Port Stephens, a breathtaking lunch stop
This had been there a bit too long
Stunning walks to be had
A sealion floats into shore
C130 Herc flypast
a turkey vulture in its natural environment
Fishing for mullet in front of the house at sunset. Lovely stuff
The sooty shearwaters, dots in the sunset
Feeding the young gentoo chick
A local bird of prey: the cara cara
Lunch with the Lady
Had to be done…
Plenty of the endangered Black Browed Albatross hanging about too
My favouraite – holding the characterful Rockhopper having relieved it of its GPS anklet. Their numbers have diminished by 90% in the last 30 years.
Zoran used his dirtbike to add some decoration
King Penguin
Heading out
The smokey eye
The Gentoos still around, moulting
Wingspan!
Nice place, shame about the…
Han on the rocks above the settlement
The dogs in their habitat; aboard a quad
The colony at sunset
Feeding the young (Gentoo)
Guarding the baby
The Islander
Perfect for posing in penguin poo
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Nightheron fishing
Sadly, not all of the chicks make it like this Magellanic oenguin egg.
Parking up to go find a cave
This sangar came with a view
Traffic on the roads
The camping spot as it looked – beat that!
A turkey vulture makes use of the Gentoo colony
Giving the elephant seal its name
A sizable sea lion made an appearance nearby
Sunset at the colony
The sunset the following day
Our friend follows shortly behind us
heavy load
We three kings
Han helping Conservation take care of an oiled penguin
An engine with the rotors visible in the background
Rocky sunset
Shipwrecks aplenty look excellent from the air
Blue skies but windy!
Getting up at first light is worth it.
The gentoos take to their beach while a sea lion menacingly surfs behind
Quite a place, Wireless Ridge
The inlet at Fitzroy
The yellow bobble is their feeding pouch and shows when they’ve eaten a lot
Han ticks the main one off the list – p-p-p-picking up a penguin
This time around, not all had made it to life
The jetty, formerly used for wool and resupply, then for landing troops, now used for nesting
1968 Argentine 105mm gun,Wireless Ridge
Clambering on the shipwrecks in the Canache
Two albatri landed next to me. Unforgettable
There old jetty, once the source of everything arriving on the Island
Atlantic Conveyor Memorial and Cape Pembroke lighthouse
The Welsh Guards’ memorial
Tiring, being a seal
Han’s best impression
The summit slabs of Mt William
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