{"id":2880,"date":"2015-11-15T15:45:23","date_gmt":"2015-11-15T02:45:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/?p=2880"},"modified":"2015-11-15T15:45:23","modified_gmt":"2015-11-15T02:45:23","slug":"drake-passage-from-antarctica","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/archives\/2880","title":{"rendered":"Drake Passage from Antarctica"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_2885\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2885\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/WanderingAlbatross_D818716-6x4.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2885\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/WanderingAlbatross_D818716-6x4.jpg?resize=800%2C533&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Wandering Albatross\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/WanderingAlbatross_D818716-6x4.jpg?w=800&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/WanderingAlbatross_D818716-6x4.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2885\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Wandering Albatross<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Leaving the Gerlache Strait in the shelter of the South Shetland Islands, we tackled the Drake Passage from Antarctica and were introduced to the &#8220;Drake Shake&#8221; with seas crashing up over the bow of National Geographic Explorer. Despite this we slept quite well in our heaving cabin and woke to a more moderate sea and were again able to take up our stations on the aft deck searching for pelagic birds, fingers crossed for a Wandering or Royal Albatross. There were plenty of the usual Cape Petrels, Giant Petrels and Black-browed Albatross and, just when we had almost given up hope, the huge form of a Wandering Albatross appeared in the distance behind the ship, obviously so much larger than the lesser Albatrosses we had been seeing. He followed us for a little while, wheeling up and then gliding down just above the waves, never approaching very close, but close enough to appreciate his size and fabulous control in the wind, and for some reasonable images.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2886\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2886\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/WanderingAlbatross_D818762-6x4.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2886\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/WanderingAlbatross_D818762-6x4.jpg?resize=800%2C533&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Wandering Albatross\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/WanderingAlbatross_D818762-6x4.jpg?w=800&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/WanderingAlbatross_D818762-6x4.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2886\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Wandering Albatross<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2883\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2883\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/GiantPetrel_D818475-web.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2883\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/GiantPetrel_D818475-web.jpg?resize=800%2C533&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Giant Petrel\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/GiantPetrel_D818475-web.jpg?w=800&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/GiantPetrel_D818475-web.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2883\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Giant Petrel<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2882\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2882\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/CapePetrelShadow_D818428-web.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2882\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/CapePetrelShadow_D818428-web.jpg?resize=800%2C533&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Cape Petrel formation flying with it's shadow.\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/CapePetrelShadow_D818428-web.jpg?w=800&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/CapePetrelShadow_D818428-web.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2882\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Cape Petrel formation flying with it&#8217;s shadow.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2884\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2884\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/TW6x4-4957-web.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2884 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/TW6x4-4957-web.jpg?resize=800%2C533&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Edin enjoying a hot chocolate on the aft deck\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/TW6x4-4957-web.jpg?w=800&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/TW6x4-4957-web.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2884\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Edin enjoying a hot chocolate while waiting for birds on the aft deck<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Bird photos all Nikon D810 and Nikon 200-400mm F4 VR<\/p>\n<p>Edin photo &#8211; Fuji X100s<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Leaving the Gerlache Strait in the shelter of the South Shetland Islands, we tackled the Drake Passage from Antarctica and were introduced to the &#8220;Drake Shake&#8221; with seas crashing up over the bow of National Geographic Explorer. 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