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Author: cywong    Time: 26/06/2010 23:20     Subject: Southern South America and Antarctica Peninsula

Seawatching around Southern South America & Antarctica Peninsula, Feb 2010 南美洲南部及南極半島附近海域

The route of this trip:
Buenos Aires, Argentina --> Stanley, Falkland Islands --> Antarctica Peninsula --> Cape Horn --> Ushuaia, Argentina --> Punta Arenas, Chile --> Montevideo, Uruguay --> Bueno Aires, Argentina

Sorry that many of the following photos are record shots only although it's a great trip for birdwatching.

Wandering Albatross





Royal Albatross









Light-mantled Sooty Albatross





Tristan Albatross









Grey-headed Albatross





Yellow-nosed Albatross







White-capped Albatross





Black-browed Albatross







juvenile Black-browed Albatross





Northern Giant Petrel









Southern Giant Petrel











Atlantic Petrel





Soft-plumaged Petrel





Diving Petrels





Wilson's Storm Petrel





Black-bellied Storm Petrel





White-chinned Petrel



Spectacled Petrel and White-chinned Petrel



Cape Petrel





Antarctic Petrel





Snow Petrel





Sooty Shearwater



Greater Shearwater









Southern Fulmar





King Cormorant



Blue-eyed Cormorant



Antarctic Tern





Brown Skua





Slender-billed Prion





Antarctic Prion







Chilean Swallow - this bird landed on the promenade deck





Gentoo Penguin





Chinstrap Penguin





Killer Whale - always followed by seabirds especially albatrosses and petrels





Humpback Whale





Common Dolphin





Sunset, Antarctica Peninsula



Thanks for viewing.

[ Last edited by cywong at 26/06/2010 23:40 ]
Author: kmatthew    Time: 26/06/2010 23:28

Thanks for sharing!! Looks like an amazing trip indeed!!
Author: puppymic    Time: 26/06/2010 23:28

wow! very good
Author: lchunfai    Time: 27/06/2010 00:05

Wonderful ~ ~ Thanks for sharing
Author: 深藍-Owen    Time: 27/06/2010 00:13

thanks Cherry, wonderful trip~!
Author: John Holmes    Time: 27/06/2010 09:37

  Great birds!   AND Great Pictures
Author: handrew    Time: 27/06/2010 11:11

Ooohhhhh! I like Spectacled petrel. Can we have one in HK waters please?

Great pics.

Andrew
Author: msamuel    Time: 27/06/2010 11:28

Heard about your trip long time ago.  At last we can see the photos.  Thank you for sharing.
Author: mchristine    Time: 27/06/2010 15:29     Subject: MY REGARDS TO DEPUTY CHIEF EDITOR OF PHOTOTAKING GROUP

您能夠在這麼遠距離及遊輪上拍得如此效果的記錄照,真不愧為攝影組副總編輯啊!

You could take such good record photos from a far distance and on the cruise.  You well deserve the name of "Deputy Chief Editor of Phototaking Group"

[ Last edited by mchristine at 27/06/2010 15:34 ]
Author: cwho    Time: 27/06/2010 15:52

Wonderful, I like 3 of the Greater Shearwater most! Thanks for sharing!
Author: ypakwai    Time: 27/06/2010 17:27

果然厲害

真喺有啲衝動
Author: cywong    Time: 27/06/2010 23:08

Many thanks for all your kind comments and encouragement.




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