Other Critters

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Crabeater seal (I think).

Detaille Island

Leopard seal.

Paradise Bay

Skua harrassing Adelies.

Torgersen Island

 

 

 

 

 

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Summer residents.

Iceberg Alley

Fur seal pup.

Laurie Island, South Orkneys

Reindeer imported by whalers. Perhaps Santa Claus has moved to South Georgia Island, too?

St. Andrews Bay, South Georgia Island

 

 

 

 

 

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Fur seal in the grass.

Hercules Bay, South Georgia Island

Wandering albatrosses prefer a room with a view.

Prion Island, South Georgia Island

Curious resident.

Prion Island, South Georgia Island

 

 

 

 

 

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Tending the nest.

Prion Island, South Georgia Island

In flight.

Prion Island, South Georgia Island

Waiting for parents to return.

Prion Island, South Georgia Island

 

 

 

 

 

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Gamming (eventually to choose a mate).

Prion Island, South Georgia Island

Does he have what it takes? (Sky pointing)

Prion Island, South Georgia Island

One suitor gives up.

Prion Island, South Georgia Island

 

 

 

 

 

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Fur seals in the grass.

Prion Island, South Georgia Island

Striated cara-cara.

Sea Lion Island, Falkland Islands

Alpha male sea lion with harem.

Sea Lion Island, Falkland Islands

 

 

 

 

 

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Treating an injured black-browed albatross.

At sea near the Falklands