tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-56193234698108288992024-02-21T02:04:20.546-08:00My antarcticaShades of whitenessh.http://www.blogger.com/profile/10475586471891531010noreply@blogger.comBlogger33125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5619323469810828899.post-42183048850639471932009-01-26T05:08:00.001-08:002009-01-26T05:11:17.097-08:00Three Continents in one picture....<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWnjbNOB32-iugxBzVSv8cujYrKgyCu9KS-_VMaMckZKs-AxPOT6aj7c-OF5wf7mJ5Y102y4uABrvNm1pikDSbCYbblulTQ6uVkuKslrhvzXVWL5AaiLLPM-nexLgw6u1bKRkY_aPGGbwO/s1600-h/antarctica+3+%28371%29.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWnjbNOB32-iugxBzVSv8cujYrKgyCu9KS-_VMaMckZKs-AxPOT6aj7c-OF5wf7mJ5Y102y4uABrvNm1pikDSbCYbblulTQ6uVkuKslrhvzXVWL5AaiLLPM-nexLgw6u1bKRkY_aPGGbwO/s320/antarctica+3+%28371%29.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5295588843257940114" border="0" /></a>Europa anchored in Yankee harbour, Antarctica. The place was used as a base for sealers... a rusty tripod is still there.h.http://www.blogger.com/profile/10475586471891531010noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5619323469810828899.post-25394987801765785512009-01-26T05:02:00.000-08:002009-01-26T06:22:35.318-08:00Antarctic LandscapeThe South Shetland Islands were first discovered by an expedition led by the Russian explorer van Bellinghausen on his ships "Vostov" and "Mirnyi" in 1920<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCjALcZIydjwNcBQhV7i01IxBGSzfftYoevG5DqqrIIjnAxpN_FY8LpodAGAFFwAq4GX8CBRzpUp1crtUCZtjS3A1waCPHqHxgJ_RlzP8incjm7Do_cqBe_Tt5Rv5TAh7plKtCXyZm4tII/s1600-h/antarctica+3+%2893%29.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCjALcZIydjwNcBQhV7i01IxBGSzfftYoevG5DqqrIIjnAxpN_FY8LpodAGAFFwAq4GX8CBRzpUp1crtUCZtjS3A1waCPHqHxgJ_RlzP8incjm7Do_cqBe_Tt5Rv5TAh7plKtCXyZm4tII/s320/antarctica+3+%2893%29.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5295587314942955122" border="0" /></a>Panoramic view from the top of Barrientos Island<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8DNk1oyjprPYyV_FqJEhuRDC1JmUagsPaPR6pcf5VFhKAIflGRMYX0PW3pnjZ7ll0wbmYC9o4uC0Ua4sGkXBOR3XdfbNvKCsEovEOqxYJG1RDEHLYccxE-72lGoaCwZYi3tCq8cjA2Nd1/s1600-h/antarctica+3+%2892%29.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8DNk1oyjprPYyV_FqJEhuRDC1JmUagsPaPR6pcf5VFhKAIflGRMYX0PW3pnjZ7ll0wbmYC9o4uC0Ua4sGkXBOR3XdfbNvKCsEovEOqxYJG1RDEHLYccxE-72lGoaCwZYi3tCq8cjA2Nd1/s320/antarctica+3+%2892%29.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5295587318396863490" border="0" /></a>Barrientos Island is part of the Aitcho Archipelago.... the name is not Japanese, but comes from HO, the shortcut for the British Hydrological Office....h.http://www.blogger.com/profile/10475586471891531010noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5619323469810828899.post-65866505811065362022009-01-26T04:58:00.001-08:002009-01-26T05:06:32.870-08:00Antarctic Landscape (2)Between Livingston and Greenwhich Islands....<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf_N2tQ3-HMoRCHNUyuxwdvJO2GoPfugzXbaCxQOcjFjpV1dSMyhOGRKvvWrbRF3ps6D1wm08QKiM2c4l7bPE6lc0LCq9-g2Whm0nR3XsU1Gb8Tiy7xxWZffRDww7ITvDRmx4CpgNqEM8t/s1600-h/antarctica+3+%28224%29.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf_N2tQ3-HMoRCHNUyuxwdvJO2GoPfugzXbaCxQOcjFjpV1dSMyhOGRKvvWrbRF3ps6D1wm08QKiM2c4l7bPE6lc0LCq9-g2Whm0nR3XsU1Gb8Tiy7xxWZffRDww7ITvDRmx4CpgNqEM8t/s320/antarctica+3+%28224%29.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5295586213026363490" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqJK78DcX7A2tPsXVuZQgpZpQT4kEBD0tsiXWDvO6nYxhSp2wWfql_xfYMTWrEBdRx4gmwKvPmzhKu2ozy_2Bew_E7bUOJVJr4YKV06t9NMhsxS3Tn5vybhYGKGHShUe4W2xslD3GtuvFX/s1600-h/antarctica+3+%28220%29.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqJK78DcX7A2tPsXVuZQgpZpQT4kEBD0tsiXWDvO6nYxhSp2wWfql_xfYMTWrEBdRx4gmwKvPmzhKu2ozy_2Bew_E7bUOJVJr4YKV06t9NMhsxS3Tn5vybhYGKGHShUe4W2xslD3GtuvFX/s320/antarctica+3+%28220%29.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5295586214710632834" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZgyh4nqZwdjc4SBJ_yLTDHsM88FApVQJ5k2lQRRxfbAGdiotSglnVER2_nlW7NfoH56ej2u14xeEuS3SfhOZvNxUuTGn8wNMFYFfq8rp4vNKLPlsCnV2AnxNkWgOINvE9H4rbkyqE1xRk/s1600-h/antarctica+3+%28209%29.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZgyh4nqZwdjc4SBJ_yLTDHsM88FApVQJ5k2lQRRxfbAGdiotSglnVER2_nlW7NfoH56ej2u14xeEuS3SfhOZvNxUuTGn8wNMFYFfq8rp4vNKLPlsCnV2AnxNkWgOINvE9H4rbkyqE1xRk/s320/antarctica+3+%28209%29.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5295586213234306562" border="0" /></a>h.http://www.blogger.com/profile/10475586471891531010noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5619323469810828899.post-7561363947598107562009-01-26T04:34:00.000-08:002009-01-26T06:17:11.201-08:00Traces of volcanism<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFbWRf-0ttGl65-LJs5piIbsFqB2Uggq-P-UTlfIdA6fjh_-cSr-BO4OC5s7E24FBmC7Fht81k8Wt-q5AD0eCs8IEIDOXSirgLcU1PbgMwOLrVce0AyOrOarm7O9TQIAbH5jBHq-Jvcg2o/s1600-h/vor+einfahrt+yankee+h+%2831%29.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFbWRf-0ttGl65-LJs5piIbsFqB2Uggq-P-UTlfIdA6fjh_-cSr-BO4OC5s7E24FBmC7Fht81k8Wt-q5AD0eCs8IEIDOXSirgLcU1PbgMwOLrVce0AyOrOarm7O9TQIAbH5jBHq-Jvcg2o/s320/vor+einfahrt+yankee+h+%2831%29.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5295580232078927570" border="0" /></a>Edinburgh Hill is a basalt cone on Livingston Island.... the remainder of an ancient volcano<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji2dviHVZSDcKOQDE3QZ9tBbJ9gfI45vRLaZxV3ZFltwAbCxGLBhz9Ss9BTcI8X0ioBjA0y3i8dslTSmIm1jTCW3zfwLHj74IGvjS50CAq-Ja3AZ35d_cSiHZtw12WwIr26KCHNDSf744p/s1600-h/vor+einfahrt+yankee+h+%2826%29.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji2dviHVZSDcKOQDE3QZ9tBbJ9gfI45vRLaZxV3ZFltwAbCxGLBhz9Ss9BTcI8X0ioBjA0y3i8dslTSmIm1jTCW3zfwLHj74IGvjS50CAq-Ja3AZ35d_cSiHZtw12WwIr26KCHNDSf744p/s320/vor+einfahrt+yankee+h+%2826%29.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5295580227230767202" border="0" /></a>The lava cools down in octagonal columns - a kind of organ pipe structure....