Monday, March 8, 2010 at 8:00am
Paulet Island, just off the tip of the Antarctic Peninsula hosts a giant colony of adelie penguins. The count varies year to year, but approximately 200,000 birds make for a notable population. They are constantly coming and going from the nesting sights to the sea, bringing food back to feed the growing chicks, often...
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Friday, March 5, 2010 at 6:00am
On Monday, March 8, at 7:00 PM, I’ll be giving a presentation in Fairbanks for the Arctic Audubon Society’s March program along with colleagues Hugh Rose and David Shaw. I went to Antarctica with both Hugh and David, great traveling companions, photographers and extremely knowledgeable natural history guides. Our presentation will focus on stories and...
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Wednesday, March 3, 2010 at 10:31am
I’ll be making a few more entries about my recent trip to Antarctica, along with some photos and notable stories. While there is much to see and many experiences to embrace in Antarctica, there is certainly one that should be avoided at all costs. We traveled in very reliable 260+ foot icebreaker, but that can...
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Wednesday, February 17, 2010 at 4:00am
The access and viability today for personal, desktop publishing is none other than remarkable. Back when I was saving my pennies to come to Alaska at age 17, I worked in a print shop, operating an ink press. Typesetting was still done with copy paper and wax, blue pencils, and believe it or not, rulers....
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Wednesday, February 10, 2010 at 4:00am
The area known as Salisbury Plain on South Georgia Island (these British names… come on…for a land so rich in its own identity!) is home to a large colony of king penguins. And on this calm morning, enthusiasm was high to explore this expansive area filled with life. Thanks to Marlene Planck (that would be...
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Monday, February 8, 2010 at 4:00am
I wrote previously about the South Orkney Islands, which lie between South Georgia Island and the Antarctic Peninsula. The dreamy, iceberg-filled, early morning seascapes gave way to the ship’s anchorage near an Adelie penguin colony, the first of many encounters with this lively and cartoon-like little bird. The weather, ah yes, the weather…it changes quickly...
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Friday, February 5, 2010 at 11:09am
I wrote from the Polar Star about my first encounter with a King penguin. Now with some photos at hand, and a little more time and energy, I’ll retell the experience. Right Whale Bay, on South Georgia Island, is a beach loaded with fur seals, elephant seals and king penguins. Throw in some giant petrels...
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Wednesday, February 3, 2010 at 9:21am
I am not unfamiliar with icebergs. Alaska has its share of glacial feeds that fill the fjords with wonderfully shaped, floating icebergs. But the morning this photo was taken, was a feast for my eyes, and in looking at the series, I’m compelled to relive it over and over. When I thought of Antarctica, it...
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Monday, February 1, 2010 at 10:32am
The Black-browed Albatross, a sleek, beautiful and artfully soaring bird nests in giant numbers on the Falkland Islands (approximately 400,000 brids in total). The Falklands, or Islas Malvinas, depending on your political persuaision, lies about 2 days east (by boat) of the southern tip of Argentina. The islands are well vegetated, in contrast to the...
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Thursday, January 28, 2010 at 8:41am
(Thanks to all of you who checked in on my blog while I was in Antarctica for a month. Postings were slim due to a busy schedule of work since my primary purpose was an expedition staff member. While this is primarily a blog about Alaska photography, I’ll be deviating to Antarctica over the next...
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