Icebergs
January 18, 2009
The prevailing winds and currents aligned this morning to bring about a dozen huge icebergs floating close to our beach. One or two were a quarter mile wide, with a flat top (”tabular” bergs), while others were just mangled heaps of ice stuck together. It’s been warm enough the last few weeks that chunks of the ice shelf have been splitting away; every so often, you’ll hear a crack like gunfire or a rumble like thunder. These chunks become icebergs, and float where wind and waves take them until they melt.
The penguins love icebergs! They jump up on them, climb around on them, and sleep on them – floating island paradises. It must be nice to have a place to haul out once in a while.
Penguins On An Iceberg
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Hi Noah,
Just wanted to say how much I enjoy your postings. It’s a great educational tool and the photos are magnificent. Thank you for your hard work. What a wonderful adventure. Paulette
Paulette
19 Jan 09 at 4:36 pm
Your blog is amazing. I am incredibly jealous of your work. I work with penguins in captivity (rockhoppers, macaronis, kings and fairy blue), but I would love to see them in the wild. I was just wondering if you had an update on the albino chick? I’m curious to see how long it lasts.
Lindsay
19 Jan 09 at 5:04 pm