Antartica field notes, v1468
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Latharida macconnelli. Nov. 7 11:50 P# 2 which had been sitting quietly got up + flew toward penguinery. 11:51 Cop. ps above flew off. 11:55 bird landed near second - 8 feet away immediately ran toward it in Food seeking pose & v. sequentiel. Second at t flagged snow (monie of lattis part of this). Both then ate snow. Bird which seques seems to bend bill in snow very emphatically. Arrived back at 2:14, left about 20 to 1 (12:40) all time above in 40 minutes slow. 2:20 Complete nest shake display by birds beside. away on bottom of slope. Hard them in chick call. Both standing head to head & calling for half minutes but A took steps forward. Bowing around 90° so they were: B then sat momentarily in this level, stood, shook then walked off for aastyre. A then sat in level stood sat again - staggered both times tremend. B 2 feet away chucked + then sat. Wing announcement 2:30 Saw a flying bird announcing briefly sat as it came in for landing - did "V" glide for 15 feet so then fluttered to landing still in challenge call.