South Orkneys

Brown Skua

Stercorarius antarcticus lonnbergi - predator of penguin and petrel eggs & chicks.

Shingle Cove, Coronation Island, South Orkney Islands, January 12, 2009

2009-01-12#0014

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Moss & Lichens

Only the most cold-tolerant plants survive here.

Shingle Cove, Coronation Island, South Orkney Islands, January 12, 2009

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Adelie Penguin & juvenile

Pygoscelis adeliae

Shingle Cove, Coronation Island, South Orkney Islands, January 12, 2009

2009-01-12#0019

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Adelie Penguin & juvenile

Pygoscelis adeliae - feeding time.

Shingle Cove, Coronation Island, South Orkney Islands, January 12, 2009

2009-01-12#0022

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Adelie Penguin & juveniles

Pygoscelis adeliae - rain and penguin krill poop really made this a slick, messy rookery to visit.

Shingle Cove, Coronation Island, South Orkney Islands, January 12, 2009

2009-01-12#0028

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Adelie Penguin & juveniles

Pygoscelis adeliae - feeding the second juvenile.

Shingle Cove, Coronation Island, South Orkney Islands, January 12, 2009

2009-01-12#0031

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Adelie Penguin

Pygoscelis adeliae

Shingle Cove, Coronation Island, South Orkney Islands, January 12, 2009

2009-01-12#0035

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Sunshine Glacier

Photographed from Shingle Cove.

Scotia Bay, Coronation Island, South Orkney Islands, January 12, 2009

2009-01-12#0020

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Cape Petrel

Daption capense - coming out of a nest cavity in the rocks.

Shingle Cove, Coronation Island, South Orkney Islands, January 12, 2009

2009-01-12#0037

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Cape Petrel

Daption capense - awkward on land.

Shingle Cove, Coronation Island, South Orkney Islands, January 12, 2009

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