King Penguin colony at Gold Harbor South Georgia Island; most looking left but one looking right!!
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Such an iconic picture!!
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Baby chicks still with their brown downy feathers to keep warm
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One always sticks out:)))
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Penguin squawking at a Giant Petrel
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Baby chick and Mom
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They try to get under Mom's belly pouch to stay warm
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A recently born chick.....will have a hard time surviving the upcoming winter!!
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Yes, my first picture on Facebook:)))
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Gentoo penguins!
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Ah....sun in the face!!!
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Just a little scratch:)))
I see you human:)))
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Kathy all bundled up....a bit chilly in the wind!!
Kathy conversing with a King penguin....well, at least trying to!!
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Just need to scratch!!
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What a gorgeous picture!!!
And the penguin said....hey Lady, how you doing)))
A bit of an elephant seal push, shove, bark moment!!
I think one said move over and the disagreement started:)))
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Now a third one gets in the shoving/barking contest!!
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OK...all quiet!!
And furthermore.....
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Now all four barking!!
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OK...all quiet!!
The two penguins were a bit perturbed with all the commotion!!!
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What a beautiful sight....wow, wow, wow!!!
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On the way back to the ship, Stephi gave us a short zodiac cruise of the beach and penguin colony
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Leaving Gold Harbor
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Approaching Godthul Bay.....an old whaling station....March 26pm
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Gentoo penguins and fur seals
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Lots of fur seal pups playing!!
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What a cute face!!
Some old containers left over from the whaling station
Many seals in the tussock grass
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This was the hill we climbed in the tussock grass....much harder than it looked due to big holes left by the gap between the tussock grass!!
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Hmmm.....a huge hurricane force storm is approaching causing us to leave South Georgia:(((
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A cute picture to end our stay on South Georgia Island!!!
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