Monday, August 31, 2009

Wildlife

Last week we had a beautiful day on Thursday, and staying indoors would have been a grave injustice. Thankfully our gracious leaders granted a day of rec boating. Wahoo!

After being on the water only an hour we already saw penguins porpoising in front of the boat
From 20090827-boating


On the back side of De Laca island we were amazed to see hundreds of cormorants having a party!
From 20090827-boating


And of course there were cormorants on Cormorant island too.
From 20090827-boating


We also saw a strange orange creature pointing a metal box at the cormorants...
From 20090827-boating


On the way back from Cormorant Island we swung past Dead Seal rocks to find a good amount of penguins hanging out with an elephant seal.
From 20090827-boating


And then just behind the station on Bonaparte point we saw a handful of gentoos running around.
From 20090827-boating


Poor things. It's so hard to take them seriously.
From 20090827-boating


What a wonderful day! The skies were blue, the sun was shining, and all manner of living things were out to enjoy it.

Birds were flying right down to the boat and hovering overhead as we sped along the water.
From 20090827-boating


Days like this one remind me why I'm here.

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