15:40 +0000 http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/blogs/fromthefield/?p=130#comment-38 I will faithfully follow your trip Dr. Feldman. You’ve put so much care in the blog and you are very well informed about Darwin. This is a pleasure!

]]> By: gene carl feldman http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/blogs/fromthefield/2009/07/22/close-encounters-of-the-galapagos-kind/comment-page-1/#comment-34 gene carl feldman Thu, 23 Jul 2009 19:02:01 +0000 http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/blogs/fromthefield/?p=130#comment-34 thanks so much and i have plenty more pictures yet to post and am thinking of putting together a little gallery of “galapagos impressions” over the next day or so – stay tuned.
regards from galapagos,
gene

]]> By: Lesley Dewar http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/blogs/fromthefield/2009/07/22/close-encounters-of-the-galapagos-kind/comment-page-1/#comment-33 Lesley Dewar Thu, 23 Jul 2009 17:19:12 +0000 http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/blogs/fromthefield/?p=130#comment-33 Thank you for your lovely description of your visit and the wonderful photographs. We hear that the islands are suffering under the weight of tourist numbers and the way you write, I feel as though I have actually been, seen and smelled!

The photographs of the pelicans, especially, are exquisite.

]]> By: Rebecca Lindsey http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/blogs/fromthefield/2009/07/22/close-encounters-of-the-galapagos-kind/comment-page-1/#comment-31 Rebecca Lindsey Thu, 23 Jul 2009 15:46:44 +0000 http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/blogs/fromthefield/?p=130#comment-31 I can excuse Fitzroy’s unflattering description of the marine lizards–he wasn’t a scientist, was he?–but shame on Darwin! What self-respecting naturalist labels any of the amazing creatures this planet has evolved “disgusting”? I say they look delightfully sly and mischievous! And look how they climbed all over one another without breaking into biting or clawing. What an admirable display of good temper!

]]> By: Kim- L.A. West http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/blogs/fromthefield/2009/07/22/close-encounters-of-the-galapagos-kind/comment-page-1/#comment-24 Kim- L.A. West Wed, 22 Jul 2009 21:25:49 +0000 http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/blogs/fromthefield/?p=130#comment-24 What a fantastic adventure you had in the Galapagos! We had a grand time years ago, exploring Charles Darwin’s Down House home, near Bromley, England. Everything is kept as if Charles could walk in at any moment & continue on with his many experiments.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Down_House

]]> By: Peter Curia http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/blogs/fromthefield/2009/07/22/close-encounters-of-the-galapagos-kind/comment-page-1/#comment-23 Peter Curia Wed, 22 Jul 2009 21:24:07 +0000 http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/blogs/fromthefield/?p=130#comment-23 Looking forward to more! Wish I was there!

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