Galapagos Calendar

JUNE

• You may just see the beginnings of the garúa season, when a fine mist can appear.
• Giant tortoises on Santa Cruz Island migrate from the highlands to the lowlands in search of suitable nesting places
• Beginning of the nesting season of giant tortoises
• South east trade winds return. Currents become a bit stronger. Seas pick up in surge and wave action.
• Many red pouches can be seen on the male magnificent frigatebirds at North Seymour as they search for a mate.
• Southern migrants have started their journey towards the north. Galapagos is a rest stop for such birds. Some species of cetaceans (whales, dolphins and porpoises) also follow this pattern of migration.
• Humpback whales migrating up to equatorial latitudes along the coast of Ecuador can sometimes be seen around the Galapagos.