Antarctica -- October-November 2010

Turret Point.

I believe these are Southern Giant Pretels. There were lots of nests in these rocks (and in another even larger group or rocks). This was the only nesting area we saw for these birds. We were told to stay at least 50 or 60 feet away from them. They do a good job or hiding their nests within the rocks. There are a lot more nesting birds here than the ones visible in these photos. I don't have any photos here of the even large set of rocks because the birds there were even more effectively hidden. I could see a tiny portion of bird's body visible here and there among those larger rocks.

(30 Nov 2010)