Here's a photo that I somehow didn't notice before... taken in the Antarctic, January 2007.
Cape Petrel, Daption capense, also known as the cape pigeon, pintado petrel, is a common seabird of the Southern Ocean from the family Procellariidae. It is the only member of the genus Daption, and is allied to the fulmarine petrels. It is also sometimes known as the Cape Fulmar, Cape Pigeon, or Pintado Petrel. The Cape Petrel has two subspecies, D. c. capense and D. c. australe.
July 30, 2008
Cape Petrel, Daption capense
July 23, 2008
Iceberg: Growler in the dim light
May 2, 2008
Wave breaking over Antarctic Iceberg
Wave breaking over Iceberg in the Southern Ocean. That's a couple of petrels you can see flying by the lower part of the berg, gives a sense of scale.
April 26, 2008
Lonely Adelie Penguin - Pygoscelis adeliae
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Adelie Penguin - Pygoscelis adeliae - in the Southern Ocean, Antarctica. In 1830, French explorer Dumont d'Urville named them for his wife, Adélie.
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April 8, 2008
Blue Ice photo gets used by National Geographic Traveller
National Geographic Traveller's Intelligent Travel blog have just used my Blue Ice photo in an article about
Antarctica's White Noise
Scientists at the Perennial Acoustic Observatory in the Antarctic Ocean understand this concept, and have bottled the sounds of the Antarctic for the world to appreciate with "an acoustic live stream of the Antarctic underwater soundscape."
February 2, 2008
Cape Petrel, Daption capense also known as pintado petrel
One of the most difficult birds to photograph, due to their colouring and their aerobatics!
Cape Petrel, Daption capense, also known as the cape pigeon, pintado petrel, is a common seabird of the Southern Ocean from the family Procellariidae. It is the only member of the genus Daption, and is allied to the fulmarine petrels. It is also sometimes known as the Cape Fulmar, Cape Pigeon, or Pintado Petrel. The Cape Petrel has two subspecies, D. c. capense and D. c. australe.
Antarctic petrel, or Thalassoica antarctica, close up!
Antarctic petrel, or Thalassoica antarctica, close up! , originally uploaded by blather.
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Antarctic petrel, or Thalassoica antarctica, close up! , originally uploaded by blather.
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Antarctic petrel, or Thalassoica antarctica is a boldly marked dark brown and white petrel, found in Antarctica, most commonly in the Ross and Weddell seas. They eat Antarctic krill, fish, and small squid. They feed while swimming but can dive well from the surface and the air.(wikipedia)
Iceberg, Antarctica, with roosting petrels
Iceberg, Antarctica, with roosting petrels, originally uploaded by blather.
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Iceberg, Antarctica, with roosting petrels, originally uploaded by blather.
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Iceberg, Antarctica, with roosting petrels
February 1, 2008
Antarctic Iceberg, and petrels
January 6, 2008
What Adélie Penguins do on New Years Day
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What Adelie Penguins do on New Years Day, originally uploaded by blather.
"Morning"
"Morning"
"Happy New Year to you"
"Happy New Year to yoursel. How's the missus?"
"Oh, she's grand. Here, was I telling you about yer man... good jasus, what the bleedin' feck is that thing?"
Adélie Penguin, Pygoscelis adeliae
Southern Giant Petrel - Macronectes giganteus
Macronectes giganteus - Southern Giant Petrel. Giant petrels are aggressive predators and scavengers, which has led to the other common name they were known as, the Stinker.They look a bit like albatross, except for the tube nostrils on the top of their bill - albatross bills have the two tube nostrils opening seperately, further up. They're still bloody big tho - this geezer has a 2m wingspan!
Another lucky shot - it's almost pin sharp, when I look at it 100%. Settings:
Exposure:1/3200 sec
Aperture:f/5
Focal Length:110 mm
ISO Speed:200
Exposure Bias:-2/3 EV
Emperor Penguin in a snow shower
My first emperor! This guy was standing all by himself on a piece of pack ice, in the snow. Looking a bit moody, but then, wouldn't you?
These guys are huge - over a metre tall and up to 40kgs, they can live from 20 to 40 years.
Iceberg, Antarctic
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Iceberg, Antarctica
Seen from the Greenpeace ship Esperanza in Antarctica, Defending Whales voyage 2007-2008.
