I had a temperature sensor go down on a remote automatic weather station. So I hitched a ride with the birders because they were already going out to check on some penguins.
The joubins and a group of about 140 islands that are about 9 miles to the south (7 miles outside the normal boating area).
The view back to Anvers Island was amazing.
It was a perfect sunny and beautiful day.
The birders in their boats waiting for me to recover the broken temperature sensor.
A fur seal had hauled itself way up onto the island I was climbing up and it growled at me like a dog, it's first fur seal I've seen so I wasn't expecting it at all.
After I recovered my sensor we went to different island so the birders could do their counts and tags.
The adelie penguins are starting to lose their cute down and are starting to look a little rough.
Take a good look at this berg, it calved about 10 minutes later and rolled over.
Chinstrap penguin chicks!
Gentoo penguin chicks!
Rough day in the poo-mud.
Another gentoo baby,
And more chinstraps!
And one lone Macaroni penguin hanging out in the shade.
Four species all living on one island nesting amongst each other.
A large chuck feel off the top of this berg and made a splash about half the height of the berg. The loss of the chuck unbalanced the berg and it turtled.
And it exposed the bottom of the iceberg. The penguins did not like the booming noise of the berg and they all shrieked and called out.
These chinnys were doing their dance.
I really like this Gentoo's fluffy leg feathers.
The bottom of the turtled berg.
Really neat pattern.
Different perspective on the main land.
We took two boats out. It was so glassy and beautiful out all day.
Station is just to the right of island in the middle.
Back on station. The lighting with the broken clouds was cool.
There were a couple weddell seals taking naps on the snow that is left int he back yard.
They look very comfortable and happy!
