You probably guessed penguin, right? Well, you are wrong! My favorite bird here at Palmer is not Adelie, gentoo, or chinstrap penguin. It's not the giant petrel (shown below)....
 |
| Young giant petrel. I took this photo at dawn when we were leaving to go fishing, so it's a bit dark. |
Or the cape petrel or Wilson's storm petrel (photos and videos coming soon).
 |
| Sheathbill at Palmer Station |
My favorite bird is the snowy sheathbill (
Chionis albus), which is supposed to Antarctica's only land bird. They eat really anything they can find. Many people call this bird the Antarctic chicken, and as you can see from the phot, they kind of look like a chicken. Here at Palmer they can be found wandering around the station.
No comments:
Post a Comment