Our final Falklands stop was Saunders Island, off the mid north coast of West Falkland Island, and again a privately owned sheep station.
This time there here was a visit map.
We landed on the SW beach at The Neck.
Home to thousands of Gentoo and Magellanic penguins.
But also with a small colony of King penguins.
There were examples of all stages of the breeding cycle. Birds with eggs..
...birds with very young chicks..
..and chicks of various ages.
There was a whale skeleton at the back of the beach....
....and the domestic and wild animals had no problem with each other.
Some Magellanics were still occupying their underground nests.
A walk east from The Neck, brought us to another mixed rockhopper and albatross colony..
Surprisingly there was one macaroni penguin with them.
On returning we saw a turkey vulture and caracaras feeding on a penguin that had been badly injured by a sea lion..
...they were subsequently joined by a giant petrel, no doubt about who was the boss.
The owners were selling some souvenirs from the back of their car. How could the girls miss a shopping opportunity!
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