by Audrey Benedict | Jul 24, 2020 | ePostCards
ePostcard #84: Mystery of the Curious Wolf click images to enlarge ePostcard #84: Mystery of the Curious Wolf Charles Darwin regarded the Falkland Island wolf as a compelling biological mystery to be solved, and his observations would set the stage for what would...
by Audrey Benedict | Jul 22, 2020 | ePostCards
ePostcard #83: Penguins & Countershading (Falklands/Malvinas) click images to enlarge ePostcard #83: Penguins & Countershading (Falklands/Malvinas) The stunning diversity of animal species that Charles Darwin observed during his five year voyage aboard the...
by Audrey Benedict | Jul 18, 2020 | ePostCards
ePostcard #82: Imperial Cormorant (Carcass Island) click images to enlarge ePostcard #82: Imperial Cormorant (Carcass Island) Cormorants, sometimes referred to as “sea ravens” or “shags” colloquially, are fish-eating waterbirds belonging to the order...
by Audrey Benedict | Jul 17, 2020 | ePostCards
ePostcard #81: Nesting Gentoo Penguins (Falklands) click images to enlarge ePostcard #81: Nesting Gentoo Penguins (Falklands) Admittedly, I have a soft spot for gentoo penguins! Maybe it is the patch of “snow” and the sprinkling of “snowflakes” on their heads,...
by Audrey Benedict | Jul 14, 2020 | ePostCards
ePostcard #80: Johnny Rooks (Falkland Archipelago) click images to enlarge ePostcard #80: Johnny Rooks (Falkland Archipelago) In the austral spring, Steeple Jason, a tiny island along the northwest edge of the Falkland Archipelago, teems with birds. As you now know,...
by Audrey Benedict | Jul 9, 2020 | ePostCards
ePostcard #79: Kelp Goose (Falkland Archipelago) click images to enlarge ePostcard #79: Kelp Goose (Falkland Archipelago) Charles Darwin was impressed by the enormous flocks of waterfowl he saw in the Falklands/Malvinas and wrote in The Voyage of the Beagle, “Two...
