We found South Georgia Pintails very easily at most sites where we landed. They were mostly found poking about in the tussock fields, often close to penguin colonies or napping Elephant Seals. They are now re-lumped with Yellow-billed Pintail, though still recognised as an endemic subspecies. They don't seem to fly very much, seeming just to waddle about. The other remarkable thing is that despite a rather cute appearance, they are quite happy tucking into a seal carcass shoulder to shoulder with Giant Petrels!
South Georgia Pintail with a moulting Southern Elephant Seal, Right Whale Bay, South Georgia.
Surely, they don't eat side by side with these beasts!
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