Antarctic Birds
Read MoreCape Petrel -- Scotia Sea
2013 AntarcticAntarctica and subantarctic islandsLocationSea to FalklandsTrips
Ruddy-headed Geese -- an endangered species
2013 AntarcticAnimalsAnseriformes Ducks Geese ScreamersAntarctica and subantarctic islandsBirdsFalklandsGeeseGoose RuddyheadedLocationTrips
Austral Thrush: one of the few songbirds on the Falklands
2013 AntarcticAnimalsAntarctica and subantarctic islandsBirdsFalklandsLocationPasseriformesThrush AustralThrushesTrips
Striated Caracara, one of the world's rarest species
2013 AntarcticAnimalsAntarctica and subantarctic islandsBirdsCaracara StriatedFalconiformesFalcons and CaracarasFalklandsLocationTrips
Rockhopper Penguin mates grooming
2013 AntarcticAnimalsAntarctica and subantarctic islandsBirdsFalklandsLocationRockhopper PenguinsSpenisciformes penquinsTrips
Black-browed Albatross -- Falkland Islands
2013 AntarcticAlbatrosses DiomedeidaeAnimalsAntarctica and subantarctic islandsBirdsBlackbrowed AlbatrossFalklandsLocationProcellariformes tubenosesTrips
Black-browed Albatrosses -- mate grooming
2013 AntarcticAlbatrosses DiomedeidaeAnimalsAntarctica and subantarctic islandsBirdsBlackbrowed AlbatrossFalklandsLocationProcellariformes tubenosesTrips
Rockhopper Penguin -- Falkland Islands
2013 AntarcticAnimalsAntarctica and subantarctic islandsBirdsFalklandsLocationRockhopper PenguinsSpenisciformes penquinsTrips
Mixed nesting colony of Rockhoppers and Blk-browed Albatross
2013 AntarcticAlbatrosses DiomedeidaeAnimalsAntarctica and subantarctic islandsBirdsBlackbrowed AlbatrossFalklandsLocationProcellariformes tubenosesRockhopper PenguinsSpenisciformes penquinsTrips
Gentoo chick, just hatched -- Falkland Islands
2013 AntarcticAntarctica and subantarctic islandsFalklandsLocationTrips
Pair of Striated Caracaras that walked to 2' of me
2013 AntarcticAnimalsAntarctica and subantarctic islandsBirdsCaracara StriatedFalconiformesFalcons and CaracarasFalklandsLocationTrips
Size Difference: Gentoo vs Rockhopper
2013 AntarcticAnimalsAntarctica and subantarctic islandsBirdsFalklandsGentoo PenguinsLocationRockhopper PenguinsSpenisciformes penquinsTrips
Rockhoppers coming ashore
2013 AntarcticAntarctica and subantarctic islandsFalklandsLocationTrips
Falklands (flightless) Steamer-duck
2013 AntarcticAnimalsAnseriformes Ducks Geese ScreamersAntarctica and subantarctic islandsBirdsDucksFalklandsLocationSteamerduck FlyingTrips
Black-browed Albatrosses billing and cooing
2013 AntarcticAlbatrosses DiomedeidaeAnimalsAntarctica and subantarctic islandsBirdsBlackbrowed AlbatrossFalklandsLocationProcellariformes tubenosesTrips
Rockhopper: I'm late, I'm late for a very important date
2013 AntarcticAnimalsAntarctica and subantarctic islandsBirdsFalklandsLocationRockhopper PenguinsSpenisciformes penquinsTrips
Rockhoppers rock-hopping
2013 AntarcticAntarctica and subantarctic islandsFalklandsLocationTrips
Gentoos headed for the water
2013 AntarcticAntarctica and subantarctic islandsFalklandsLocationTrips
Size Difference -- Gentoo vs King
2013 AntarcticAntarctica and subantarctic islandsFalklandsLocationTrips
Brown (Antarctic) Skua patrolling Gentoo rookery
2013 AntarcticAnimalsAntarctica and subantarctic islandsBirdsCaracara StriatedFalconiformesFalcons and CaracarasFalklandsGentoo PenguinsLocationSpenisciformes penquinsTrips
Southern Giant Petrel, mature plummage
2013 AntarcticAnimalsAntarctica and subantarctic islandsBirdsGiant Petrel SouthernLocationPetrelsProcellariformes tubenosesSea to So GeorgiaTrips