Icebergs, Southern Ocean
Iceberg, Antarctica
Seen from the Greenpeace ship Esperanza in Antarctica, Defending Whales voyage 2007-2008.
Iceberg, Antarctica
Iceberg, Antarctica
Iceberg, Antarctica
Ice and Icebergs, Southern Ocean, Antarctica
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Ice and Icebergs, Southern Ocean, Antarctica, originally uploaded by blather.
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Ice and Icebergs, Southern Ocean, Antarctica, originally uploaded by blather.
Ice: it's more colourful than you'd think...
Light Mantled Sooty Albatross - Phoebetria palpebrata
Ok, this guy may look rather dull, but I think they're rather special, and I'm very happy with how sharp this picture turned out. It's almost pin-sharp!
Phoebetria palpebrata - from a whole different family of albatross that includes the dark-mantled sooty.They're the smallest albatrosses, with wingspans of 200cm, and can dive down to 12m! They're listed as near-threatened by the World Conservation Union.
January 3, 2008
Snow Petrel, Antarctica. Pagodroma nivea
The snow petrel is one of only three birds that breed exclusively in Antarctica and has been seen at the South Pole. It has the most southernly breeding distribution of any bird.
Crabeater Seal, Antarctica - Lobodon carcinophagus
Saw this seal first thing this morning - well, first thing after a late night! I think it had a late night too, and wasn't so happy about the wake-up call.
Not sure if you can make out its teeth, but they're designed for chewing krill, and are very oddly shaped! Notice the scar on his back - it's very regular which makes me wonder if it's longline-related.
The little known Crabeater Seal, Lobodon carcinophagus, is possibly one of the most amazing mammals in the world. At a population of 8 to 50 million (LAWS 1973), it is perhaps the second most numerous large species of mammals on Earth, after humans. More than half the seals in the world is a Crabeater Seal. More on wikipedia »
Seen from the Greenpeace ship Esperanza in Antarctica, Defending Whales voyage 2007-2008.
December 31, 2007
Iceberg, Antarctic
December 27, 2007
Black browed Albatross, Southern Ocean
Black browed Albatross, Southern Ocean, originally uploaded by blather.
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Black browed Albatross, Southern Ocean, originally uploaded by blather.
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Black- browed Albatross or mollymawk, Thalassarche melanophrys in front of a Southern Ocean wave. Yet another albatross on the World Conservation Union's Red List - listed as endangered.
March 5, 2007
Hourglass dolphin, plunging
Seen from the bow of the Esperanza, Southern Ocean Whaling 2007
Photo made on board the Greenpeace ship Esperanza's expedition to the Southern Ocean Whale Sanctuary to find the Japanese whaling fleet
© Dave Walsh
I wonder what flavour it is?
Yes, the ice really is this blue!
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Photo made on board the Greenpeace ship Esperanza's expedition to the Southern Ocean Whale Sanctuary to find the Japanese whaling fleet
© Dave Walsh
Blue Iceberg, Antarctica
Yes, the ice really is this blue!
Blue ice »
Photo made on board the Greenpeace ship Esperanza's expedition to the Southern Ocean Whale Sanctuary to find the Japanese whaling fleet
© Dave Walsh
February 27, 2007
Breaching Hourglass Dolphins
Breaching Hourglass Dolphins, originally uploaded by blather.
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Breaching Hourglass Dolphins, originally uploaded by blather.
>Breaching Hourglass Dolphins on flickr.com
Two Hourglass dolphins breaching, Southern Ocean
27/02/2006
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Photo made on board the Greenpeace ship Esperanza's expedition to the Southern Ocean Whale Sanctuary to find the Japanese whaling fleet
© Dave Walsh
February 26, 2007
Angry Crabeater Seal
Angry Crabeater Seal, Ross Sea, Antarctica
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More about crabeaters
Photo made on board the Greenpeace ship Esperanza's expedition to the Southern Ocean Whale Sanctuary to find the Japanese whaling fleet
© Dave Walsh
February 25, 2007
Orca near the Esperanza
Orca, killer whale, seen from the bow of the Esperanza, Ross Sea, Antarctica
Photo made on board the Greenpeace ship Esperanza's expedition to the Southern Ocean Whale Sanctuary to find the Japanese whaling fleet
© Dave Walsh
February 19, 2007
Crabeater Seal, Lobodon carcinophaga
Crabeater seal. Crabeaters are perhaps the "second most numerous large species of mammals on Earth, after humans" with populations of around 50 million. The crabeater eats krill - hence the pinky orange colour on the snow. I thought first it was blood - now i'm not so sure.
