One of the birds I missed the last time in the Galapagos - and that I wanted to see this time - was the Galapagos Hawk. I came to see it from far away on Española island, but also in the air, as this one, above Santiago island. Galapagos hawks are known to vary widely in size between different islands (and their variable food supply). It feeds on everything from insects to marine iguanas, as well as the young of many animals, everything from seagulls to sea turtles. It has extremely sharp claws and a strong beak to break through the shell or the thick skin of its prey.