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bird, cruise, Falkland Islands, MS Fram, photography, photos, travel
Une des principales raisons d’aller en croisière sur les mers australes est pour la possibilité de voir la faune de très proche. Sur Westpoint Island, notre coup de cœur fut l’albatros à sourcil noir. Il y avait une belle colonie sur la falaise de l’autre côté de l’île et nous avons passé beaucoup de temps à les regarder voler et interagir en couple. Nous avons eu notre première rencontre avec les manchots (Magellan et Gorfou sauteur) qui sont les vedettes de ces croisières australes; mais, sur Westpoint Island, les colonies étaient trop loin pour bien les observer. Avec les jumelles nous avons pu les voir mais il était difficile de les prendre en photo. Toutefois, ne vous en faites pas; nous avons eu plusieurs occasions de les observer de très près à plusieurs autres endroits.
One of the main reasons to go on a Southern Seas cruise is for the opportunity to see wildlife up close. On Westpoint Island, our favorite was the black-browed albatross. There was a nice colony on the cliff on the other side of the island and we spent a lot of time watching them fly and interact as pairs. We had our first encounter with penguins (Magellan and rockhopper) which are the stars of these southern cruises; but, on Westpoint Island, the colonies were too far away to observe them well. With the binoculars we could see them but it was difficult to take a picture of them. However, don’t worry; we had many opportunities to observe them very closely in several other places.
Cormoran royal / Imperial Shag 
Pétrel géant / Southern Giant Petrel 
Ouette marine / Kelp goose 
Ouette marine / Kelp goose 
Brassemer des Malouines / Falkland Steamer Duck
Ouette de Magellan / Upland Goose 
Ouette de Magellan / Upland Goose 
Albatros à sourcil noir / Black-browed Albatross 
Gorfou sauteur / Rockhopper penguin 
Albatros à sourcil noir / Black-browed Albatross 
Gorfou sauteur / Rockhopper penguin 
Albatros à sourcil noir / Black-browed Albatross 
Albatros à sourcil noir / Black-browed Albatross 
Albatros à sourcil noir / Black-browed Albatross 
Albatros à sourcil noir / Black-browed Albatross 
Merle des Îles Malouines / Falkland Thrush
Westpoint Island, Îles Malouines / Falkland Islands (29 novembre / november 2022)
[Auteur/Author: Suzanne & Pierre]
Les voyages de Suzanne & Pierre 
FABULOUS PICTURES!
Thanks Julia. Glad you enjoyed this series. More to come…
I wait with eager anticipation!
Wonderful photos! Birds are so difficult to photograph, too. You are making me interested in taking a cruise like yours.
Thanks for your note. We aren’t specialist of bird pictures but we were quite pleased with this series.
A cruise in the Southern Seas is certainly an experience of a last time. It doesn’t come cheap but it is well worth it. I would highly recommend it.
Un plaisir pour les yeux cette série Suzanne. L’albatros est un oiseau qu’on ne voit pas dans nos régions, j’en ai vu en Alaska et aussi dans le nord de l’Ecosse mais ce sont des oiseaux qu’on n’a pas l’occasion de voir souvent. Et la faune de votre croisière est variée et très intéressante, je ne connaissais pas les Brassemer. Merci.
Merci Marie. Nous avions déjà vu l’albatros royal en Nouvelle-Zélande. Durant notre croisière, nous avons vu quelques espèces d’albatros. Ce sont des oiseaux majestueux. Pour nous, la majorité des autres oiseaux étaient des nouveautés car nos connaissances ornithologiques sont assez limitées.
As usual, I am the armchair traveler with you. Your photography is getting better and better. It is difficult to capture birds and you did it well with these shots.
Thanks Jacqui. We are far from specialist of bird pictures but we were quite pleased with this series. We did bring our cameras and telephotos this time (not just the phone) so the photos have better definition.
Love all these bird photos! 🙂
Thanks Donna. Glad you enjoyed this series. We aren’t true birders but we do like to observe them…these ones were simply fascinating.
Fabulous photos!
Thanks Eliza. Glad you enjoyed this series. These birds were fascinating.
I love these birds. Excellent work.
Thanks Sherry. Glad you enjoyed this series. We aren’t expert in bird pictures but we were quite pleased with this series.
Such pretty birds!
Hope you’re both well. 🙂
Thanks for your note. The birds were fascinating and there are more posts coming. We are well and settling back home after being away for 3 months.
Beautiful image. Thanks Anita
Thanks Anita. Glad you enjoyed this series.