<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFMRMXrDavRa-Lz4qR2_UC7C8DbEWP5bT_bDQK5rqeatIM1uI7H036jB4njn1ZLhhYHqIBPx-2NEe3Ez4MQ5bqDvHUTn4UDKbP9BaR2RhKmjmmNOsz2K_aERLntjFuUUEUoVpzI6nnGG9k/s1600-h/parkstein+%286%29.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFMRMXrDavRa-Lz4qR2_UC7C8DbEWP5bT_bDQK5rqeatIM1uI7H036jB4njn1ZLhhYHqIBPx-2NEe3Ez4MQ5bqDvHUTn4UDKbP9BaR2RhKmjmmNOsz2K_aERLntjFuUUEUoVpzI6nnGG9k/s320/parkstein+%286%29.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5295580225719928818" border="0" /></a>Similar structures can be seen close by: one of the nicest examples is "Der Grosse Parkstein", a basalt cone in Parkstein, a little village in northern Bavaria, Germany. Once it was carrying a medieval fortress, of which only a little church is left<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhj_wSOeOFJ96xdpRxWiksBuaY3y5ITdVtmYzPKOCWr-buoceYQ2APt73p2lGAWNrPhyjF_94L6_XzQ5EeLGFydQSqP6q7OsgGd80D45GYx5ED50tK8E_LULG7Oxj9Y8syYt7inEX64Y4Z/s1600-h/parkstein+%288%29.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhj_wSOeOFJ96xdpRxWiksBuaY3y5ITdVtmYzPKOCWr-buoceYQ2APt73p2lGAWNrPhyjF_94L6_XzQ5EeLGFydQSqP6q7OsgGd80D45GYx5ED50tK8E_LULG7Oxj9Y8syYt7inEX64Y4Z/s320/parkstein+%288%29.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5295580225106483906" border="0" /></a>The 4023 m Mount Erebus, first climbed by a party of six from Shackleton's Nimrod expedition in 1908, is still an active volcano. More might be hidden under the iceh.http://www.blogger.com/profile/10475586471891531010noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5619323469810828899.post-11067471932657039452008-12-09T14:05:00.001-08:002008-12-09T14:05:50.731-08:00big gate too small<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIPv7-bX786XcS1LPj2rNgMl3N0PNG5Tn7v_tFvsclJrcjx6XcTBJxEggL4XnKB_dGNsmsQEvJ432TXnmjPtg8GE4OT_o7mOw6Tux-Ys9PjBzYrr9HZFHdG0lJjL8K4EEVzyndJ9xzJS_O/s1600-h/antarctica+nikon+2+%28251%29.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIPv7-bX786XcS1LPj2rNgMl3N0PNG5Tn7v_tFvsclJrcjx6XcTBJxEggL4XnKB_dGNsmsQEvJ432TXnmjPtg8GE4OT_o7mOw6Tux-Ys9PjBzYrr9HZFHdG0lJjL8K4EEVzyndJ9xzJS_O/s320/antarctica+nikon+2+%28251%29.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5277914976907821698" border="0" /></a>h.http://www.blogger.com/profile/10475586471891531010noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5619323469810828899.post-71702059621385878112008-12-09T13:56:00.000-08:002008-12-09T13:58:16.922-08:00dwarfed by nature<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqvjtmz06MqkeDvPS8pAeWbGHWffB7xsWechilbVbWGpAtkzlX2XrChfxs-5EMNjtghPed7und8Xo7IctHSIdeSCwviNN_ra0TRg-4H8tRJSKDvj8wsTq4U9ZMHUv-G1CuPlA6hQ9YDbC1/s1600-h/antarctica+nikon+2+%28216%29+cc.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqvjtmz06MqkeDvPS8pAeWbGHWffB7xsWechilbVbWGpAtkzlX2XrChfxs-5EMNjtghPed7und8Xo7IctHSIdeSCwviNN_ra0TRg-4H8tRJSKDvj8wsTq4U9ZMHUv-G1CuPlA6hQ9YDbC1/s320/antarctica+nikon+2+%28216%29+cc.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5277912793278824594" border="0" /></a>Europa at Trinity Islandh.http://www.blogger.com/profile/10475586471891531010noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5619323469810828899.post-35286047974895993952008-12-09T13:45:00.000-08:002008-12-09T13:50:33.846-08:00reflections (2)<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdw7jXQjElamy0zUXq26byfj5m-dtPt9W9YyHrpsnyEU9o89Ft1_RkeoSdOHz7QubLMeO1lP-5Qr5eSchlbD3xkfjwjyUyn_ujReY9lsOuRtz9eOCNZmjYkO_pjGqoUg_WacdzqYOVs9_K/s1600-h/antarctica+nik4+396.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdw7jXQjElamy0zUXq26byfj5m-dtPt9W9YyHrpsnyEU9o89Ft1_RkeoSdOHz7QubLMeO1lP-5Qr5eSchlbD3xkfjwjyUyn_ujReY9lsOuRtz9eOCNZmjYkO_pjGqoUg_WacdzqYOVs9_K/s320/antarctica+nik4+396.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5277910975813451554" border="0" /></a>Paradise Harbourh.http://www.blogger.com/profile/10475586471891531010noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5619323469810828899.post-26834334001502418082008-12-08T02:48:00.001-08:002008-12-09T13:51:10.821-08:00reflections<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTFBwHJ8pFXZnQ9zwXsva4epO7xBv0o09JFDMDGgrIaw9VRdI4pxRHQKNRU1YshjYerb8Eg-6SgsuW7mKrLdnhue58svXn5yUTwVn_MOQXYiSWcG56Eh2EDVyeTkmk726NZXI1cKO3CsRp/s1600-h/melchior+islands+%28117%29.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTFBwHJ8pFXZnQ9zwXsva4epO7xBv0o09JFDMDGgrIaw9VRdI4pxRHQKNRU1YshjYerb8Eg-6SgsuW7mKrLdnhue58svXn5yUTwVn_MOQXYiSWcG56Eh2EDVyeTkmk726NZXI1cKO3CsRp/s320/melchior+islands+%28117%29.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5277909415317965426" border="0" /></a>Melchior Islandsh.http://www.blogger.com/profile/10475586471891531010noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5619323469810828899.post-54794097288971611772008-12-08T02:26:00.001-08:002008-12-20T09:37:02.880-08:00Jaws of hell<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibzIeAT8CMCbie3nEb-L6FCo355Q-ojV09MfhqVIv6AcQNw5xpuAeqfda7igBMEjamiYyklM59kF2sDVzp75muZS2OrVRCtdoEoKXSQVK3a_QudmxxZlre0v-8u207rsofp60Oxcpk0yAg/s1600-h/looking+into+the+monste%27s+face.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibzIeAT8CMCbie3nEb-L6FCo355Q-ojV09MfhqVIv6AcQNw5xpuAeqfda7igBMEjamiYyklM59kF2sDVzp75muZS2OrVRCtdoEoKXSQVK3a_QudmxxZlre0v-8u207rsofp60Oxcpk0yAg/s320/looking+into+the+monste%27s+face.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5277363831084758130" border="0" /></a>Poseidon... or is it Neptune... looking down on the madmen entering his realm....<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi44rgDKuqKKuI-5BJHPwMLe9sIPBeadvOK4Pyf9iHrW6CBFXhZVKDJej-YsSMwRYsPswJid9Zyqm5258fhW5GimQ4hk99OMuXWOdPR_Een874KkVqVPkwVnL3xBXwK9HCSjWkk2YOWK_7G/s1600-h/antarctica+nik4+403.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi44rgDKuqKKuI-5BJHPwMLe9sIPBeadvOK4Pyf9iHrW6CBFXhZVKDJej-YsSMwRYsPswJid9Zyqm5258fhW5GimQ4hk99OMuXWOdPR_Een874KkVqVPkwVnL3xBXwK9HCSjWkk2YOWK_7G/s320/antarctica+nik4+403.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5281927284919994658" border="0" /></a>Imagine he grinds his teeth right now...