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Birds Collection

Background imageBirds Collection: Gentoo penguins, Waterboat Point, Paradise Bay

Gentoo penguins, Waterboat Point, Paradise Bay
Photographer: M.C. Lester (1891-1957). Expedition: British Expedition to Graham Land 1920-22. Date: 1921. A group of penguins walk in a line across an ice sheet. Snow-covered hills in the background

Background imageBirds Collection: King Penguins, Bay of Isles

King Penguins, Bay of Isles
Photographer: Roberts, Brian Birley (1912-1978). Expedition: British Graham Land Expedition 1934-37. Leader: John Rymill. Date: 1936. A group of King Penguins standing on a snow-covered slope

Background imageBirds Collection: Skinning birds on deck of Discovery

Skinning birds on deck of Discovery
Photographer: Ernest Shackleton (1874-1922). Expedition: British National Antarctic Expedition 1901-04 (Discovery). Four men beside a table on the deck of the ship

Background imageBirds Collection: Group of Emperor Penguins on the ice with snow covered rocks in background

Group of Emperor Penguins on the ice with snow covered rocks in background
Photographer: Charles William Rawson Royds (1876-1931). Expedition: British National Antarctic Expedition 1901-04 (Discovery)

Background imageBirds Collection: King Penguins, Bay of Isles, Antarctica

King Penguins, Bay of Isles, Antarctica
Photographer: Roberts, Brian Birley (1912-1978). Expedition: British Graham Land Expedition 1934-37. Leader: John Rymill. Date: 1936. A group of King Penguins and their chicks at the breeding colony

Background imageBirds Collection: Sooty Albatross standing by nest

Sooty Albatross standing by nest
Photographer: Roberts, Brian Birley (1912-1978). Expedition: British Graham Land Expedition 1934-37. Leader: John Rymill. Date: 1936. Close-up of a Sooty Albatross standing by its nest

Background imageBirds Collection: Emperor Penguins at Cape Crozier

Emperor Penguins at Cape Crozier
Medium: watercolour. Artist: E.A.Wilson (1872-1912). Expedition: British National Antarctic Expedition 1901-04 (Discovery)

Background imageBirds Collection: Adelie penguin, Waterboat Point, Paradise Bay

Adelie penguin, Waterboat Point, Paradise Bay
Photographer: Thomas Wyatt Bagshawe (1901-1976). Expedition: British Expedition to Graham Land 1920-22. Date: 1921. A penguin stands on snow, others stand in the background

Background imageBirds Collection: Skuas near nest

Skuas near nest
Medium: pencil, sketch. Artist: E.A.Wilson (1872-1912). Expedition: British National Antarctic Expedition 1901-04 (Discovery)


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