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NEW ISLAND , FALKLAND ISLANDS

Photographers around colony When we awoke on February 11, we learned that we were having hurricane force winds again. But it finally died down enough for us to make a landing at the Settlement Harbour on New Island. The whole island has been turned into a nature reserve by the previous owners.Rockhopper Penguins

 

 

 

We walked across to the windward side of the island in order to view colonies of rockhopper penguins, black-browed albatrosses and Imperial (King) shags.

King ShagsOnce again it was interesting to see how these different species nested together. The King shags look similar to the Antarctic or Blue-eyed shags we had seen in Antarctica only a little larger. They were as interested in us as we were in them, strutting all around us and poking at our pant legs.King Shag

 

 

 

Black-browed albatrossFor more photos of New Island, go to New Island Photo Gallery. To read about the next location visited, go to New Island - North Harbour.

 


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