Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2014/02/25
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Just lovely. I guess the birds are not afraid of humans because humans have not harmed them? Cheers, Nathan On 23 Feb 2014, at 15:08, Jayanand Govindaraj <jayanand at gmail.com> wrote: > Half Moon Island is a small rocky outcrop in Moon Bay, in the shadow > of Livingston Island in the South Shetlands. It is an important > breeding area for South Polar Skua, Kelp Gull, Petrels and above all, > Chinstrap Penguins. This is the one penguin species where no > imagination is required on why they are so named - one look at them, > and all is clear! (-: > > A panorama of part of the area: > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Panoramas/antarcticpanos_001/Antarctica_20140117_4982.jpg.html > > There is a large Chinstrap Penguin rookery around: > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/antarctica/Antarctica_20140117_5040.jpg.html > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/antarctica/Antarctica_20140117_5062.jpg.html > > The Chinstraps come very close - they did not seem disturbed by the > humans presence one bit: > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/antarctica/Antarctica_20140117_5116.jpg.html > > They use, like all penguins do, well defined pathways to the open sea > and back to the rookery. You can make out if the penguins are going or > coming based on whether they are dirty with penguin poo, or spotlessly > clean. Positioning oneself on the bends in the path gives the best > photographic opportunity without disturbing their movement: > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/antarctica/Antarctica_20140117_5156.jpg.html > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/antarctica/Antarctica_20140117_5203.jpg.html > > > One penguin, however, decided to hop down a slope full of rocks as a > short cut, and finally reached its objective: > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/antarctica/Antarctica_20140117_5210.jpg.html > > An abandoned whaling boat is also there on the south side of the island: > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/antarctica/Antarctica_20140117_5245.jpg.html > > Please see LARGE > > Comments and criticism, as ever, welcome. > > Cheers > Jayanand > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > Nathan Wajsman Alicante, Spain http://www.frozenlight.eu http://www.greatpix.eu Books: http://www.blurb.com/bookstore/search?search=wajsman&x=0&y=0 PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws Image licensing: http://www.alamy.com/search-results.asp?qt=wajsman Blog: http://www.nathansmusings.eu/