Waking up on the first morning at 4:30 it was a beautiful day, but being pretty tired from the ski over I went back to sleep, feeling rather guilty for not making use of the dawn. Luckily though I had the chance to redeem myself the following morning as a beautiful day began.
I walked down to the beach, and headed along past the moulting king penguins, and the elephant seals towards the main penguin colony. The first river was frozen over, the second was fairly shallow and I could hop from rock to rock and stay dry (even when one was covered in ice and try to dump me in the drink). Being with the chicks and kings to watch the sunrise was one of those moments you will always treasure, as well as enjoying the moment I tried to take a few nice photos too.
King Penguins and Giant Petrels all in different poses at dawn
‘Dawn chorus’ South Georgia style
Adults rising above the chicks
Family bond
Golden down
I can pick out two of these as extra special; mind it's a personal choice.......The golden edged five chicks, and the beautiful clear skies!
ReplyDeleteMind, you have some superb images so to try to pick any out is difficult as they are all so special!
What a wonderful atmosphere and such a special moment to share with them on that morning, wow! xxx