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvkglVPaADyTzj0hyphenhyphenz_Za5_17i_-JaFM6xrLlPhszoAiD-Dyc4uMdo_gJB-fahyJHYAU19lNNKjwGDE6r97zV2_hDf0ctzIPf90OtF8L-q6KcMGqKfvtwM2r6DYvMyiMXzV1cTwoavgnYr/s1600-h/antarctica+nikon+2+%28170%29.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvkglVPaADyTzj0hyphenhyphenz_Za5_17i_-JaFM6xrLlPhszoAiD-Dyc4uMdo_gJB-fahyJHYAU19lNNKjwGDE6r97zV2_hDf0ctzIPf90OtF8L-q6KcMGqKfvtwM2r6DYvMyiMXzV1cTwoavgnYr/s320/antarctica+nikon+2+%28170%29.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5281927289029560690" border="0" /></a>h.http://www.blogger.com/profile/10475586471891531010noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5619323469810828899.post-31140355573500588082008-12-08T02:15:00.002-08:002008-12-08T02:20:05.215-08:00The mouth of the sirene....<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu_7Bp_5koi60DgXYib-J7v8rGqMAOVttj7XaLZTEfQXFHgYFNozNHxlWg6WcoVyOIFRKidW_CqVisVbTKughvHV3fIxP8KDAd8qY_1LsunZnOffN4h37ez69v1w-TsamM-hwFLBhYFeCH/s1600-h/into+the+mouth+of+the+ice+sirene.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu_7Bp_5koi60DgXYib-J7v8rGqMAOVttj7XaLZTEfQXFHgYFNozNHxlWg6WcoVyOIFRKidW_CqVisVbTKughvHV3fIxP8KDAd8qY_1LsunZnOffN4h37ez69v1w-TsamM-hwFLBhYFeCH/s320/into+the+mouth+of+the+ice+sirene.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5277361793313576162" border="0" /></a>Everybody knows what is inside, but still it is tempting to go and try to have a look....h.http://www.blogger.com/profile/10475586471891531010noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5619323469810828899.post-26114385225941235402008-12-08T02:15:00.001-08:002009-01-26T04:53:18.752-08:00signs of dangerThe front of a glacier collapses in the very moment when this yacht passes....<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWTwiZSwclwlGCsaQ6kqqOhXzg98jSNDPcEWRPei0hNJ4SI8kU3CWHLeqbB5NRg3pnQv1XYiwka3ELZns9E2FUgri9T3d5cgQoLmQJAwKkGUWTwMnQfP2KaHC67kNo7b4PJo-5yIhAPiZz/s1600-h/antarctica+nik4+252.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilk1DeOPf5YWjpCazAyKoVgTRiTxRlTgGuIPvSZHsmILsJcOnmLCUrRtIYhrkbHEaHCkUMae7nzfJA_DuHlWt1gti1zJYHvGVO30wbDLjWEoCkT75bdNCqhv_4AKg8-xraoac-rpXWDyR4/s320/antarctica+nik4+256.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5295584342385558754" border="0" /></a>h.http://www.blogger.com/profile/10475586471891531010noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5619323469810828899.post-31913288975720041802008-12-08T01:58:00.002-08:002008-12-08T02:10:19.042-08:00Different types of penguins<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVXD-lOolGAzfcWqbhvmY9IIG3I6dDVG-8I4k8Gc-08CLwtg9elrka3zpBKwTYiS12dUin5glvlm4OBwTwsw2D2K-HZL5Y9SvZBHvFsTJXnslIoU52uAfLwGLS0nI0B8s1V6sWgGyhYXgC/s1600-h/antarctica+3+%2867%29.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVXD-lOolGAzfcWqbhvmY9IIG3I6dDVG-8I4k8Gc-08CLwtg9elrka3zpBKwTYiS12dUin5glvlm4OBwTwsw2D2K-HZL5Y9SvZBHvFsTJXnslIoU52uAfLwGLS0nI0B8s1V6sWgGyhYXgC/s320/antarctica+3+%2867%29.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5277357773965596386" border="0" /></a>A giant amongst us.... kings penguin, chinstrap and gentoo...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjl1L97V3VdWeSA893uEhngZFMyYxgoks4XFE0ztw2nyGv4gYSX1k5iHCdy7IlD307TJHlQRdvbGhj6YPPOeuL3bg6W01CX_Yr5YyKzVeRJOtdHsCRzR3L6qdEmlanjZTcbSNI3h9aneLn/s1600-h/antarctica+3+%28150%29.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjl1L97V3VdWeSA893uEhngZFMyYxgoks4XFE0ztw2nyGv4gYSX1k5iHCdy7IlD307TJHlQRdvbGhj6YPPOeuL3bg6W01CX_Yr5YyKzVeRJOtdHsCRzR3L6qdEmlanjZTcbSNI3h9aneLn/s320/antarctica+3+%28150%29.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5277357777175427954" border="0" /></a>Adelie penguin<br />There are 38 colonies of Adelie penguins and over 5 million Adelies in the Ross Sea Region. With a reduction in sea ice and scarcity of food, their numbers have dropped by 65% over the past 25 years<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifE85mD4FBB3u-C_gToERRa0fzi9LUy5-FsQqGpr1HbRFIpWnzqvI8jDwPZhJkcWYBEaMXWb6f_oJmLHSznp8V4dP4O9VXcjOPU3lZ4znUsdq4gbQXl_bGQ6uvgxKDwv8bVOYKfmFuzVWD/s1600-h/antarctica+3+%2859%29.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifE85mD4FBB3u-C_gToERRa0fzi9LUy5-FsQqGpr1HbRFIpWnzqvI8jDwPZhJkcWYBEaMXWb6f_oJmLHSznp8V4dP4O9VXcjOPU3lZ4znUsdq4gbQXl_bGQ6uvgxKDwv8bVOYKfmFuzVWD/s320/antarctica+3+%2859%29.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5277357769148664594" border="0" /></a>Gentoo penguin<br />The total breeding population is estimated to be over 300,000 pairs on the subantarctic islands<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuR0N5fwg4tVXFgnY1EejCLtmh6S2AYeLnp_wTdcRs7zlgBPfMkbSqeem1Q6weUgpP07sXmDQYdwhZdpCtY-TNc3FklhxXNCB5JTm7q9zh0hyht_QAyGxAaGPmvmmmK8HOYrHL-VXBChR3/s1600-h/antarctica+3+%2838%29.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuR0N5fwg4tVXFgnY1EejCLtmh6S2AYeLnp_wTdcRs7zlgBPfMkbSqeem1Q6weUgpP07sXmDQYdwhZdpCtY-TNc3FklhxXNCB5JTm7q9zh0hyht_QAyGxAaGPmvmmmK8HOYrHL-VXBChR3/s320/antarctica+3+%2838%29.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5277357755623479858" border="0" /></a>Chinstrap penguin<br />There are approximately 7,500,000 breeding pairs in the South Sandwich Islands, Antarctica, the South Orkneys, South Shetland, South Georgia, Bouvet Island, Balleny and Peter Island.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDy5xmYqLjYwJlxNMJgnAnTYmn8zAj6ryOf34XStwQURR6DSvdZDpMjkhsrkOeWQgU68ZLG7Tu59Kml5P5bUkzYqUIlgipv9Clq-oycreJfgJR1UIlv3WJlta6_KmPewOZeOi3hMetok46/s1600-h/ushuaiapinguine+%2861%29.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDy5xmYqLjYwJlxNMJgnAnTYmn8zAj6ryOf34XStwQURR6DSvdZDpMjkhsrkOeWQgU68ZLG7Tu59Kml5P5bUkzYqUIlgipv9Clq-oycreJfgJR1UIlv3WJlta6_KmPewOZeOi3hMetok46/s320/ushuaiapinguine+%2861%29.