A skua is nesting on a rock between the ponies and the dogs.

People pass every few minutes within a pace or two, yet the old bird has not deserted its chick.

In fact, it seems gradually to be getting confidence, for it no longer attempts to swoop at the intruder.

To-day Ponting went within a few feet, and by dint of patience managed to get some wonderful cinematograph pictures of its movements in feeding and tending its chick, as well as some photographs of these events at critical times.
The main channel for thaw water at Cape Evans is now quite a rushing stream.
Evans, Pennell, and Rennick have got sight for meridian distance; we ought to get a good longitude fix.
_Saturday, January_ 7 .-- The sun has returned.

To-day it seemed better than ever and the glare was blinding.