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