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5277357781754095170" border="0" /></a>living in a world of luxury: Magellanic penguin in a colony in the Beagle Channel close to Ushuaia:<br />Breeding in coastal Argentina, Chile and the Falkland Islands, with some migrating to Brazil, this is the most numerous of penguins.h.http://www.blogger.com/profile/10475586471891531010noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5619323469810828899.post-37866354821933500412008-12-08T01:58:00.001-08:002008-12-20T10:15:48.233-08:00The penguin highway<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd8Yw0S2pLlEkXuLR6BDni2DBoAdgxVT1zDZRZJh38AeiQ8N2VXGtLBgLOcmCM2BqrmKn21VjzGCmZymNxHN37C2b64lCqOUilr0WtWNHI_cJPVvb2lCkSyWnAaFa6fKayLyAtAfCExvbZ/s1600-h/antarctica+3+%28245%29.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd8Yw0S2pLlEkXuLR6BDni2DBoAdgxVT1zDZRZJh38AeiQ8N2VXGtLBgLOcmCM2BqrmKn21VjzGCmZymNxHN37C2b64lCqOUilr0WtWNHI_cJPVvb2lCkSyWnAaFa6fKayLyAtAfCExvbZ/s320/antarctica+3+%28245%29.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5281936621885858226" border="0" /></a>Penguins tend to have problems walking in deep snow....<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4rOsQ2sB0lQLCKW19CU02QPcydZM1_aRBJLjx5jp3DU2c0BWUm9c-lbW2A_r92LW0r1Gs5aOcrx5Pn7dDtPbz7dGFnqvT7dEhhIhGEyCg2O4KZR7Gpd5ks28aFYoIy2XhyphenhyphenetxKJb6_5uO/s1600-h/antarctica+3+%28227%29.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4rOsQ2sB0lQLCKW19CU02QPcydZM1_aRBJLjx5jp3DU2c0BWUm9c-lbW2A_r92LW0r1Gs5aOcrx5Pn7dDtPbz7dGFnqvT7dEhhIhGEyCg2O4KZR7Gpd5ks28aFYoIy2XhyphenhyphenetxKJb6_5uO/s320/antarctica+3+%28227%29.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5281936627231213826" border="0" /></a>therefore they walk in each others path, thereby creating a veritable penguin highway<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgASx-A_u77-MVjD-UhYK23oimVc1Iv9bHXEhjlMgJoH-O8PXsfID1MIyaFHWgy7daXZyRwe1B-XCsak-XUjzXlsrUYB7O3YWErfGcDpNdjBOtfr335KVvRyE9h41jU40pyLZtaP01EpUhp/s1600-h/antarctica+nik4+100.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgASx-A_u77-MVjD-UhYK23oimVc1Iv9bHXEhjlMgJoH-O8PXsfID1MIyaFHWgy7daXZyRwe1B-XCsak-XUjzXlsrUYB7O3YWErfGcDpNdjBOtfr335KVvRyE9h41jU40pyLZtaP01EpUhp/s320/antarctica+nik4+100.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5281936635692442194" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnp965l7wuyC4xc5A6-myNGKYutBnJYDtPIuJaqWCILZB8hLhnYOUMchRs3y5QoiWCktjR5zgwt3cLc_FHqQyzbIVS_IULD95XsrWwbwJmjG-SW3Cwe7mNXYxUamb0Sovfb5duoi9OA5vM/s1600-h/antarctica+3+%28260%29.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnp965l7wuyC4xc5A6-myNGKYutBnJYDtPIuJaqWCILZB8hLhnYOUMchRs3y5QoiWCktjR5zgwt3cLc_FHqQyzbIVS_IULD95XsrWwbwJmjG-SW3Cwe7mNXYxUamb0Sovfb5duoi9OA5vM/s320/antarctica+3+%28260%29.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5281936631609417234" border="0" /></a>if nothing helps nay more, sliding on your tummy is the last option<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_y4JldGYPYzOb6Nr1ecYjiXvWxW7hbLeMQoooXnVfscKTPbHfZUKBrzr5r1Za2lcz9hgrABPvc3ADxWwh2LlI0Bc4FuxoTTu6N9TnDoIUyuLTJrke0s6-CwQ6WQlOyHBLSa7qU9GZsSvc/s1600-h/antarctica+3+%2825%29.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_y4JldGYPYzOb6Nr1ecYjiXvWxW7hbLeMQoooXnVfscKTPbHfZUKBrzr5r1Za2lcz9hgrABPvc3ADxWwh2LlI0Bc4FuxoTTu6N9TnDoIUyuLTJrke0s6-CwQ6WQlOyHBLSa7qU9GZsSvc/s320/antarctica+3+%2825%29.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5281936986430185714" border="0" /></a>h.http://www.blogger.com/profile/10475586471891531010noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5619323469810828899.post-68581256271558765692008-12-08T01:35:00.001-08:002008-12-20T10:29:26.049-08:00trails of shit<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBZ7I0srMpTrWtn_ijqoRXmGqYK5Yt0AICD93E7q6WKoeNWXC_8P3SG4hPZkIjA4hZw7rVMGOOMXCF62Q44-ZWCfMJ4NjXUZUkjABeuW336srNY9NxqsqQZ7UDTxoXNzzTi2dxmPso6EZs/s1600-h/antarctica+3+%2848%29.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBZ7I0srMpTrWtn_ijqoRXmGqYK5Yt0AICD93E7q6WKoeNWXC_8P3SG4hPZkIjA4hZw7rVMGOOMXCF62Q44-ZWCfMJ4NjXUZUkjABeuW336srNY9NxqsqQZ7UDTxoXNzzTi2dxmPso6EZs/s320/antarctica+3+%2848%29.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5281939164146098338" border="0" /></a>Gentoo penguin's nests are frequently surrounded by a corona of white trails - they depose of their shit with an remarkable force equalling the pressure in a car tyre. This was actually subject of the research of a Victor Benno Meyer-Rochow of the University of Bremen in Germany, who was nominated for the ignoble (alternative) Nobel prize. He found out, that the force is needed, because the contents of the intestines is so acid that their skin and feathers would be damaged if it would stay on there.h.http://www.blogger.com/profile/10475586471891531010noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5619323469810828899.post-61108505902930641612008-12-08T01:16:00.001-08:002008-12-20T10:31:30.261-08:00thirsty?<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFgJDibc8MId_24CLH5aTaTgtMulkcQbysVV9YQ0Gw696p6WoPNce7-VaOnKsbBvtaN-zpOiPUYxRJNsymZmbjnQpAdrh-MbQYNRr1u5vJvqIQM5BoV8o4eA32xQQYIyG9wPgDdesGei0j/s1600-h/antarctica+nik4+093.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFgJDibc8MId_24CLH5aTaTgtMulkcQbysVV9YQ0Gw696p6WoPNce7-VaOnKsbBvtaN-zpOiPUYxRJNsymZmbjnQpAdrh-MbQYNRr1u5vJvqIQM5BoV8o4eA32xQQYIyG9wPgDdesGei0j/s320/antarctica+nik4+093.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5281941620575874930" border="0" /></a>Eat some snow....h.http://www.blogger.com/profile/10475586471891531010noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5619323469810828899.post-45670143541818513002008-06-06T13:02:00.001-07:002008-12-08T01:51:50.614-08:00Can penguins have a cold?<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsM-U1SbCl7rdTd0aq_kzjMYOCeT8cQQVY3iD_ItbmIt27R81XXV0yTg83ycBJF7yBYZGSdhK2er4do2zQkPqACRGUBQQsALws7Ej6pdydPdl8VP4W8fBALf5NvlWu1uPG65z_T_cSnFm7/s1600-h/antarctica+3+%28277%29.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 227px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsM-U1SbCl7rdTd0aq_kzjMYOCeT8cQQVY3iD_ItbmIt27R81XXV0yTg83ycBJF7yBYZGSdhK2er4do2zQkPqACRGUBQQsALws7Ej6pdydPdl8VP4W8fBALf5NvlWu1uPG65z_T_cSnFm7/s320/antarctica+3+%28277%29.