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Danco Island Panorama, Antarctica / SML.20151215.7D.55347-55362.pano https://www.flickr.com/photos/seeminglee/38623538446 Zoom in on the photo the middle to find penguins. Ship on the far left is included for scale. Danco is a one-mile (1.6km) long island lies in the southern part of the Errera Channel, off the western coast of Graham Land. Danco Island was first chartered by Gerlache and is named for the geophysicist who died during the Belgica expedition of 1897-99. Gentoo penguins are confirmed breeders and there is a minimum breeding population of approximately 1700 pairs. Snow algae may bloom. Snowy sheathbills, kelp gulls, blue-eyed shags also may be seen, but breeding is not confirmed.

Penguin, Antarctica / SML.20151213.7D.54539.CR2 https://www.flickr.com/photos/seeminglee/49089505127 South Georgia

King Penguins + Chicks / Antarctica / SML.20151207.6D.35277 https://www.flickr.com/photos/seeminglee/45413049032 Fortuna Bay, South Georgia Fortuna Bay was named not for the Roman Goddess of luck but for one of the first whaling ships in the area. The inaptly named Fortuna ran aground at Hope Point in 1916 as her helmsman was reading a letter from home. Shackleton and his stalwart companions also came through here in 1916 in their slog from one side of South Georgia to the other. The bay is home to king penguins, gentoo penguins, fur seals, elephant seals and many flighted birds including albatross and southern giant petrels. King penguins prefer to nest at long, open beaches with large swell. Such beaches are very dangerous for small boat landings. The king penguin colony at Whistle Cove in Fortuna Bay is the most accessible on South Georgia.

Penguins, Antarctica / SML.20151207.6D.35242 https://www.flickr.com/photos/seeminglee/44738400824

Buenos Aires, Argentina / SML.20151125.6D.34498 https://www.flickr.com/photos/seeminglee/39724938230

Buenos Aires, Argentina / SML.20151125.6D.34495 https://www.flickr.com/photos/seeminglee/27663739348

Buenos Aires, Argentina / SML.20151125.6D.34488 https://www.flickr.com/photos/seeminglee/40821555824

Buenos Aires, Argentina / SML.20151125.6D.34488 https://www.flickr.com/photos/seeminglee/41534076861