Site Report: Antarctica - Brown Bluff
Penguin Iceberg
Another Penguin Iceberg
Gentoo Penguin (Pygoscelis papua)
Adelie Penguin (Pygoscelis adeliae) - In Flight
Gentoo Penguin (Pygoscelis papua)
Gentoo Penguin (Pygoscelis papua)
Adelie Penguin (Pygoscelis adeliae)
Gentoo Penguin (Pygoscelis papua)
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Penguin Iceberg
Another Penguin Iceberg
Gentoo Penguin (Pygoscelis papua)
Adelie Penguin (Pygoscelis adeliae) - In Flight
Gentoo Penguin (Pygoscelis papua)
Gentoo Penguin (Pygoscelis papua)
Adelie Penguin (Pygoscelis adeliae)
Gentoo Penguin (Pygoscelis papua)
Antarctica
Visits
- 2021-12-07: We kicked off the morning by landing on the Antarctic continent proper, for what that's worth. Due to the coronavirus outbreak (again) we had to rush back to Argentina partly to ensure that we would not be living on the boat the next few months.
Species Seen
Kingdom: Animals (11 records)
Phylum: Chordates
(11 records)
Class: Birds
(9 records)
- Order: Pelicans
(5 records)
- Family: Cormorants
- Antarctic Shag (Leucocarbo bransfieldensis)
- Family: Jaegers and Skuas
- Brown Skua (Stercorarius antarcticus)
- Family: Sheathbills
- Snowy Sheathbill (Chionis albus)
- Order: Shorebirds and Allies
(1 record)
- Family: Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers
- Kelp Gull (Larus dominicanus)
- Order: Tubenoses
(3 records)
- Family: Albatrosses
- Cape Petrel (Daption capense)
- Family: Shearwaters and Petrels
- Southern Fulmar (Fulmarus glacialoides)
- Family: Southern Storm Petrels
- Wilson's Storm-Petrel (Oceanites oceanicus)
Class: Mammals
(2 records)
- Order: Cetacea
(2 records)
- Family: Balaenopteridae
- Minke Whale (Balaenoptera acutorostrata)
- Humpback Whale (Megaptera novaeangliae)