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5277354768244411586" border="0" /></a>h.http://www.blogger.com/profile/10475586471891531010noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5619323469810828899.post-78987756990858933502008-06-05T09:33:00.000-07:002008-06-05T10:21:20.877-07:00The fight for stones....Some penguins, like Adelies and Gentoos, breed in nests build from little stones<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghIXSTKbginUySPjIE_sROAWi62Pyc-FEhGEU6ttsgLaNpibMUWw1KVRSWRP2ZynFfq4aB852tiybqiBTmQMr77WXE99dkdb2M74lZmuPKrXqKEqL6ff9rRTwjYYu0TsB9kVui2Nsrh99P/s1600-h/antarctica+nik4+080.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghIXSTKbginUySPjIE_sROAWi62Pyc-FEhGEU6ttsgLaNpibMUWw1KVRSWRP2ZynFfq4aB852tiybqiBTmQMr77WXE99dkdb2M74lZmuPKrXqKEqL6ff9rRTwjYYu0TsB9kVui2Nsrh99P/s320/antarctica+nik4+080.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5208446591219844162" border="0" /></a>However, the little stones are sometimes hard to find.....<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnjiOos9C6qvmjI3XX2KjfQfQr_UTL-_zPA7rw9DIFAD3o6VhPe4x35koFWeTbrK5L5yZb1t1A8azqfbpwoB-IqD8f1kfLMG9r0H7UyLAqhj0_J5sSH7GXGysYcouE7tZhYt1j3Ui1b8Sa/s1600-h/antarctica+nik4+079.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnjiOos9C6qvmjI3XX2KjfQfQr_UTL-_zPA7rw9DIFAD3o6VhPe4x35koFWeTbrK5L5yZb1t1A8azqfbpwoB-IqD8f1kfLMG9r0H7UyLAqhj0_J5sSH7GXGysYcouE7tZhYt1j3Ui1b8Sa/s320/antarctica+nik4+079.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5208446063951447506" border="0" /></a>If all are already taken, penguin has to turn to theft.....<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9qVm27B4igxVZsN3pq_wCDA-pqWiVOsf7SrvTSQKZZk5nkgCbffZrgj6qPhJB7MuFbdx_XHR_WiIBQypkpVOuDBeO-Ekf9R6mE1zxMY8za8R7RSW3rRbndGjA-vtc61utqjRCYZqynvYQ/s1600-h/antarctica+3+%2820%29.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9qVm27B4igxVZsN3pq_wCDA-pqWiVOsf7SrvTSQKZZk5nkgCbffZrgj6qPhJB7MuFbdx_XHR_WiIBQypkpVOuDBeO-Ekf9R6mE1zxMY8za8R7RSW3rRbndGjA-vtc61utqjRCYZqynvYQ/s320/antarctica+3+%2820%29.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5208446050786197122" border="0" /></a>Carry away the booty....<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpfXjP2WPo2L0dwQevQMvHEBJ5mbObSE2YI3T8OKjYcrSq21QuV2H3dp9QadzikhLcsx72My6IbpAkzekB_VW_cwvKen6F-IJjilIEt3ckxpag-kaYw1B0nTpc5nje4-k5T3OTdNwFp5A6/s1600-h/antarctica+nik4+084.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpfXjP2WPo2L0dwQevQMvHEBJ5mbObSE2YI3T8OKjYcrSq21QuV2H3dp9QadzikhLcsx72My6IbpAkzekB_VW_cwvKen6F-IJjilIEt3ckxpag-kaYw1B0nTpc5nje4-k5T3OTdNwFp5A6/s320/antarctica+nik4+084.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5208446608167680706" border="0" /></a>Sometimes in a haste, if the penguin police was watching....<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5_XecwWG5I9ch8AP0LLSbdJvY77y23tyzEvaOQlhp5OkQvnsltMcITUy8HkM1zxjLP2jDng6iZFHkmeKBzCoSg3RX8oBk2Rcdae7s1UlLIWLt_8ykZ81SZmCC9ANi9X_2QzxHYR80rij_/s1600-h/antarctica+nik4+322.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5_XecwWG5I9ch8AP0LLSbdJvY77y23tyzEvaOQlhp5OkQvnsltMcITUy8HkM1zxjLP2jDng6iZFHkmeKBzCoSg3RX8oBk2Rcdae7s1UlLIWLt_8ykZ81SZmCC9ANi9X_2QzxHYR80rij_/s320/antarctica+nik4+322.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5208446600435501858" border="0" /></a>But there are also other dangers....<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEyym_jJK5_0c0_zv-63DBWRt1YrEx0jkbZ8RS-lZZ_5_vxMT-wd2PTAk4O5-lzNGX-tJUZhLfKv3mU45FS9nW_JxYpEwyhD6cQSHKI1gKvHhmP0nLeetdqM8LekZguhGyljVSGz3lhyphenhyphen1w/s1600-h/antarctica+nik4+323.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEyym_jJK5_0c0_zv-63DBWRt1YrEx0jkbZ8RS-lZZ_5_vxMT-wd2PTAk4O5-lzNGX-tJUZhLfKv3mU45FS9nW_JxYpEwyhD6cQSHKI1gKvHhmP0nLeetdqM8LekZguhGyljVSGz3lhyphenhyphen1w/s320/antarctica+nik4+323.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5208446622502194418" border="0" /></a>Other birds, like Snow petrels and Skuas, want to get an egg or a chick for snack<br /> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGmJXRIWzLPNr6UvAiEEfXBLLfvB3BYUbk2yvfFDZ7XohM2FCb01kNQfB6PfSn9JO_bIr8K6Y4VmqG84CJepAf35sEFA9H_nQK8VxmVoixfDrRW_1FyIFr8XG5vN8xTniT0wy425dIq59h/s1600-h/antarctica+nik4+108.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGmJXRIWzLPNr6UvAiEEfXBLLfvB3BYUbk2yvfFDZ7XohM2FCb01kNQfB6PfSn9JO_bIr8K6Y4VmqG84CJepAf35sEFA9H_nQK8VxmVoixfDrRW_1FyIFr8XG5vN8xTniT0wy425dIq59h/s320/antarctica+nik4+108.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5208446066352022642" border="0" /></a>So you have to watch out.....<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq8RJ36l85DLKOqRUrFNHOY9m334miZ4SZQpD4s5Wz7iSu7hgHFRh7mJvsIujD_zzi8LZpSEz1mGKxgRcwzdV6mfuqwI2rrVp76VvLdtn2kLoibQcKVwDSdx4z8ysarIAj1COiyCX9J46J/s1600-h/antarctica+nik4+119.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq8RJ36l85DLKOqRUrFNHOY9m334miZ4SZQpD4s5Wz7iSu7hgHFRh7mJvsIujD_zzi8LZpSEz1mGKxgRcwzdV6mfuqwI2rrVp76VvLdtn2kLoibQcKVwDSdx4z8ysarIAj1COiyCX9J46J/s320/antarctica+nik4+119.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5208446626316365826" border="0" /></a>Till after success finally comes.....<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPOv39Ctd8DVTZJhSmPL3ne1pciGE39PL8_ayMyMf2QjHzUTLAOAVYWNFc9nZI2-hLlC5w9glWf1DJGJmWa_5doHlNrcFOvN2X9zSKYn3EOMvQezHueNY0OVqv_YUL1RiPBGv5f0mqmoDd/s1600-h/antarctica+nik4+679.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPOv39Ctd8DVTZJhSmPL3ne1pciGE39PL8_ayMyMf2QjHzUTLAOAVYWNFc9nZI2-hLlC5w9glWf1DJGJmWa_5doHlNrcFOvN2X9zSKYn3EOMvQezHueNY0OVqv_YUL1RiPBGv5f0mqmoDd/s320/antarctica+nik4+679.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5208446055976008402" border="0" /></a>h.http://www.blogger.com/profile/10475586471891531010noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5619323469810828899.post-18985812062531330352008-02-27T12:20:00.000-08:002008-12-08T00:50:35.207-08:00Of penguins and men<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGvvI9_PHAmTVLIVl2rkzgeKQYoZLwybRLIlFlDfLc81cyC3bJN79KpONq-_GdDNz-WirAxKWHcYAXD8ewUfmmXnsjObh6LN9AJYBEqhrppmg5tzMLy4mmEAuOczIsEXAM4kf2hvLOSady/s1600-h/antarctica+nik4+615.