Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2019/12/18
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]That's an excellent shot of the Imperial Shag (great name that) and while I know little about birds its orange beak bulge does seem oddly unstreamlined considering it breaks the water from a height with its head. I also like the penguins ganging up on the skua, but the albatross is magnificent. A fruitful trip, Jayanand. Douglas On 18/12/2019 15:02, Jayanand Govindaraj via LUG wrote: > The second and final bunch of photographs from the Falkland Islands, > featuring all the birds that were the supporting act, for me, at least, to > the charming Gentoo Penguins! > > We start with the Blue-eyed or Imperial Shag: > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/SGF/Falklands/South+Georgia-20191030-14029.jpg.html > > Next we take the Upland Goose - the first three photographs are two males > locked in a vicious territorial battle that took over 10 minutes to run its > course - one even held the other's head under the water to try and drown it > (no picture of this because as a still it lacks drama!). The last is the > victor with his family. > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/SGF/Falklands/South+Georgia-20191028-15945.jpg.html > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/SGF/Falklands/South+Georgia-20191028-15948.jpg.html > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/SGF/Falklands/South+Georgia-20191028-16084.jpg.html > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/SGF/Falklands/South+Georgia-20191028-16146.jpg.html > > We go on, now to the elegant and beautiful Black-browed Albatross. This is > by far the most common albatross seen in these parts, and 80% of the > worldwide population breed in the Falklands. The two flight shots are > virtually full frame - I might have cropped 5% of the first one - taken as > they whizzed by just over my head to then descend to their nest in a mixed > colony with Rockhopper Penguins, in a gorge: > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/SGF/Falklands/South+Georgia-20191030-14199.jpg.html > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/SGF/Falklands/South+Georgia-20191030-14200.jpg.html > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/SGF/Falklands/South+Georgia-20191030-16341.jpg.html > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/SGF/Falklands/South+Georgia-20191030-14249.jpg.html > > Rockhopper Penguins are among the smallest penguins, and they actually hop > up steep cliffs to reach their breeding areas which are inevitably on top, > as they come back from foraging in the sea. Unfortunately, the best place > to see this behaviour, Saunders Island was in the grip of a violent squall > on the day we landed, so there was no activity at all. > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/SGF/Falklands/South+Georgia-20191029-16257.jpg.html > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/SGF/Falklands/South+Georgia-20191030-14089.jpg.html > > I finish with a couple of grebes/ducks: > > White-tufted Grebe: > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/SGF/Falklands/South+Georgia-20191028-13117.jpg.html > > Crested Duck: > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/SGF/Falklands/South+Georgia-20191028-13131.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 >