Sunday 2 March 2014

SOUTH TO VERNADSKY

Another sunny day in Antartica and visits to Petermann Island in the morning and the Verdansky Ukrainian research station in the afternoon.Before leaving the ship we had a couple of humpback whales and a glacier calving to watch.

 two humpback whales feeding-note the two small ice berghs and watch for the glacier calving in the next few pictures.







 Sorry more GENTOOS


 BROWN SKUA
 ADELE PENGUIN


 ANTARTIC SHAG
 OLD BLUE EYES IS BACK

 AH THATS BETTER.


 WHO`S THAT IN THE WATER?
 COULD BE MY TWIN BROTHER.

 PETERMANN ISLAND VISTA
 ARGENTINE NAVY EMERGENCY HUT

 WORDIES HOUSE
 UKRANIAN SIGNPOST-LONDON 14081 KM=KIEV15168KM
 THE SOUTHERNMOST LANDING OF THE TRIP-UKRANIAN RESEARCH STATION-Purchased from uk for £1.
 FLYING GENTOO

 THE BOUNCY CASTLE


 MORE SHAGS



 ADELE PENGUIN


 WEDDEL SEAL-very sleepy like most seals here.

 ARCTIC TERN on its holidays too,the only bird on the whole trip that I had seen before.

 ANTACTIC TERN





 FLYING SHAG




 UNION FLAG AT WORDIES HOUSE





1 comment:

  1. Some stunning shots here Phil - cormorant, skua, penguins all brilliant.

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