ANTARCTICA  FEB 2014

Wandering Albatross in the Drake Passage

We started off in Buenos Aires between flights from Paris and onward flight to Ushuaia. An hour or so to walk along the prom and some Monk Parakeets were noted. Not a lot else though.

Monk Parakeet

The first few photos of this blog were taken in Ushuaia where we spent two nights waiting to board our ship for our voyage to the Antarctic. We stayed in a great hotel on the Beagle channel where we were able to get great views of some nice birds. we also spent a whole day in the Tierra del Fuego National Park where some of these photos were taken. 

Magellanic Oystercatcher

Southern Lapwing

Crested Duck 

Female Crested Duck sitting on chicks 

Rufous-chested Dotterel and White-rumped Sandpipers

Rufous-chested Dotterel 

Chimango Caracara

Ringed Kingfisher 

Patagonian Sierra-Finch

Fuegian Fox

Austral Thrush

Dolphin Gull

Chilean Skua