What is a nemesis bird? For birders it can be defined as “a bird that has eluded a birder despite many attempts to see it”. The precise definitions people use vary, but the gist is the same. For a bird photographer, I would define it as “a bird that you …
A Brown Skua waiting at the edge of a Royal Penguin Colony, watching for any chance of a meal. The Royal Penguins only nest around Australia’s Macquarie Island. This image was made last December: we’ll be returning to Macquarie Island in December 2016.
These Gentoo Penguins had set up home in the tussock grass next to some buildings at the Australian research base on Macquarie Island. I found the juxtaposition of the chicks interacting while their parents were away along with the adult on a nearby nest quite cute. We will be returning …
During a bout of rain on Australia’s Macquarie Island, a Royal Penguin hunches over its chick on its nest. They’re much cleaner when they come back from a swim! We will be returning to Macquarie Island with another photo workshop this December.
This is a continuation of the thread that started in part 1. If you haven’t read it yet, you should start there! We left Carnley Harbour on “Day 5”. The next day was spent at sea heading towards Macquarie Island. Day 7 Macquarie Island is administered by Tasmania, and the …
In December 2016 LuminOdyssey are running another photography workshop tour to some of the World-Heritage-listed subantarctic islands south of New Zealand. Like some of our other workshops, we will be travelling on a ship with other tourists. In this case the ship (Heritage Expeditions‘ Spirit of Enderby) carries almost 50 passengers, of …