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGvvI9_PHAmTVLIVl2rkzgeKQYoZLwybRLIlFlDfLc81cyC3bJN79KpONq-_GdDNz-WirAxKWHcYAXD8ewUfmmXnsjObh6LN9AJYBEqhrppmg5tzMLy4mmEAuOczIsEXAM4kf2hvLOSady/s320/antarctica+nik4+615.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5274111630561957282" border="0" /></a>Curious Gentoo penguin....<br /><br />Charcot in January 1909:<br /><br />"An Adelie penguin jumped on the ice, holding in its beak a very big fish. Boland seized on it, and the fish, of a kind new to us, is now in a bottle; but the easily comprehensible anger of the poor penguin was comic. In a perfect fury it accompanied the robber right back to the ship, protesting energetically."<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO-V6CuMtE7OT24d2dp4w2AlPnajf1X4GRJ_hztZhbRV1qhcssGkBZvCAq4Dj-fR1Yr7aNFDRnAbSbcBhcULfZIpY6sBR3MRtgoWRWsYmsKVB4yE4FnwnT4s_iOdfOvouGtuowLKSxIaRr/s1600-h/antarctica+3+%2828%29.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO-V6CuMtE7OT24d2dp4w2AlPnajf1X4GRJ_hztZhbRV1qhcssGkBZvCAq4Dj-fR1Yr7aNFDRnAbSbcBhcULfZIpY6sBR3MRtgoWRWsYmsKVB4yE4FnwnT4s_iOdfOvouGtuowLKSxIaRr/s320/antarctica+3+%2828%29.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5274111620454572066" border="0" /></a>Charcot in 1909:<br /><br />"We spent a good hour amusing ourselves with a penguin which refused to leave us. We stuck on his head now a cap, now a mitten, and nothing could have been funnier than this grotesquely muffled creature running along the snow and trying to free himself. What was most curious, he seemed himself to be delighted with the game, coming back to us, stretching out his head, and evincing great satisfaction."<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeOk053O3L8-BAbNxOpsV8YvYFtzmSHJvs3FjurKE1oumN1kdv3GLD2z7ZTooirHHK5b2z_voGiEGdfkO6ZWWehXGbtKY7IMgkVaQ4z-T5NW4mDgDvcHIiq27Tt_verC4peAocN033JuUi/s1600-h/europanik1+%2872%29.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeOk053O3L8-BAbNxOpsV8YvYFtzmSHJvs3FjurKE1oumN1kdv3GLD2z7ZTooirHHK5b2z_voGiEGdfkO6ZWWehXGbtKY7IMgkVaQ4z-T5NW4mDgDvcHIiq27Tt_verC4peAocN033JuUi/s320/europanik1+%2872%29.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5274111630641178066" border="0" /></a><img src="file:///C:/Documents%20and%20Settings/Helmut%20Schmidt/My%20Documents/My%20Pictures/antactica/blog/europanik1%20%2872%29.JPG" alt="" />h.http://www.blogger.com/profile/10475586471891531010noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5619323469810828899.post-20909002619239740332008-02-27T11:35:00.000-08:002008-12-08T02:46:45.530-08:00Sorry, didn's mean to disturb you....<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDEO4EHZLLIwtfjnz-yoAQ0hA7j43KQ_jbibkqy83Al-dofqeVvMkWSXR8rVF-614cLo6OifIGjMQ9w8-wKHzdJJkUBGpt4UILmSSnfjJU1vLelcUAS4AAC7OvuZZY4HEw27WQPzkuvw3Z/s1600-h/antarctica+nik4+419cr.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDEO4EHZLLIwtfjnz-yoAQ0hA7j43KQ_jbibkqy83Al-dofqeVvMkWSXR8rVF-614cLo6OifIGjMQ9w8-wKHzdJJkUBGpt4UILmSSnfjJU1vLelcUAS4AAC7OvuZZY4HEw27WQPzkuvw3Z/s320/antarctica+nik4+419cr.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5277368584214675538" border="0" /></a>Sheathbill picking at the tail of a sea leopard....<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib-vxokWfVwLb6vxEHIUa-gV5uJLBGTqckYAY_x-OPow65itoeH-U0kO0EMJUvve23UGuxqFALNVybyaBUKq-o8FuYnm029nAo40sqpdVp906x0M8rh2EcpV4l7pSoEhsXzPzkZeCLfWFH/s1600-h/antarctica+nik4+426.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib-vxokWfVwLb6vxEHIUa-gV5uJLBGTqckYAY_x-OPow65itoeH-U0kO0EMJUvve23UGuxqFALNVybyaBUKq-o8FuYnm029nAo40sqpdVp906x0M8rh2EcpV4l7pSoEhsXzPzkZeCLfWFH/s320/antarctica+nik4+426.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5277368585998790098" border="0" /></a>What a hypochondriac....<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD1AoDowJ3ekDFMhQZUc_IAhvTfSRuuJPVd1SiiSmoi-qIVr4G_mr8mQeEWowqGDMhI4Kx5G7wPjQULd5Ko2JW1q0BV1garWZb1OScIP7EJYQeK_0hUkz6mjYv_qReUmvsjllCMLUZu5Rk/s1600-h/antarctica+nik4+492.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD1AoDowJ3ekDFMhQZUc_IAhvTfSRuuJPVd1SiiSmoi-qIVr4G_mr8mQeEWowqGDMhI4Kx5G7wPjQULd5Ko2JW1q0BV1garWZb1OScIP7EJYQeK_0hUkz6mjYv_qReUmvsjllCMLUZu5Rk/s320/antarctica+nik4+492.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5277368579371765778" border="0" /></a>h.http://www.blogger.com/profile/10475586471891531010noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5619323469810828899.post-45749488757188429482008-02-27T11:23:00.000-08:002008-12-08T01:27:40.369-08:00Strangers in a strange world....<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC0GDcH4kIyzlefLDwvd6udmNn9bc_vLyJhbEF7KuprkreO1EqWf0X9uvAddcrmMsPHa1GYsru5OgcqiVS3tcajbTrEn56ReNIC23NpAgcruCWbx7bSOU-qOTRaso0YkR4wiDmU_hUJrxL/s1600-h/antarctica+nik4+158.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC0GDcH4kIyzlefLDwvd6udmNn9bc_vLyJhbEF7KuprkreO1EqWf0X9uvAddcrmMsPHa1GYsru5OgcqiVS3tcajbTrEn56ReNIC23NpAgcruCWbx7bSOU-qOTRaso0YkR4wiDmU_hUJrxL/s320/antarctica+nik4+158.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5277347992966158018" border="0" /></a>who dares to disturb my afternoon nap?<br /><br />Even so seals are so big, your tend to overlook them, when you are wandering around lost in your thoughts or concentrating on your photos. They do no move and have the same colour as the rocks....<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE4ilrrXtbHVfVWfp2R1NUJdQdscSxksl2yXKyG_8MvwhtwbY0wYeDMgfXtIH3MK49cARmWH2QLJ74m5PqF6gwJhVM__2YmNdLXSQBcje5H8lEVepmBbtPuwJAGjQeYoifEmzka5DjUG8e/s1600-h/antarctica+nik4+165.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE4ilrrXtbHVfVWfp2R1NUJdQdscSxksl2yXKyG_8MvwhtwbY0wYeDMgfXtIH3MK49cARmWH2QLJ74m5PqF6gwJhVM__2YmNdLXSQBcje5H8lEVepmBbtPuwJAGjQeYoifEmzka5DjUG8e/s320/antarctica+nik4+165.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5277347996497628882" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVVk9tD4SE1soQgt0uSnKozwFAQeNURmukqiFgYyyI6_HQ5ImPdNgbeQlyX12uWT-om0LTqal8oXYzbDHEqFLePflfs9mXm1QGLBgKLHyGK4tqv8JMNJSdMapbLj6ZG66K201sQI-pFAYy/s1600-h/antarctica+nik4+158.jpg"><br /></a>h.http://www.blogger.com/profile/10475586471891531010noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5619323469810828899.post-11354881626579023072008-02-27T11:15:00.000-08:002008-12-08T01:33:32.014-08:00Giants and dwarfs<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTrwuec4GY7nwZONPwcAH5ceciQ-IvL9zZanzxh8EtM8MQdxeKp27M4U1MLNeyDlQ4WE3Xco3JOPR7MJJggX1B10RspTUHkmc7XpieUH_4srSaM9Xt1rrjd10-tsS2xlPrPIQcoop6dcmm/s1600-h/antarctica+3+%28117%29.