A proud-looking adult male Antarctic Fur Seal (Arctocephalus gazella) seen in Cooper Bay, South Georgia on December 25th, 2024.
The little guy in yesterday’s image was probably about a foot long and tipped the scales at maybe 5 or 6 pounds. Today, we jump to the other end of the seal...
That’s enough of derelict factories – it’s time for some more Antarctic wildlife! Let’s start with the week’s cutest image....
A cliff in King Haakon Bay, South Georgia towers above a zodiac near its base. December 26th, 2024. King Haakon Bay in the north-west of the island is the site...
Here’s another bird we saw frequently during our Antarctica trip last year. We stumbled upon this Southern Giant Petrel chick (Macronectes giganteus)...
I’m interrupting my Longhorn Band photos to inject some from the expedition to South Georgia last year. Today marks exactly a year since Drew and I headed...
Staying in St. Andrews Bay, South Georgia today, here’s one of the dramatic views of the South Georgia mountains as seen from the path we took just...
This is another view of the moulting King Penguins at St. Andrews Bay on South Georgia as seen during our visit on December 24th last year. They lined...
I’m delving back into the archive of photos from last December’s trip to Antarctica today. Here, a group of moulting King Penguins (Aptenodytes...
Continuing the theme of boats, we move to the bottom end of the size scale today with this image of an expedition zodiac cruising in front of the face...
A group of Macaroni Penguins (Eudyptes chrysolophus) seen processing along the shoreline at Cooper Bay, South Georgia on December 25th, 2024. Macaronis...
Playful juvenile Fur Seals (Arctocephalus gazella) seen at Godthul, South Georgia on December 24th, 2024.
A group of King Penguins (Aptenodytes patagonicus) seen on the beach at Gold Harbour, South Georgia on December 25th, 2025.
An apparently-contented juvenile Southern Elephant Seal (Mirounga leonina) lying on the beach at Peggotty Camp, King Haakon Bay, South Georgia on December...
I think this will be my final Grytviken image for this week. This shot was taken just in front of the cemetery containing Shackleton’s grave, looking...
Rusty tanks and machinery in the now-abandoned whaling station in Grytviken, South Georgia as seen on December 23rd, 2024.
Oceanwide Expeditions‘ M.V. Hondius at anchor in King Edward Cove by the now-abandoned whaling station in Grytviken, South Georgia as seen on December...
Two abandoned and decaying whaling ships beached at the whaling station in Grytviken, South Georgia as seen on December 23rd, 2024.
Rusted tanks and machinery in the now-abandoned whaling station in Grytviken, South Georgia as seen on December 23rd, 2024.
I was sorting photos to upload to Alamy this weekend and came back to the images from Grytviken, South Georgia and its abandoned whaling station. This...
