SOUTH GEORGIA

We were greeted on the beach at Salisbury Plain by a lot of angry bull fur seals but eventually got past them and on to more King Penguins (sorry).

GET OFF MY LAND!

 A KING HAVING A LIE IN.

 GUARD OF HONOUR?

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 We got a bit closer to this rookery.

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 GIVE US A KISS.

 ARE YOU BACK AGAIN?

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 MEANWHILE BACK AT THE BEACH.

 MORE COMINGS AND GOINGS.

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 GRRR..

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 BROWN SKUA

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 This youngster had gotten away from the rookery and was pestering its parent?for food without any success..

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 Notice the moulting adult behind,lots of feathers on the ground.

 -SEEING OFF THE SKUA.

 ANOTHER KING LYING DOWN ON THE JOB.Just love that egg yolk yellow.
The afternoon landing at Prion Island to see the wandering albatross chicks was cancelled due to adverse wind conditions, so we had a zodiac cruise around Fortuna Bay.

 IMPERIAL CORMORANT.

 NESTING IMPERIAL CORMORANTS(BLUE EYED).

 LIGHT MANTLED SOOTY ALBATROSS ON THE NEST.

SNOWY SHEATHBILL.

 FORTUNA BAY

WIND BLOWN SNOW ON THE SUMMIT.

 MIST FORMING ON THE GLACIER.

FORTUNA BAY

WAITING FOR SIGNS OF THE ZODIAC? AQUARIUS FOR ME PLEASE.
The next day was cold and grey,here`s a few pics taken from the ship--

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 NORTHERN GIANT PETREL -Red horn to bill tip.

 BLUE PETREL - Note white tip to tail.

 BLUE PETREL

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU.

ICEBERGS GETTING BIGGER.
Having missed out on Prion Island at the first attempt schedules were adjusted to fit in a quick visit,conditions were pretty awful very windy and cold but we saw the Wandering Albatross youngster flexing his wings..it will soon leave the island and wander the southern ocean until it returns to breed as an adult.

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 GIANT PETREL TUCKING INTO A SEAL CARCASS,These are Cathys photos I was told to get on the zodiac immediately so I didn't get any of this spectacle.

NATURE- RED IN BILL AND FEATHER..

 PRION ISLAND,the landing area is just under the small patch of snow on the right.

WHITE CHINNED PETREL

WC PETREL

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SOUTHERN GIANT PETREL

BLACK BROWED ALBATROSS

BBA

ANTARCTIC PRION



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FLYING GENTOOS

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CAPE PETREL



COMMON DIVING PETREL was not common at all.

CDP
We have now arrived at ELSEHUL our final stop in South Georgia,we were greeted here by a fly past of Grey Headed Albatross,unfortunately the light was poor and didn't show them off too well.

A RAFT OF ALBATROSS -BLACK BROWED AND GREY HEADS

GREY HEADED ALBATROSS.

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The weather was still dull and overcast as we set off in the Zodiacs to explore the Macaroni Penguin colony,and with a big swell photography was challenging but I did my best to capture the punk penguins.

MACARONI PENGUINS

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KELP

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We had to use the ladders here because of the swell.

GREY HEADED ALBATROSS

GREY HEADED ALBATROSS AT THE NEST.

NORTHER GIANT PETREL



NORTHERN GIANT PETREL

TUBE NOSE

GREY HEADED ALBATROSS.
 Our time in South Georgia is up and we sail for the Antarctic Peninsular...……….