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTrwuec4GY7nwZONPwcAH5ceciQ-IvL9zZanzxh8EtM8MQdxeKp27M4U1MLNeyDlQ4WE3Xco3JOPR7MJJggX1B10RspTUHkmc7XpieUH_4srSaM9Xt1rrjd10-tsS2xlPrPIQcoop6dcmm/s320/antarctica+3+%28117%29.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5277349672114632610" border="0" /></a>The Southern Elephant seal is the world's biggest seal. Males can grow to 3.5 tons and 5 m in length. They can dive for 2 hours and up to 1.5 km deep<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi52xage_W9OtatW_NkJoIaN53I_G3s35Mr6JmdYPjCJFqEBbMuOFin3rFP7nCzTT6K6UVUtwLe66btjIOmrgREl6hqjZ3YS2AAJ_zBdThWlbxzlcUYWNjQdmoFTE6iogl5Dudl4FnHElY4/s1600-h/antarctica+3+%28120%29.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi52xage_W9OtatW_NkJoIaN53I_G3s35Mr6JmdYPjCJFqEBbMuOFin3rFP7nCzTT6K6UVUtwLe66btjIOmrgREl6hqjZ3YS2AAJ_zBdThWlbxzlcUYWNjQdmoFTE6iogl5Dudl4FnHElY4/s320/antarctica+3+%28120%29.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5277349675780288706" border="0" /></a>h.http://www.blogger.com/profile/10475586471891531010noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5619323469810828899.post-39831425364165754612008-02-27T11:05:00.001-08:002008-12-08T02:35:21.303-08:00Contemplating the limits of life....<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnOMlDNP6fs8aDTIY8nijqIG7CKsTVXwgELkvyOM5aksBiq5TdprTXbLjlM5Pgav-q5jkvO_2hHGFwad-TjXbUivUs04h67XBJ9SiamYEJZKhCDZsJgm0nCamK6pTY-zfhHpyoSWPZIRjR/s1600-h/europanik1+%2890%29.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnOMlDNP6fs8aDTIY8nijqIG7CKsTVXwgELkvyOM5aksBiq5TdprTXbLjlM5Pgav-q5jkvO_2hHGFwad-TjXbUivUs04h67XBJ9SiamYEJZKhCDZsJgm0nCamK6pTY-zfhHpyoSWPZIRjR/s320/europanik1+%2890%29.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5277365841729346626" border="0" /></a>Whale vertebrate and Gentoo penguin...h.http://www.blogger.com/profile/10475586471891531010noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5619323469810828899.post-3300631446583074842008-02-27T11:04:00.001-08:002008-12-08T01:36:44.732-08:00Not only penguins are birds.....<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2usJtErEIUNxv4SIym9pp4w1r3xlle3jTjs-sOyLrW_r8j8flE1eJzli8IAgmaHBoquOdZdZY6i8vxCI7VQKsWw5fsQy2pZJ7qv3-YFzqiO1W5sEnjo1AlNDmfAkBy7qmtpWocJSI1FD2/s1600-h/antarctica+nik4+059.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2usJtErEIUNxv4SIym9pp4w1r3xlle3jTjs-sOyLrW_r8j8flE1eJzli8IAgmaHBoquOdZdZY6i8vxCI7VQKsWw5fsQy2pZJ7qv3-YFzqiO1W5sEnjo1AlNDmfAkBy7qmtpWocJSI1FD2/s320/antarctica+nik4+059.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5208862976319542914" border="0" /></a>Skuas<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbA8hgzty10DY6j47eYYwKxmHFSz_JdMgfv90iG897gfpuTVx9KLOgkNtNjxm-_GziJrQe5lmkJLu5SM6Aro1n7UuhQtRoLmqO1HBe5CYDiQCmxshTKXiumKUkyW0YrnPFNw7ozOVWOsRD/s1600-h/antarctica+nik4+106.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbA8hgzty10DY6j47eYYwKxmHFSz_JdMgfv90iG897gfpuTVx9KLOgkNtNjxm-_GziJrQe5lmkJLu5SM6Aro1n7UuhQtRoLmqO1HBe5CYDiQCmxshTKXiumKUkyW0YrnPFNw7ozOVWOsRD/s320/antarctica+nik4+106.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5208862978861688178" border="0" /></a>and this one, which joined us as a passenger for a while, we called "Barbara"<br />(look at the feet)<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik3PAG21B5sU5MQiffkQIPMTuBmlTAyDszmAeLO7ov1yb7GnES0aS1fIkwllUNZcy9x00TOX9ETrO9eUC0uobiB4NYBhdZmgfq1CWlgOciYewcZ1kfrlruC3tKsIzEbJixt40ET-ZNCrcK/s1600-h/antarctica+nik4+305.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik3PAG21B5sU5MQiffkQIPMTuBmlTAyDszmAeLO7ov1yb7GnES0aS1fIkwllUNZcy9x00TOX9ETrO9eUC0uobiB4NYBhdZmgfq1CWlgOciYewcZ1kfrlruC3tKsIzEbJixt40ET-ZNCrcK/s320/antarctica+nik4+305.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5208862984765136498" border="0" /></a>and a young Skua looking for its mama....<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhICcwlXZXh_OAfQr0w97Cj6KHnlzgQBw11VhwEWyQJ3VTuWBULdVt22XZqm6kv9TMtDqOq0DGetitj50kBuwlvbJngiBQMMzDqaPhLgPANUtkoRuR_id7rHp9Z5sLv77zNdnbF3TC39P_T/s1600-h/antarctica+3+%2883%29.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhICcwlXZXh_OAfQr0w97Cj6KHnlzgQBw11VhwEWyQJ3VTuWBULdVt22XZqm6kv9TMtDqOq0DGetitj50kBuwlvbJngiBQMMzDqaPhLgPANUtkoRuR_id7rHp9Z5sLv77zNdnbF3TC39P_T/s320/antarctica+3+%2883%29.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5208861815294568754" border="0" /></a><br />In 1908, Charcot wrote:<br /><br />"Very often, almost every time we land, we have to put up with the attacks of the megalestris, and its sharp beak and strong flight justify fear"<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyIOQsQxaBJ2sR50_uj-MOvNuudoG9UOWA10cy5k1-wswHg7vv19sOWnL2jz9rSjqs7zKcGlMndNs1FdWVzUNFGufJcU5HgzeUOsN-9o89p2p4a-A_1aA01oRafVnRxbV49ikuKMYBBP4J/s1600-h/antarctica+nikon+2+%28203%29m.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyIOQsQxaBJ2sR50_uj-MOvNuudoG9UOWA10cy5k1-wswHg7vv19sOWnL2jz9rSjqs7zKcGlMndNs1FdWVzUNFGufJcU5HgzeUOsN-9o89p2p4a-A_1aA01oRafVnRxbV49ikuKMYBBP4J/s320/antarctica+nikon+2+%28203%29m.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5208862988539343810" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidlZtTzPRXEeN7GmQ_lgxZw9DfOcG3UlkycFBUZ6N3cjPjMDPeVVXmLi-RDzkKVDzVVHzwKK3KsVXqnUVZMn7pQeBht3hIKK4r5iV6DoQzbTUzV7tlXFBYVtNygqhmJYXM65WTwvi8JCSo/s1600-h/antarctica+3+%284%29.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidlZtTzPRXEeN7GmQ_lgxZw9DfOcG3UlkycFBUZ6N3cjPjMDPeVVXmLi-RDzkKVDzVVHzwKK3KsVXqnUVZMn7pQeBht3hIKK4r5iV6DoQzbTUzV7tlXFBYVtNygqhmJYXM65WTwvi8JCSo/s320/antarctica+3+%284%29.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5208861809197546066" border="0" /></a>Cape petrels....