Base Brown

Base Brown, named after an improbable Argentine national hero, is of particular interest as being on the continent itself rather than one of the islands.

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It was burned down in 1984 when the station’s doctor went a little crazy and set fire to the place, was then rebuilt, and is now manned only intermittently. New owners have moved in:

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Above the base is another nice sliding hill:

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Blue-eyed Shags scour the sea for materials from which to construct their rather unkempt nests:

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Do some mutual preening:  preening

 

And generally keep an eye on things: shagflying

 

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One Response to Base Brown

  1. Flora Alexander says:

    Blue-eyed shags – fabulous!

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