Antarctica, South Georgia and the Falkland Islands

During the Austral summers from 2004 to 2007, I had the privilege to work aboard the
MS Explorer as an ornithologist/lecturer.  Our trips were from the Argentine port of Ushuaia,
with most cruises traveling to the Antarctic Peninsula.

                                
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   Michael G. Shepard, Victoria BC, Canada

Brown Skua  Stercorarius antarcticus

Cape (Pintado) Petrel  Daption capense

Chinstrap Penguin  Pygoscelis antarcticus          

Cobb's Wren  Troglodytes cobbi

         Cape Petrel  © Michael G. Shepard

Flying Steamer-Duck  Tachyeres patachonicus

Gentoo Penguin  Pygoscelis papua

Gray (Grey)-headed Albatross
   Thalassarche chrysostoma

Imperial Cormorant (Shag)  Phalacrocorax atriceps

   Gentoo Penguin  © Michael G. Shepard

Magellanic Penguin  Spheniscus magellanicus

Northern (Hall's) Giant-Petrel  Macronectes halli

Red-backed Hawk  Buteo polyosoma

Rockhopper Penguin  Eudyptes chrysocome

Magellanic Oystercatcher  © Michael G. Shepard

Southern (Antarctic) Giant-Petrel 
    Macronectes giganteus

South Georgia Cormorant (Shag)
   Phalacrocorax georgianus

South Georgia Pipit  Anthus antarcticus

South Polar Skua  Stercorarius maccormicki

South Georgia Cormorant  © Michael G. Shepard