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The tip of the iceberg
Photo made on board the Greenpeace ship Esperanza's expedition to the Southern Ocean Whale Sanctuary to find the Japanese whaling fleet
© Dave Walsh
Wide iceberg ahead
Photo made on board the Greenpeace ship Esperanza's expedition to the Southern Ocean Whale Sanctuary to find the Japanese whaling fleet
© Dave Walsh
Iceberg Sky, Antarctica
Photo made on board the Greenpeace ship Esperanza's expedition to the Southern Ocean Whale Sanctuary to find the Japanese whaling fleet
© Dave Walsh
February 12, 2007
Adelie Penguin: You talking to me?
Photo made on board the Greenpeace ship Esperanza's expedition to the Southern Ocean Whale Sanctuary to find the Japanese whaling fleet
© Dave Walsh
Adelie Penguins: Oops, I just couldn't wait...
Photo made on board the Greenpeace ship Esperanza's expedition to the Southern Ocean Whale Sanctuary to find the Japanese whaling fleet
© Dave Walsh
February 9, 2007
Crabeater Seal, Lobodon carcinophaga
Crabeater seal. Crabeaters are perhaps the "second most numerous large species of mammals on Earth, after humans" with populations of around 50 million.
February 8, 2007
"Isle of the Dead" Iceberg, Antarctica
Southern Ocean, 8th February 2007. Reminds of Isle of the Dead by Bocklin and Homage to Bocklin by Giger.
If you want to see how big this iceberg is, see this image, taken from the other side, with a helicopter for comparison.
Photo made on board the Greenpeace ship Esperanza's expedition to the Southern Ocean Whale Sanctuary to find the Japanese whaling fleet
© 2007 Dave Walsh
February 7, 2007
Calm water, Southern Ocean
Another Pointy Iceberg
Southern Ocean, 7th February 2007
Photo made on board the Greenpeace ship Esperanza's expedition to the Southern Ocean Whale Sanctuary to find the Japanese whaling fleet
Pointy Iceberg
Southern Ocean, 7th February 2007
Photo made on board the Greenpeace ship Esperanza's expedition to the Southern Ocean Whale Sanctuary to find the Japanese whaling fleet
February 6, 2007
Humpback whale fluke
Southern Ocean: The Esperanza in an icefield
Southern rightwhale dolphin
Southern rightwhale dolphin, 31/01/2007 from deck of Esperanza
© Dave Walsh
Photo made on board
Greenpeace ship Esperanza's expedition to the Southern Ocean Whale Sanctuary to find the Japanese whaling fleet
Humpback whale, Southern Ocean Whaling 2007
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The humpback is one of the great whales - a baleen whale, it's of the larger rorqual species, with adults ranging from12-16 metres (40-50 ft) and weighing around 36,000 kilograms (79,000 lb). The humpback whale is the owner of a distinctive body shape, with extremely long pectoral fins and a head with with bristly nobbles. Humpbacks are acrobatic whales, and can be see breaching and slapping the water. Males produce a complex whale song, which lasts for 10 to 20 minutes and is repeated for hours at a time. The purpose of the song is not yet clear, although it appears to have a role in mating. Wikipedia
Southern Ocean Iceberg
February 5, 2007
First Iceberg
Iceberg, Southern Ocean, February 5th, 2007
January 31, 2007
Fleshfooted shearwater Puffinus carneipes (I think)
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© 2007 Dave Walsh
Southern Rightwhale Dolphin
Southern Rightwhale Dolphin, 31/01/2007
© 2007 Dave Walsh
Photo made on board
Greenpeace ship Esperanza's expedition to the Southern Ocean Whale Sanctuary to find the Japanese whaling fleet
Southern Rightwhale Dolphin
Southern Rightwhale Dolphin, 31/01/2007
© 2007 Dave Walsh
Photo made on board
Greenpeace ship Esperanza's expedition to the Southern Ocean Whale Sanctuary to find the Japanese whaling fleet
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