South Orkneys

  • Blue Iceberg
    Blue Iceberg
    Uncommon but eye-catching glacial ice instead of snow.
    Scotia Bay, South Orkney Islands, January 12, 2009
    2009-01-12#0001
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Blue Iceberg
    Blue Iceberg
    Photographed every side from a zodiac.
    Scotia Bay, South Orkney Islands, January 12, 2009
    2009-01-12#0003
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Blue Iceberg
    Blue Iceberg
    Scotia Bay, South Orkney Islands, January 12, 2009
    2009-01-12#0004
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Blue Iceberg
    Blue Iceberg
    Scotia Bay, South Orkney Islands, January 12, 2009
    2009-01-12#0010
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Bruce Miller Zodiac
    Bruce Miller Zodiac
    Guide & guests returning from the blue iceberg.
    Scotia Bay, South Orkney Islands, January 12, 2009
    2009-01-12#0015
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Shingle Cove
    Shingle Cove
    Our landing area.
    Shingle Cove, Coronation Island, South Orkney Islands, January 12, 2009
    2009-01-12#0017
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Adelie Penguin
    Adelie Penguin
    Pygoscelis adeliae
    Shingle Cove, Coronation Island, South Orkney Islands, January 12, 2009
    2009-01-12#0002
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Cape Petrel
    Cape Petrel
    Daption capense - on a nest.
    Shingle Cove, Coronation Island, South Orkney Islands, January 12, 2009
    2009-01-12#0005
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Snow Petrel
    Snow Petrel
    Pagodroma nivea - only angle I could get in the rocky nesting area.
    Shingle Cove, Coronation Island, South Orkney Islands, January 12, 2009
    2009-01-12#0009
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Brown Skua, chick
    Brown Skua, chick
    Stercorarius antarcticus lonnbergi
    Shingle Cove, Coronation Island, South Orkney Islands, January 12, 2009
    2009-01-12#0013
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Brown Skua
    Brown Skua
    Stercorarius antarcticus lonnbergi - predator of penguin and petrel eggs & chicks.
    Shingle Cove, Coronation Island, South Orkney Islands, January 12, 2009
    2009-01-12#0014
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Moss & Lichens
    Moss & Lichens
    Only the most cold-tolerant plants survive here.
    Shingle Cove, Coronation Island, South Orkney Islands, January 12, 2009
    2009-01-12#0018
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Adelie Penguin & juvenile
    Adelie Penguin & juvenile
    Pygoscelis adeliae
    Shingle Cove, Coronation Island, South Orkney Islands, January 12, 2009
    2009-01-12#0019
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Adelie Penguin & juvenile
    Adelie Penguin & juvenile
    Pygoscelis adeliae - feeding time.
    Shingle Cove, Coronation Island, South Orkney Islands, January 12, 2009
    2009-01-12#0022
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Adelie Penguin & juveniles
    Adelie Penguin & juveniles
    Pygoscelis adeliae - rain and penguin krill poop really made this a slick, messy rookery to visit.
    Shingle Cove, Coronation Island, South Orkney Islands, January 12, 2009
    2009-01-12#0028
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Adelie Penguin & juveniles
    Adelie Penguin & juveniles
    Pygoscelis adeliae - feeding the second juvenile.
    Shingle Cove, Coronation Island, South Orkney Islands, January 12, 2009
    2009-01-12#0031
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Adelie Penguin
    Adelie Penguin
    Pygoscelis adeliae
    Shingle Cove, Coronation Island, South Orkney Islands, January 12, 2009
    2009-01-12#0035
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Sunshine Glacier
    Sunshine Glacier
    Photographed from Shingle Cove.
    Scotia Bay, Coronation Island, South Orkney Islands, January 12, 2009
    2009-01-12#0020
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Cape Petrel
    Cape Petrel
    Daption capense - coming out of a nest cavity in the rocks.
    Shingle Cove, Coronation Island, South Orkney Islands, January 12, 2009
    2009-01-12#0037
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Cape Petrel
    Cape Petrel
    Daption capense - awkward on land.
    Shingle Cove, Coronation Island, South Orkney Islands, January 12, 2009
    2009-01-12#0047
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Cape Petrel
    Cape Petrel
    Daption capense
    Shingle Cove, Coronation Island, South Orkney Islands, January 12, 2009
    2009-01-12#0058
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Cape Petrels
    Cape Petrels
    Daption capense - pair.
    Shingle Cove, Coronation Island, South Orkney Islands, January 12, 2009
    2009-01-12#0060
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Cape Petrels
    Cape Petrels
    Daption capense - at least four in the photo.
    Shingle Cove, Coronation Island, South Orkney Islands, January 12, 2009
    2009-01-12#0021
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Sunshine Glacier
    Sunshine Glacier
    Photographed from Shingle Cove.
    Scotia Bay, Coronation Island, South Orkney Islands, January 12, 2009
    2009-01-12#0023
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Southern Elephant Seals
    Southern Elephant Seals
    Mirounga leonina
    Shingle Cove, Coronation Island, South Orkney Islands, January 12, 2009
    2009-01-12#0067
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Icebergs
    Icebergs
    Back on Polar Star, checking out icebergs as we leave for the Antarctic Peninsula.
    Scotia Bay, Coronation Island, South Orkney Islands, January 12, 2009
    2009-01-12#0030
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Penguins on Iceberg
    Penguins on Iceberg
    Scotia Bay, Coronation Island, South Orkney Islands, January 12, 2009
    2009-01-12#0031
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Icebergs
    Icebergs
    Scotia Bay, Coronation Island, South Orkney Islands, January 12, 2009
    2009-01-12#0034
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Iceberg
    Iceberg
    Scotia Bay, Coronation Island, South Orkney Islands, January 12, 2009
    2009-01-12#0035
    Larry L. Jackson