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Subject: [Leica] Gold Harbour
From: sonc.hegr at gmail.com (Sonny Carter)
Date: Thu, 6 Feb 2014 12:36:20 -0600
References: <CAH1UNJ3wLMDOYgRcNrPZWCSOHpDcb7-MK4PrTtzMrZJ8LAtj4w@mail.gmail.com>

Thanks Jay, these were really great.


On Thu, Feb 6, 2014 at 12:57 AM, Jayanand Govindaraj <jayanand at 
gmail.com>wrote:

> I come to our last stop in South Georgia, and my personal favourite
> location, Gold Harbour. It is so called because Iron Pyrite, otherwise
> known as Fool's Gold is found there. Unfortunately, it was another heavily
> overcast and dreary day, with intermittent light rain, with fairly poor
> light. Even that however could not detract from the majestic beauty of the
> place with a reasonable size King Penguin colony:
>
>
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/antarctica/Antarctica_20140113_3753.jpg.html
>
> There were penguins doing everything:
>
> Moulting (you can see a small Gentoo Penguin colony as well, in the Tussock
> Grass in the left bottom of the frame):
>
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/antarctica/Antarctica_20140113_3775.jpg.html
>
> Incubation:
>
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/antarctica/Antarctica_20140113_3710.jpg.html
>
> Seduction:
>
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/antarctica/Antarctica_20140113_3694.jpg.html
>
> In between the King Penguins were other wildlife/birds:
>
> Preening Fur Seals:
>
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/antarctica/Antarctica_20140113_3835.jpg.html
>
> Posturing Fur Seals:
>
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/antarctica/Antarctica_20140113_3739.jpg.html
>
> Giant Petrels waiting for a penguin slip-up:
>
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/antarctica/Antarctica_20140113_3692.jpg.html
>
> Elephant Seals:
>
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/antarctica/Antarctica_20140113_3702.jpg.html
>
> The real stars of this place were the Elephant Seals, hundreds of juvenile
> males, more of these in the next post.
>
> Please see LARGE
>
> Comments and criticism, as ever, welcome
>
> Cheers
> Jayanand
>
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Regards,

Sonny
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Natchitoches, Louisiana
1714
Oldest Permanent Settlement in the Louisiana Purchase

USA


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