![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBSIZPjclbNjMW3RGBLrkbZwZW5eRZ6h_-pTmHfcJGnqnymiEnE0y5kFEQ7bMTLjmqn00BS2EgMAAn_NP4-dHgEmbcXAiwzlPi10Kux2AffKXBDoKnP0wEIYF0Z7yaTs7qgYoKRHnZ6gXV/s400/Skua-nibbles-on-bag-IMG_7124-Whalers-Bay-Deception-Is-South-Shetlands-15-March-2011.jpg)
A visit to Whalers Bay on the final full day of our Antarctic cruise was fascinating for the old whaling station, although I could not help bu be distracted by the tamest skuas in the world, lumbering on the beach and displaying to each other regularly.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjVuLuDybh1NJWXay9Uo63Uc5GDK8x067pcc5YOcWV501LI0Jnd_Bc3fhaBUNYRnu3HQANsCau4W3UYb_isie4MLgr05s05eTKT33qwfJumd6y9o7HIUyN3ic3q6HcnaCoKasYPP3f4jit/s400/Displaying-Skuas-IMG_6761-Whalers-Bay-Deception-Island-South-Shetland-15-March-2011.jpg)
These curious scavengers soon enough spotted my bag was out of my reach and before I knew it a mob of skuas gathered to poke,peck, and pull at this intriguing item (photo above) that they hoped might hide some penguin meat or other skua-delicacy hid within!
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOnzkVH1_2VN0XZQVgGx5xKy6Evpz8Y08rG5yZXZHeLGrpE0gz5AL3t3HbdJfY6qkKbviAwObQDz_cMZvD1_TPxlvcTlIVA5siJXYtyO5l-dQw4aXxZvRK1xJN8BjqAwsIyb92kf9uHQAJ/s400/Subantarctic-Skua-and-reflection-IMG_7105-Whalers-Bay-Deception-Island-South-Shetlands-15-March-2011.jpg)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTP5tkypR-0AO5AFVkhJZhEo9aIeOJoIi31R7vNziM4ZQqB3lwqOBssKUWXTgYlmtECODlIkTQDte_jYZb9sh603snTGyEgDFRLpeh5wFG_JVCRxgRK1cjoHsF0aL5aPUUyNRdW_7dv6nN/s400/Displaying-Brown-Subantarctic-maybe-Skua-IMG_6756-Whalers-Bay-Deception-Island-South-Shetland-15-March-2011.jpg)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQIgWBHBziNsRTrf4tY7zzU-SFBdqIN3ClWfhl-hEkXtqiEc34nEJWJ24z_JKmKB8Np2DqOPB7JFtCYH0ft-TgtZNLGJjfSF_Qelo9wZctI1DQn9ixvv57hHsVdDp27hdmIaew7eji6jKQ/s400/South-Polar-Skua-Yawning-IMG_6907-Whalers-Bay-Deception-Island-South-Shetland-15-March-2011.jpg)
Mostly, Brown or Subantarctic Skuas, the odd South Polar Skua turned up too for nice side-by-side comparison. (photo below where you can see the much chunkier Brown sitting in front of the standing slimmer, South Polar Skua.)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsM366Nr3XgEFfWx4iKJO8PtiGavXFlVHpjkc40m7nQEN5be5fBKg9D8t_UJQOBpe4xfXQLDhnWFc2JHWn-i9WdR4VMNzQnAKpPUK7SBUJ6_UiCDE2gi_vWt06oRk0sJrtPTeOLaXz0uhs/s400/Brown-Skua-and-South-Polar-%2528standing%2529-South-Shetlands-IMG_6849-15-March-2011.jpg)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_9Wyuk5LCyp8EQjCnOYCTNJzzdNrwMtfKBEVIIWDdRp7yE52jJlePd2bd_bezC23X9dh07GraZdoPpR1EqjLHryk3MDnxYSYscxyQJn0Xl30eCVcR1iaq9PMB1dNxuhmaCcM3CH_j_j2w/s400/Skua-coming-into-land-IMG_4222-Port-Lockroy-12-March-2011.jpg)
No comments:
Post a Comment