Almost all about animals: avoiding animal cruelty, observations about daily life with animals, treks to see animals in the wild, acting to preserve habitat and conserve species, animal photos and more. Also a bit about Idaho and life in Boise.
The next day we had a more natural landing site, one with penguin highways to their colony. My husband snowshoed up above the colonies, over terrain on which crampons would have been more appropriate. I stayed below and experimented with various positions in the snow, trying to find a good way to capture the penguins and their funny movement as they went up and down the highways.
I tried to capture the penguins waddly movements going up the hill:
This male has a very big rock as a gift for a girl he is seeking to mate and nest with.
A very dirty penguin
A Weddell seal lounged at the base of (and sometimes across) the penguin highways.
I wanted to get a little video of the seal moving along, slowly - sometimes blocking the highways. I love the way they move.
Some views of the landing site from above, various angles.
Another introvert penguin, striking out alone
Colonies photographed from above
A zodiac ride offered lots of views of icebergs, but again, no wildlife. Still, stunning beauty.
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