25-DEC-2013
Upland Goose Male & Female
This photograph shows and Upland Goose Male and Female resting in the grass on this warm day.
They were just enjoying Christmas Day!
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25-DEC-2013
Striated Caracara
There were always lots of Striated Caracara hanging around the Penguin colonies waiting on a chance to steal an egg or newly hatched chick.
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25-DEC-2013
Striated Caracara
A Striated Caracara waiting to steal an Egg or a Chick.
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25-DEC-2013
Striated Caracara with Gentoo Penguin Egg
This Striated Caracara has stolen a Gentoo Penguin Egg.
Now comes the hard part - cracking open the shell. He will soon have a gallery of his friends offering to help.
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25-DEC-2013
Striated Caracara trying to steal a Gentoo Penguin Egg
This Striated Caracara has found a Gentoo Penguin nest unattended and is moving in to steal the egg.
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26-DEC-2013
Sea Lion Island, Falkland Islands and a Gentoo Penguin
On December 26th we made a Zodiac landing on Sea Lion Island. It would be our third and final island that we visited in the Falkland Islands.
Shown in the photograph is a Gentoo Penguin returning from the sea.
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26-DEC-2013
Gentoo Penguin with a Chick
A Gentoo Penguin with a single large Chick.
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26-DEC-2013
Gentoo Penguin with a Chick
Here is a Gentoo Penguin with a younger Chick.
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26-DEC-2013
Gentoo Penguin with an older Chick
Here is another Gentoo Penguin with an older Chick.
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26-DEC-2013
Austral Thrush
We observed this Austral Thrush feeding in the grass on our trek between Gentoo Penguin colonies.
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26-DEC-2013
Brown Skua
Brown Skua's on the island nest in the grass and other vegetation and as mentioned before part of their food source is Penguin chicks.
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26-DEC-2013
Southern Elephant Seal Bellowing
Resting on one of the nearby beaches was a group of Juvenile Southern Elephant Seals. The large Bulls have returned to the waters to feed, and the Females are likewise out to sea feeding.
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