<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkXsdG3iuSH6zmo-QpDNRzd8qcQWuiKx8o5bNELqH8d0zF_mdLNfh-ifwBAxzH51x6bfJZv7rWfuitN9vxg6Fq8dCBLwD_8ZOT2tuCwy4vRfG3YKl8aDNC0kOwghLgzGgFw6rYOSgdUsCn/s1600-h/antarctica+3+%2836%29.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkXsdG3iuSH6zmo-QpDNRzd8qcQWuiKx8o5bNELqH8d0zF_mdLNfh-ifwBAxzH51x6bfJZv7rWfuitN9vxg6Fq8dCBLwD_8ZOT2tuCwy4vRfG3YKl8aDNC0kOwghLgzGgFw6rYOSgdUsCn/s320/antarctica+3+%2836%29.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5208861815506252706" border="0" /></a>and Albatrosses seems to never rest. They always fly and yet they barely move a wing<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi14rXv94wtFBoszY9G1gjvNxv2cZb2WkOOIOBw8qwJ6tKAezlQiYkAl61Dur0_PxjHVKVVXx8wYR-pz1WEHqcW5PpRwSs1tMbXkOZgizQ5tdvmlMa7Aa-quywerbnGFmp0Wzrcy6Mwd1Fd/s1600-h/antarctica+3+%28710%29.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi14rXv94wtFBoszY9G1gjvNxv2cZb2WkOOIOBw8qwJ6tKAezlQiYkAl61Dur0_PxjHVKVVXx8wYR-pz1WEHqcW5PpRwSs1tMbXkOZgizQ5tdvmlMa7Aa-quywerbnGFmp0Wzrcy6Mwd1Fd/s320/antarctica+3+%28710%29.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5208861834984882162" border="0" /></a>a wandering albatross - using the thermic uplift a wave can give him<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXHc33uuFQ-pLcu7z3mZoOB_87IIs3tI6LNzNxlQeNXnV0tMEVIA8kV-nvbezZ_dZrZ6yA8rbuGY2fqh3kBtQmj0JjLfrlAhyphenhyphenER6fcPzESp-N0EuDJWXLUY7ZzFP1O-VbmXrZzJsYK-r1Z/s1600-h/antarctica+3+%28336%29.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXHc33uuFQ-pLcu7z3mZoOB_87IIs3tI6LNzNxlQeNXnV0tMEVIA8kV-nvbezZ_dZrZ6yA8rbuGY2fqh3kBtQmj0JjLfrlAhyphenhyphenER6fcPzESp-N0EuDJWXLUY7ZzFP1O-VbmXrZzJsYK-r1Z/s320/antarctica+3+%28336%29.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5208861826806396082" border="0" /></a>Blue eyed shags<br />breeding at the few places which are not covered by ice<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4_n0WN-o8ImGy8gW7fCiUXTU5AuPJusWg-k7ISf7FMX6p9l2d_6uvbRe8vSH6HHc0YS_SSCzms0eX3-UDrA_aqLMTk1xlbSSq2yYfcxWuQ2a0-05Lm4-OOR9ALLb4av2dAsH_MhMA3uAQ/s1600-h/antarctica+nik4+238.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4_n0WN-o8ImGy8gW7fCiUXTU5AuPJusWg-k7ISf7FMX6p9l2d_6uvbRe8vSH6HHc0YS_SSCzms0eX3-UDrA_aqLMTk1xlbSSq2yYfcxWuQ2a0-05Lm4-OOR9ALLb4av2dAsH_MhMA3uAQ/s320/antarctica+nik4+238.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5208862991568635650" border="0" /></a>h.http://www.blogger.com/profile/10475586471891531010noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5619323469810828899.post-87585964047783640632008-02-27T11:03:00.002-08:002008-12-08T03:02:39.575-08:00What a beauty am I....<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq6m-kL_DkmbBivwIBmijD0vh7t0famOrMOQOPwqWrMcUt89VE7gsxcBXP-UvrG6uyFPLXYYQearWD-DLrmZbe1M-oFpp1ynrGmoEhOAyQoKUuibwPYkG24-jxcPLwV1T2yE5KqOq6LwEI/s1600-h/melchior+islands+%2820%29.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq6m-kL_DkmbBivwIBmijD0vh7t0famOrMOQOPwqWrMcUt89VE7gsxcBXP-UvrG6uyFPLXYYQearWD-DLrmZbe1M-oFpp1ynrGmoEhOAyQoKUuibwPYkG24-jxcPLwV1T2yE5KqOq6LwEI/s320/melchior+islands+%2820%29.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5277371626612236066" border="0" /></a>Its beauty almost led to the Antarctic fur seal's extinction<br /><br />During the 1800s, sealers haunted the beaches of the South Shetlands. On the southwest side of Greenwich Island, there is a harbour called Yankee Harbour. As early as 1820, the harbour was an important anchorage to sealers (who called it Hospital Cove). A rusty old tripod is still there. A guy called William Smith came to the South Shetlands for the fifth time in 1820-1821, his two vessels alone took over 60,000 fur seal skins. By the end of 1821, the fur seals were almost completely gone<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGSuX94iz1KItIaP38m-fh4IkXvubRuEJ0IPO8k7dmoB5eghQp8Goq4xMJB7It_c2g-4vtSYHPEa6dqiR_ZREEqDCI935z-qu8bQJqB1dq89ynzO57Fi6hhuvEwuwZ7HsPfkym7ct8SQ71/s1600-h/antarctica+3+%2838%29+partying.jpg"><br /></a>h.http://www.blogger.com/profile/10475586471891531010noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5619323469810828899.post-91002536277441885312008-02-27T11:03:00.001-08:002008-12-08T01:47:14.248-08:00Almost gone....<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3grNjoiT9R1wiWy-Bv_Mw-9quGq1Hy4mWGnYRC6FQCFtjUg6jnNMrN-NaHhSjpWIEV9D76WD7DZTLCOicseg_xnsXj_jz9onsnT_qNDjEygd1cOSPCSpN8sgsH_FuZtZIRP7i6YsxGmAC/s1600-h/antarctica+nik4+559.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3grNjoiT9R1wiWy-Bv_Mw-9quGq1Hy4mWGnYRC6FQCFtjUg6jnNMrN-NaHhSjpWIEV9D76WD7DZTLCOicseg_xnsXj_jz9onsnT_qNDjEygd1cOSPCSpN8sgsH_FuZtZIRP7i6YsxGmAC/s320/antarctica+nik4+559.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5277352813544004594" border="0" /></a>Humpback whales can grow up to 17.5 meters and weigh up to 40 tons. They can consume one ton of krill a day.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUIu57QKkUSCHD2NdH7-nfCVn5yA4uWloPJq66xF72_cDadOl0aaa4qyTAQCwgSiijgdbTFDF6lTU8P_BbrvTecX6cT2c62Hw8jtmiUFDy8K2IEHtZp1XkPd1UmmL3ZsZrL2LwLda-t_fZ/s1600-h/antarctica+nik4+587m.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUIu57QKkUSCHD2NdH7-nfCVn5yA4uWloPJq66xF72_cDadOl0aaa4qyTAQCwgSiijgdbTFDF6lTU8P_BbrvTecX6cT2c62Hw8jtmiUFDy8K2IEHtZp1XkPd1UmmL3ZsZrL2LwLda-t_fZ/s320/antarctica+nik4+587m.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5277352812333023730" border="0" /></a>Seeing whales from close by is rather rare, but in 1908 Charcot wrote:<br /><br />"About us, an innumerable quantity of balaenopterus are plunging"<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxBEcpwKmGzPyoTAOb7XRoBm45IfyxkxROgqGt2g0nOV-9XXz9EIzuo7tRhLE36b51mrM0OPSMGl3U158NC5qcBC7n8N8uGxXWFrMpMHABLWHFR16JY83pE49kDP6p32sJ_9VJ7HSUhIuy/s1600-h/antarctica+nik4+521.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxBEcpwKmGzPyoTAOb7XRoBm45IfyxkxROgqGt2g0nOV-9XXz9EIzuo7tRhLE36b51mrM0OPSMGl3U158NC5qcBC7n8N8uGxXWFrMpMHABLWHFR16JY83pE49kDP6p32sJ_9VJ7HSUhIuy/s320/antarctica+nik4+521.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5277352808728994642" border="0" /></a>h.http://www.blogger.com/profile/10475586471891531010noreply@blogger.com0