Travel day and Comoros wrapup.

I’m off to Connecticut to see my folks for a week, so today is a travel day, and I’m taking the opportunity to show you the last of my Comoros pictures.

Here’s one last look at the stunning Malagasy sunbird.

Here’s a gecko that fades from green to blue.

Here’s a radiated tortoise (Astrochelys radiata), which is native to Madagascar, and was probably carried to Comoros to hang out at the hotel where we stayed.

Here’s another combtooth blenny, but without the spines along its back.

This magnificent creature is probably the biggest spider I’ve ever seen, with a body about the size of the last digit of my thumb and a “wingspan” that nearly matched the size of my hand. My best guess is that it is a red-legged golden orb-weaver (Trichonephila inaurata).

A less scary sight was this lesser frigatebird (Fregata ariel) soaring high over the island.

I couldn’t leave without one last look at the mongoose, even if it wasn’t looking back.

Finally, here’s one last look at a pair of Seychelles fruit bats settling in for the evening.