Islas Plazas and their beautiful land iguanas were spectacular. The yellowish males are highly territorial and engage in head-butting battles to get rid of intruders. We saw two fights and the winners…took it all.
Land iguanas eat cactus fruit and other parts of the cactus, but in general they cannot climb it …instead they choose a cactus plant as their own, lie down under it and wait for a fruit to fall into their mouths…
This brave iguana had managed the impossible though…and its friends on the ground were eagerly waiting for it to drop something tasty to them…
After watching it for a while, we noticed something happening on the ground below…
…on the tasty lunch…
…but then a big yellow male turned up – and chased away all the others who were patiently waiting…
…and the 100 cm long winner took it all – at least he took their place in waiting!
Leya 
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Bravo…..love your pictorial essay!
Yay – thank you! Now you made my day!
They are so many !!!! And looking them when they eat must be spectacular. great pic !!!!!!!!!!!!
Thank you, Ellada! It was something extraordinary indeed – I am so grateful!
Vilket äventyr du varit med om, så roligt att se och följa dina bilder från resan. Tack så mycket för all information och alla fantastiska foton på både djur och natur.
Härligt att du vill se dem och uppskattar dem! Tack! Det kommer mera från Galápagos…
Det låter fint!
What a great spectacle!
Entertaining!
Sure!
Wonderful! :o)
Lucky we were! According to Juan, not very common to see this!
Hu vilken fuling men lite spännande också. Äter den på kaktusen utan att skada sej?
Absolut! Lika mycket pansar inuti som utanpå!
Incredible creatures. Great shots.
Thank you, Marie! We were extremely lucky to catch this.
wow amazing pictures, thanks for sharing
We were very lucky!
These are fantastic photos!
Thank you very much! We were extremely lucky.
Wow. Just amazing close up shots of the iguana, Leya. Love the one where he is taking a chomp of the plant. He does not like he’s in the mood for sharing. Hope you kept your distance 😓
Amazing creatures…some of them lay on the path and our guide was very anxious to warn us not to walk too close. If you happen to walk on a tail…you are in for a bad experience..