by Audrey Benedict | Jul 27, 2020 | ePostCards
ePostcard #85: Life in the Rookery (Falkland Black-crowned Night Herons) ePostcard #85: Life in the Rookery (Falkland Black-crowned Night Herons) My first memory of watching the ghostly silhouette of a black-crowned night heron flying across the night sky goes back to...
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,...