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 | Jun 16, 2020 | ePostCards
ePostcard #63: Chinstraps on Ice (South Georgia) Chinstrap penguins, and their close relatives the Adélie and gentoo penguins, are members of the brush-tailed genus Pygoscelis. The great antiquity and fossil record of penguins has always intrigued me and I’m hoping...
by Audrey Benedict | May 22, 2020 | ePostCards
ePostcard #50: Sentinels in the Crèche (South Georgia) Sitting at the edge of a huge king penguin colony, I’m easily distracted by the overall visual magnificence of the scene and I forget that these penguins are telling me something about the state of their...
by Audrey Benedict | May 20, 2020 | ePostCards
ePostcard #49: Penguins, Penguins Everywhere! Penguins undeniably assume center stage for most visitors to South Georgia, and the cast of characters includes king, gentoo, chin-strap and macaroni penguins. This pre-dawn trip (2018) to the enormous king penguin colony...
by Audrey Benedict | May 18, 2020 | ePostCards
ePostcard #48: Zodiac Landings! (South Georgia) The first surf landing in a Zodiac at South Georgia is always exciting, the beaches dotted with Antarctic fur seals and bull elephant seals defending their respective strongholds and harems, the noise of their bellicose...
