Dirty Bird

So, there are these birds here called Sheathbills. They're scavengers, and not only do they scavenge remains of animals, they also eat seal poop. It's not uncommon to see this pure white bird with a smear of brown on its chest. Yeah, gross.

What's even worse is to see them with this brown streak as they pick and peck around the station's sewage dumping into the water. Hey! That's our waste from the kitchen and toilets! Sick little birds.

But we can laugh about the disgusting nature of our avian friend. The doors of the berthing floor are labeled with the pictures of local birds. I live in the Chinstrap room. I'm sure you can guess the picture on the bathroom door.

And you thought it was illegal to feed the wildlife here. Well, I feed the sheathbills every day around 9 in the morning.