Southern Giant Petrel
Black-browed Albatross
Steeple Jason Island, the largest Albatross colony in the Southern Hemisphere
Pair bonding behavior, mutual preening
Albatrosses lay a single egg per nesting attempt
Striated Caracara
A Striated Caracara, aka Johnny Rook, flies over the Albatross and Penguin colony in search of a meal
Brown Skua
False Lady Slipper
Grass Wren
South American (Magellanic) Snipe
South American Snipe chick
Gentoo Penguin colony
Steeple Jason Island
Gentoo Penguins
Preparing to jump in to the sea
Long-tailed Meadowlark
White-bridled Finch male
Striated Caracara (Johnny Rook)
Young Johnny Rooks will investigate anything in search of a meal. This one is checking out our route-marker.
Sub-adult
Adult
Striated Caracara pair
Dark-faced Ground-tyrant
Blackish Oystercatcher
Magellanic Oystercatcher
Imperial Shag
Gathering nesting material
Love those bright orange caruncles!
