01-JAN-2014
King Penguin Molting
Breeding is preceded by a molt where they lose their old feathers and have them replaced by new ones.
Like the juveniles, adults cannot swim for food until they have a new fully intact and functioning set of feathers, so this molt period is one of starvation while living on food reserves.
This photograph shows a King Penguin in the molting phase.
While molting they normally stay near the glacier river outflows.
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01-JAN-2014
Blond Yearling Antarctic Fur Seal
A blond Antarctic Fur Seal is a rare sighting.
On this trip we were able to see both a blond Pup and a Yearling.
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01-JAN-2014
King Penguin Molting
This molting King Penguin is hanging out in the glacier river outflow to stay hydrated.
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01-JAN-2014
King Penguin Colony Molting
01-JAN-2014
Antarctic Fur Seal Swimming in Glacier River
01-JAN-2014
Reindeer
Reindeer were introduced by the Whalers for food.
They cause considerable damage to the grass habitat, so there is a campaign to remove them.
It was rumored that there were four reindeer left in this area and the hunting party was coming the day after we left to shoot them.
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01-JAN-2014
Melanistic King Penguin with Black Head
Melanistic is a condition that shows up as a Black head on the King Penguin. It does not grow the normal colors.
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01-JAN-2014
Melanistic King Penguin with Black Head
As indicated previously, Melanistic does not allow the colors to grow out.
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