The wildlife of the south atlantic.
- 25 February 2014 15:19261462phil smith has been on a trip of a lifetime down to the tip of south america using the worlds most southerly city as a base for photographing the unique wildlife there.
a black bellied petrel.
a black browed albatross.
and another one.
- 25 February 2014 16:202614683 more from phil.
a broadbilled prion.
a cape petrel.
known locally as cape pigeons.
- 26 February 2014 13:06261508fin whales.
a grey headed albatross.
- 27 February 2014 11:31261541a royal albatross.
a giant petrel - wing span can reach 12 feet.
chin strap penguins.
- 27 February 2014 17:40261557antarctica is finally reached in the form of smith's island in the south shetlands.
this is what got them there.
- 27 February 2014 20:25261563thread title changed to make it more relevant.
a wilson's storm petrel.
a southern fulmar.
a wandering albatross.
- 28 February 2014 14:03261588gentoo penguins on danto island antarctica.
- 28 February 2014 14:22261589
- 1 March 2014 14:312616213 more from phil.
Kelp gulls.
an antarctic tern.
a crab eater seal.
- 3 March 2014 09:36261689
- 6 March 2014 15:16261876the top 2 here are of a skua.
antarctic imperial shag.
- 6 March 2014 16:46261886Absolutely Brilliant Photos yet again from the very talented Phil Smith
Thanks Phil & to Howard for posting them. I love them all, especially the shimmering Cape Petrel, the Southern Fulmar & of course the Gentoo Penguins. What a fantastic time you must have had Phil
- 6 March 2014 17:52261892the penguins are definitely my favourite, i never knew there were different types.
apparently when the wildlife enthusiasts from the ship descended on the colony complete with heavy duty cameras the penguins took no notice and just carried on arguing with each other.
love the scenery of antarctica too.
- Brian Dixon
- Location: Dover
- Registered: 23 Sep 2008
- Posts: 23,940
6 March 2014 17:59261893I like these penguins better
- 6 March 2014 19:01261894Lovely photos - biscuit not in focus Brian !!!---------------------------------------------------
Lincolnshire Born and Bred - 6 March 2014 19:12261896the next stop off point was port lockroy which actually has a post office/souvenir shop.
a weddell seal stole the show here.
a sheathbill.
- 8 March 2014 17:342619884 more from phil.
- 8 March 2014 18:40261989Phil is definitely the Prince of Whales.I'm an optimist. But I'm an optimist who takes my raincoat - Harold Wilson
- 9 March 2014 07:44261999Extraordinary pictures from Phil....email: dover7@msn.com
- 11 March 2014 19:49262107the final stopping off point on phil's trip of a lifetime was tierra del fuego for 2 days, one in the national park and one in town.
the flightless steamer duck trying to prove us all wrong by the look of things.
a kelp goose.
an austral negrita.
