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Portal Point
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We started with a zodiac ride
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They call this Home!
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Antarctic Shag Nesting on the Ridgeline
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Shag build out a nest
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Nesting Material from the Shore
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Delivered to the Nest
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Shag & Lichen
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Thieves or Potential Neighbors?
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Precarious Location
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Kelp Gull were also high up the mountainside
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But I did not see any nests
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Perhaps they were waiting for the snow to melt
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They seem curious about the snowballs
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Kelp Gull XRay
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Antarctic Tern
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Most Chinstrap Penguins were down low
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Notice the trail on the left side going up the steep hill
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These claimed a higher hill
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These were surprisingly high up the mountainside...
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...with a long hike to get there...
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...and nests near the edge
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This poor one forgot if it was coming...
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...or going
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Hidden Treasure
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More Penguins?
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Not penguins - they're people!
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Taking turns at the landing site
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We set foot on Antarctica!
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Portrait in Antarctica