After months of darkness and hibernation and a large number of blizzards blowing the sea ice away, we finally had some calm and relatively warm weather to take advantage of and take advantage we did. Jukka the Comms Tech and I wandered over to Shirley Island, across a small channel of sea ice that luckily doesn't get blown out when the winds come, to see what we could see and maybe spy the first seal for the upcoming spring birthing season.
Luckily Tim and Young Ben had already been out there the day before, so we knew exactly where to look.
So, we donned our backpacks with camera in hand and sauntered off from station, down the snow drift and over the sea ice. The seal didn't really take much effort to find as she was in the only really logical spot, right at the shallow edge of the ice and having a nice rest. We welcomed the first viewing of wildlife with great excitement.
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| There she is, the first weddell seal |
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| Having a scratch |
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| Jukka waits patiently while I faff around with my zoom lens |
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| More posing |
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| A very blue iceberg sitting in the channel between the mainland and Shirley Island |
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