Ron Fredrick:
A Black-browed Albatross glides easily over a calm sea
Ron Fredrick:
A Southern Giant Petrel - A beautiful soaring bird at sea but an aggressive, opportunistic carrion eater and killer of smaller birds or penquins...especially the chicks.
Ron Fredrick:
A Black-browed Albatross mom & chick - Mom has just fed her chick so there's a temporary halt to the begging for food
Ron Fredrick:
A great looking(IMO) Rock Hopper Penguin poses nicely for a portrait shot.
Ron Fredrick:
A Striated Caracara, cleaning up the remains of a duck
Ron Fredrick:
A Rock Hopper Penguin gives me the look
Ron Fredrick:
An adult female Upland Goose
Ron Fredrick:
A male, *flightless* Falkland Steamer Duck
Ron Fredrick:
Northern Giant Petrel
Ron Fredrick:
The 700 meter isthmus and area South of the rocky Fort Point in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica.
Ron Fredrick:
Fort Point...on the southeast coast of Greenwich Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica.
Ron Fredrick:
A handsome, Chinstrap Penguin at Fort Point...it just exited the rough surf and is standing among thousands of highly worn and polished rocks
Ron Fredrick:
An adult Gentoo Penguin, moving quickly (for a penguin) across a grassy field
Ron Fredrick:
A staring contest with a Rockhopper Penguin
Ron Fredrick:
Two King Penguins, strolling along the shore in South Georgia...our ship is anchored in the background
Ron Fredrick:
A Falkland Steamer Duck
Ron Fredrick:
A rugged, snowy mountain range of South Georgia Island
Ron Fredrick:
The fastest swimming penguin species, a Gentoo Penguin porpoises to increase its speed and breathe easier when traveling.