Sunday 24 April 2022

The Falkland Islands - Part II

 Ostensibly, the second run at the Falkland Islands but also just a little further on as well.

IMPERIAL SHAG
SNOWY SHEATHBILL
the bane of the deck crews lives as
their droppings would remove paintwork /varnish quicker than any commercial stripper!
WRECK of the LADY ELIZABETH
just off the Post Stanley, a bit better look, where
CRESTED DUCKs
muster.
WANDERING
ALBATROSS
UPLAND GOOSE
(female)
UPLAND GOOSE
(pair with goslings)
UPLAND GOOSE
(male)
WHITE-CHINNED PETREL
TURKEY VULTURE
FALKLAND ISLAND
(after hostilities)
COMMON (FALKLANDS) SNIPE
KELP GULL
NORTHERN GIANT PETREL
CHIMANGO CARACARA
Colony of
MEGELLANIC PENGUIN
ROCK CORMORANT
KELP GOOSE
(male)
KELP GOOSE
(female)
BERGY BIT

which is a medium to large fragment broken from an iceberg. Its height is generally greater than three feet but less than 16 feet above sea level and its area is normally about 1,076-3,229 square feet. Growlers are smaller fragments of ice and are roughly the size of a truck or grand piano.

Approaching Saint Georgia

BLUE PETREL
SOUTHERN ROYAL ALBATROSS
and finaly
SOUTH GEORGIA SHAG
IF YOU ARE STUCK FOR SOMEWHERE TO GO, LOOK NO FURTHER!