Blog 353 – The Rookery, Saunders Island – Blog written 20 April 2026
Feeding the chicks, The Rookery, Saunders Island 3rd of February 2026 **** Close up photo of a young penguin at the Rookery, Saunders Island – 3rd of February 2026 **** Because there are no trees in the Falkland Islands, this photo is not able to indicate the constant wind in the Falkland Islands – The Rookery, Saunders Island – 3 February 2026. **** The flags at The Rookery on Saunders Island are the only guides to the walking track. Great care must be taken because the slopes are very steep and a wrong foot placement will lead to a fall down the cliff and likely death – 3 February 2026. **** Another close up of an inhabitant of The Rookery, Saunders Island – 3 February 2026. The gleaming of the sea caught in this photo is not added by photoshop. The sea really did gleam like this that day on Saunders Island. Photography by Samuel Acosta. @nvsn_creative **** Getting to the Falkland Islands is exhausting if you live in Adelaide. First, I had to fly from Ad...
