Gone Fishing

Blogging in a different location today. I was invited to contribute to the official course blog: http://summerinantarctica.usc.edu/

Here are a couple of photos that didn't make the final cut:
(The temperature this day was above zero... so the down jacket and gloves were tossed aside. Makes for easier fishing!)

The gull hovering in the background behind George is a Skua. They are more brazen than the seagulls at home. This one was trying every means to get at our bait fish. They are protected by the Antarctic Treaty so technically you can't do anything that will interfere with them (the rule is if the animal reacts to your presence, you are too close). There may have been an accidental tossing of net in the general vicinity of the bird just after he snatched the bag with the bait ;)

Rumours of whale spottings out at hut point today. Must go check them out between doing the science and David Attenborough's talk this evening! It's a hard life!

j