Dynamic little Macaroni penguins have a colony at Hercules Bay on a tussock-covered slope above a rocky shoreline. Zodiac cruising  this morning to see their activity.  The name “Macaroni’ derives from the 18C englishmen dandies who made the grand tour … Continue reading →

“If you were to take a giant carving knife, slice along one of the highest mountain ridges in Switzerland, just where the huge glaciers tumble into the valley below, and then drop your slice of mountain, dripping with sugar icing, … Continue reading →

A day of lectures on 25 Feb…..one of the lectures was about how krill is the linchpin of the Antarctic and Scotia Sea ocean ecosystem. Krill is the main food of Baleen whales (e.g. Killer, Humpback, Minke), fur seals, penguins. … Continue reading →