Magellanis Cormorants are also called Rock shags
she knows she's beautiful
these sea lions are used to tourists and just doze on
the boss is back
a Kelp Gull found itself a nice meal
a large Brown Skua glides by
Beagle Channel wildlife
The Beagle Channel is a navigable 250 km long strait that cuts through the southern part of the Terra del Fuego islands.
To the east it forms the border between Argentina and Chile.
The channel is named after Darwin's good ship the Beagle that explored the channel in 1830.
 
In February  2008 the Star Princess called port at Ushuaia, the largest Argentine town of Tierra del Fuego, located on the north side of the channel.
 
Here we had booked a morning boat tour with  Rumbo Sur to see the wildlife in the western part of the Beagle Channel.
 
And wildlife was what we got aplenty!
We saw a fair amount of Antarctic Fur Seals, tons of Magellanic Cormorants,  
many South American Sea Lions, Brown skuas and the occasional Albatros.
 
And  of course we rounded the famous Les Eclaireurs Light House "at the end of the world".
 
By the time we came back to the ship, it started raining. Too bad for the next group, but we were lucky and had a great morning.
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our Star Princess dominates the harbor of Ushuaia
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a nice seat in the sun, let the adventure begin
a cormorant takes to the air when the boat comes too close
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The famous Les Eclaireurs Light House stands a the end of the world
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one of the many islets, occupied by cormorants and sea lions
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an Antarctic Fur Seal takes a beauty nap
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a pair of Brown Skuas
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these islets are rich on guano...
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when the rain starts we head back to the ship
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a male Sea Lion tells his ladies: I'm Back!
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