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