in the northwestern part of the Falkland Island group is our first expedition landing.
Upland Goose welcoming our first guests ashore.
Ruddy-Headed Geese.
Red-Breasted Meadowlark.
Black-Browed Albatross sitting on nest.
Blue-Eyed Cormorant.
Kelp Goose having breakfast.
Southern Rockhopper Penguin.
and heading to the Falkland Islands.
Leaving the port of Ushuaia, Tierra del Fuego, Argentina.
Southern Giant Petrels commonly follow the ship, playing in the draft.
The SGP bony beak, consisting of nine plates. The upper tube is a saltwater excreting structure.
Sunset at the end of our first day at sea.
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capital city of the Falkland Islands and South Georgia. It feels like a slice of the United Kingdom here, and I have yet to meet anyone who is eager for liberation by the Argentinians (a reference to the 1982 conflict)!
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Antarctic Cormorant
Southern Rockhopper Penguin
Magellenic Oystercatcher
Dolphin Gull
Magellenic Penguin
Black-Browed Albatross
Black-Browed Albatross chick
is the most numerous and widespread albatross in the world. Here’s an adult that has just returned to the nest on West Point Island in the Falklands to feed its chick a meal of squid.