Sheathbills "Mutts" waiting outside
the kitchen window in winter. With no skuas around in the
winter months, these birds that live around an Antarctic
scientific base can actually get to the best supply of food
around at this time. They accumulate around meal times drawn to
the smells coming from the kitchen waiting for the "gashman" to
start clearing up and hopefully throw some tasty morsels in
their direction.Not exactly a good
looking bird and very nervous and skittish as befits a small and
vulnerable creature that makes its living by scavenging, it was
difficult not to have some respect at least for Mutts as they
braved the harshest of conditions and seemed to know their place
in the hierarchy - right down at the bottom.
Paul
Ward - Pentax equipment, 50mm lens, 35mm film, K64.
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