21 December 2006, South-East wind of 4 Beaufort, wave height of 1 m, air t° of -1 °C, water t° of -0°C.
Among the birds taking advantage of our trawl's by-catch, the Black-Browed Albatross (Diomedea melanophris) is the most spectacular. Its fascinating behavior is best described by this excerpt of "The Crystal Desert", by David G. Campbell.
by Gauthier Chapelle
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Black-browed Albatross chicks on their nest, they are almost ready to fledge. (10th of April 2008). This video clip is attached to the monthly South Georgia newsletter on www.sgisland.gs
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Three species of albatrosses displaying, feeding and fledging on Bird Island, on the sub-antarctic island of South Georgia in October 2008... plus sounds you can heard by night (White-chinned Petrels & Antarctic Prions)