Four weeks in the Falkland Islands with Manfred Kusch

Описание: In January 2018 and again in December 2022, Manfred Kusch joined a group of 6 bird and wildlife photographers exploring several islands of the Falkland archipelago, moving from the capital of Stanley and the famous penguin colonies at Volunteer Point on East Falkland to Sealion, Saunders, and Bleaker islands before returning to Stanley. Transfers between the islands were provided by sturdy two-engine Islander planes capable of landing and take-off on dirt or grass landing strips. His group stayed in, for the most part, comfortable guest houses run by the sheep ranching families that were typically the only occupant of the island they visited. Located off the tip of South America in the South Atlantic, the treeless and wind-swept islands offer rare solitude and an austere beauty that form the backdrop for their rich birdlife and sea mammal breeding colonies. Besides five species of penguins, large colonies of albatrosses, cormorants, various predators like skuas and petrels, raptors like Southern Crested and Striated caracaras, various species of geese, swans, grebes, and ducks, sea mammals like large Southern Elephant Seals and Sea Lions could be found everywhere and be easily approached and photographed. Manfred will present some of the wildlife photos from his trips and also include photos of the landscapes taken from the ground and the air.