Gentoo Penguins

go to sea at Port Lockroy, Antarctic Peninsula.

Iceberg

Looking deep inside an iceberg in the Southern Ocean.

Polar Star

Our ship, the icebreaker M/V Polar Star.

Leopard Seal

on sea ice in Cierva Cove.

Chinstrap Penguins

come ashore to their massive colony on Deception Island.

Humpback Whale

feeds in the Gerlache Straight.

Humpback Whales

feed near our zodiac.

Blue-eyed Shag

nesting on South Georgia Island.

Adelie Penguins

frequent icebergs around the Antarctic Peninsula.

Pintado Petrels

nest on the South Orkney Islands and are a constant companion at sea.

Emporer Penguin

youth rests on sea ice near the Peninsula.

Black-browed Albatross

colony with over 150,000 birds, at Steeple Jason on the Falklands.

Male Antarctic Fur Seal

protects his harem on South Georgia Island.

Wandering Albaross

group display on Prion Island, South Georgia.

Magellanic Penguin

comes ashore on Carcass Island, Falklands.

King Penguins

nest in huge colonies on South Georgia.

Adelie Penguins

come and go from Paulet Island near Antarcic Peninsula.

Lemaire Channel

affords fantastic scenery along the Antarcic Peninsula.

Chinstrap Penguin

chick begs for food.

Gentoo Penguin

chick begs for food on Deception Island.

Brown Skua

approaches for a look at the photographer on South Georgia.

Southern Elephant Seals

mate on South Georgia.

Hercules Bay

This small beach on South Georgia has everything: scenery and animals.

Icebergs

litter the sea on the way to the Peninsula.

Black-browed Albatross

bond at New Island, Falklands.

Antarctic Tern

feeds at sea.

Light Mantled Sooty Albatross

pair do their coordinated aerial display.

Salisbury Plains

on South Georgia Island hosts a giant King Penguin colony.

Petermann Island sunset

near the Antarctic Peninsula.

Neko harbor, Antarctica

A warm, bright, and sunny day!