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