Pictures speak louder than words
![](https://blogs.ncl.ac.uk/marinescience/files/2012/12/chinstrap-9-12-12.jpg)
Chinstrap penguin Pygoscelis antarctica (by Jenny Thompson)
![](https://blogs.ncl.ac.uk/marinescience/files/2012/12/IMG_4986_e-1024x682.jpg)
King Penguin Aptenodytes patagonicus (by Belinda Alker)
![](https://blogs.ncl.ac.uk/marinescience/files/2012/12/IMG_8487.jpg)
Black-browed Albatross Thalassarche melanophris (by Chong Chen)
![](https://blogs.ncl.ac.uk/marinescience/files/2012/12/IMG_8438.jpg)
Snow petrel Pagodroma nivea (by Chong Chen)
![](https://blogs.ncl.ac.uk/marinescience/files/2012/12/Sunrise-9-12-12.jpg)
Today's sunrise over E2, the first clear morning we have had (by Jenny Thompson)