Stealthy Sea Swimmers

Stealthy Sea Swimmers

  Sea lions are quite large in person. On land sea lions look cuddly and lazy, I have even seen penguins walk right by them.  In the water they are stealthy and active, they also look dangerous when hungry.  It is amazing that they have such different personalities

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Giant Glaciers

Giant Glaciers

  Glaciers come in all shapes and sizes, here are just a few from Antarctica.  They are extremely unique in that they change over time.  Most of the glacier or iceberg is beneath the surface of the water so it is hard to see the entire shape

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Antarctic Ice

Antarctic Ice

Can you see the thin blue line of ice? In Antarctic glaciers the blue indicates that the ice there has been super frozen from time and pressure.  This makes it the blue color instead of the normal clear to white.  This was one of the most fascinating

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Plethora of Penguins

Plethora of Penguins

Penguins are marine birds that only come up on land when they are raising their young.  The Gentoo penguins here build nests of rocks in Antarctica to keep the eggs safe during the incubation period.  These extremely adorable creatures are very smelly in these concentrated numbers but

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