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Falklands,UK

Also known as the Malvinas. Very cold, windy place- I have spent two weeks there- Sea Lion, Sanders,Pebble, and East Falkland islands. I came back and visited Bleaker for three hours during my Antarctica trip. The whole place is covered with dried bird poop. I really do not know why anybody wants to live there- too cold and harsh. The national pastime is gossiping. From what I heard, it is pretty bad.
If Antarctica is too expensive, try this place. You can ask me questions or contact: http://www.falklandstravel.com and ask for Sally. This gallery is complete
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This is a typical plane used to fly from one island to another which can land on grass/dirt runways. You read about the Falkland's national pastime. Around 7-7:30pm, Falkland's only radio station will broadcast who is going where on these little planes.
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This is a typical plane used to fly from one island to another which can land on grass/dirt runways. You read about the Falkland's national pastime. Around 7-7:30pm, Falkland's only radio station will broadcast who is going where on these little planes.

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  • A male Kelp Goose( Chloephaga hybrida malvinarum)
  • Striated Caracara
  • Dolphin Gulls ( Larus scoresbii )
  • Magellanic Snipe ( Gallinago magallanica )
  • Gentoos running; the one in the front is one of the parents
  • King Cormorant ( Phalacrocorax ptriceps ) colony
  • Rockhoppers
  • This is a typical plane used to fly from one island to another which can land on grass/dirt runways. You read about the Falkland's national pastime. Around 7-7:30pm, Falkland's only radio station will broadcast who is going where on these little planes.
  • Screaming rockhopper
  • Saunders Island: this is what a "camp" or "settlement" looks like. The owners of the island live here plus they can accommodate guests
  • Do you see the tiny looking cabin on the side of the hill? I stayed in that piece of junk for three nights. It was cold, cold and very cold. The cabin has one small heater and one on-demand water heater which worked half the time. There are four bunk beds located at both ends with the kitchen/dining area in between. The lights are powered by a car battery which is re-charged by solar panels. You are paying the big bucks for the location- period
  • This is why the place is called, "The Neck."
  • Magellanic penguin vs Sea Lion- what a mis-match. Sea lion( Oturia flavescens); Saunders Island
  • The Neck at Saunders Island, Falklands: Paul S. a freelance photographer from the East Coast. USA is on the left. I am on the right(blue). Here, we were searching for the killer Sea Lion after the first kill. Once Paul left for the settlement, Reinhard and I witnessed three more killings.<br /> Big thanks for Reinhard Mischke for taking this picture. Reinhard is a professor of Veterinary Medicine and an accomplished photographer. You can see his work here: <a href="http://mischke-naturfoto.com/phtm/person.php">http://mischke-naturfoto.com/phtm/person.php</a><br /> I must apologize for the quality of this image because I lost the original file so I had to scan a 4x6 print to produce this on my site.
  • penguin getting a lift
  • Sea lion released the penguin for a moment.
  • The sea lion walked the penguin.
  • Then he carried the penguin
  • Going out to sea.
  • Gentoo running for this dear life. "The Neck" on Saunders
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