Accompanied by the mighty Albatross, we made our way through the Southern Ocean. Most impressive is the wing-span; some of these guys have a wing span of 11 feet! They rarely flap those big wings, instead riding the wind currents for miles and miles, soaring to create envy in our hearts at their freedom and beauty. They've been know to circumnavigate the earth with some living as long as 60 years. They are a monogamous family type - oh so cool! And their babies will vomit at you to protect themselves if they are fearful.
The Cormarant is a land based bird( second to last photo), also referred to as South Georgia Shag, that dives for it's food.
We also saw Giant Southern Petrels, Cape Petrels, South Polar Skuas as well as many others. We became fascinated by these winged creatures and have vowed to continue learning about birds in each of our travel locations.
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