Elephant Seals and Snow

A few pictures of elephant seals, Anvers Island.

I posted a Youtube link to videos of elephant seals on a previous post.

This is my snow shoveling station. Sometimes a few hours a day depending on snow and drift. I work at the radome (big white ball) and the Radio Frequency (RF) building next to it. 

Most of this is snowdrift from the wind

The steps to RF was waist-deep here. If the snow is wet it takes a long time to dig out.

Taken from the RF entrance.

Sastrugi (windblown snow formations) on the glacier.

On the glacier for a Saturday sunset run looking at Arthur Harbor.

It was a bit cold and windy.

Kristie Cove, Anvers Island.

Pancake ice forming from grease ice.

Palmer Station on the right and Bonaparte, a popular hiking and cross country skiing area, on the left.

The March of the Penguins

I have been uploading my Palmer Station videos to YouTube. On the settings (the small gear on the bottom right side of the viewing screen on YouTube) select HD for the best quality. Click for a link.

My version of "The March of the Penguins" A collection of short gentoo penguin clips taken over two Sundays compiled to 9 minutes.

https://youtu.be/ae9hiRSDykg

A few selfies.

Penguins and a few boating videos

I have been uploading my Palmer Station videos to YouTube. On the settings (the small gear on the bottom right side of the viewing screen on YouTube) select HD for the best quality. Click for a link.

https://youtu.be/iaQPB4EmYX8
https://youtu.be/tL78OGri9NM
https://youtu.be/xvbA2zaCIvk
https://youtu.be/Jv5vMtsx24M

Last Sunday on my glacier hike I found Gentoo penguins "popping out" of the sea. What a treat for me! In a later post, I will be uploading several penguin videos. Enjoy!

Sometimes I feel like taking a nap too.

Porpoising penguins.

Ice

Spectacular sunsets on Anvers Island.

My favorite photo subjects are icebergs.

Our chef cooked ramen noodles with all the fixings.

Thousands of years old bar ice. We collect bar ice and actually use them in the bar. 

Pancake ice.

Detrich Island less than a mike from the station. This used to be covered by glacier ice. Then a few years ago the glacier ice collapsed and this new island was discovered.

Pancake ice forming from grease ice.

Another view of Dietrich Island.

Two of us went ashore on Hermit Island to explore. We set a stern anchor so the boat doesn't hit the island during a surge.

Hermit Island.

One of the many residents of Hermit.

One guarding our boat.

Icicles on an iceberg.