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| NOTE: The Argentines laid hundreds of thousands of mines during the war, and contrary to professional military practice kept rather poor records of where they put the explosives. As a consequence, some areas still have active mines (many areas are marked and surrounded by fences). Inquire locally as to what places to avoid, and stick to well-marked and well-traveled routes whenever possible. |
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 ....Falkland
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....Birds
of the Falkland Islands - by Dr Mike Bingham. Environmental
....Penguins
in the Falklands: Species & History - Fifteen million
...Antactic
Peninsula, South Georgia Island and the Falkland Islands -
Just for fun: A Mexican newspaper reports that bored Royal Air Force pilots stationed on the Falkland Islands have devised what the consider a marvelous new game. Noting that the local penguins are fascinated by airplanes, the pilots search out a beach where the birds are gathered and fly slowly along it at the water edge. Perhaps ten thousand penguins turn their heads in unison watching the planes go by, and when the pilots turn around and fly back, the birds turn their heads in the opposite direction, like spectators at a slow-motion tennis match. Then, the paper reports "The pilots fly out to sea and directly to the penguin colony and overfly it. Heads go up, up, up, and ten thousand penguins fall over gently onto their backs." But... the Urban Legends website has this to say about this story! -Audubon Magazine |
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**..Antarctica,
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Other Speciality and Spectacular Birds in Falkland Islands (adapted from Where to Watch Birds in South America - by Nigel Wheatley.) |
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| ___ Austral Thrush
___ Blackish Cinclodes ___ Canary-winged Finch ___ Common Diving Petrel ___ Correndar Pipit ___ Dark-faced Ground-Tyrant ___ Dolphin Gull |
___ Gentoo Penguin
___ King Penguin ___ Long-tailed Meadowlark ___ Macaroni Penguin ___ Rockhopper Penguin ___ Ruddy-headed Goose |
___ Rufous-chested Dotterel
___ Royal Albatross ___ Snowy Sheathbill ___ Striated Caracara ___ Two-banded Plover ___ Wandering Albatross |
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....Atlas
of Breeding Birds of the Falkland Islands - by Robin & Anne
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