Macaroni penguin rocking the Antarctic punk style. #penguin #birds #antarctica

This whale-bone pillow has this seal of approval. #seal #furseal #southgeorgia

The business end of a Giant Petrel means business. #birds #petrel #southgeorgia

Revisiting the Beagle Channel with Dusky Dolphins. #dolphin #argentina

As the fall colours start appearing here in North America, here’s some fall colours from February in Tierra del Fuego, Argentina. #argentina #fallcolors

Revisiting Iguazu Falls, Argentina. #argentina #waterfall

It’s berry-picking season. Save some for the birds. #birds #chickadee #ChestnutBackedChickadee

Cedar Waxwing not quite succeeding in hiding from me. #birds #waxwing #cedarwaxwing

I have an irrational fear of spiders. So here’s a Banded Garden Spider, front and back, that we encountered at Kilauea, Hawaii. #spider #hawaii

A Pacific Golden Plover forages along the shoreline, probing tidal rocks for insects and small invertebrates. #birds #plover #hawaiibirds

I don’t speak Turtleish, but I’m pretty sure he’s saying hello. #turtle #hawaii

Dragonfly hovering near me by the small boat harbor in Kona, Hawaii. #dragonfly

View from the Mauna Kea visitor station.

Edinburgh Hill, Antarctica. This wasn’t on our itinerary, and we only ended up here because we were on course for the airstrip on King George Island to med-vac a seriously ill crew member. (He was successfully evac’d and made a full recovery.) #antarctica

Osprey launching with a fish in one claw for a safer tree. #birds #osprey

“The aim of The MiG-21 Project,” said South African artist Ralph Ziman, “is to take the most mass-produced supersonic fighter aircraft and to turn it from a machine of war into something that looks beautiful, changes the meaning of it.” #mig21 #mig21project #themig21project #airplane

Beautiful glaciers as we approach Edinburgh Hills, Antarctica. #glacier #antarctica

Penguins taking a break on a small iceberg. #iceberg #penguin #antarctica

Glaciers and whales, a common sight that we never tired of. #glacier #whale #humpback #antarctica

It would be impossible to capture all the breathtaking scenes we witnessed as we traversed the Gerlache Strait. This is just one of them. #antarctica

The aftermath of an Orca kill, probably of a humpback whale. #orca #whale #humpback #antarctica

Passing through the Gerlache Strait in Antarctica. #antarctica

Penguins chilling at Kinnes Cove, Antarctica.Gent #birds #penguin #antarctica

Near the tail of Aquila lies the Scutum star cloud, with Messier 11 (the Wild Duck Cluster) in the center. Image taken with a Canon EOS R5m2, 100-500mm lens at 100mm and f/4, with 60-second exposures. #astrophotography #scutum #opencluster #starcloud #m11 #messier11 #WildDuckCluster

Toward the center of the Milky Way lies this very busy area in Sagittarius contains the Lagoon Nebula and the Trifid Nebula as well as many smaller star clusters. Canon EOS R5m2, 100-500mm lens, 223mm and f/5, 60s exposures. #astrophotography #LagoonNebula #TrifidNebula #M8 #M20 #nebula #milkyway

Gentoo penguin quietly surveying its domain. #birds #penguin #antarctica

The colony moves as one. Except for Steve. Steve does his own thing. #birds #penguin #antarctica

If Mad Max were set in Antarctica, this penguin would be in the cast. #birds #penguin #antarctica

I believe I can fly! #birds #penguin #antarctica

The chaotic remnants of this iceberg will collapse soon. #iceberg #antarctica

Landscapes of Kinnes Cove, Antarctica. #landscape #antarctica

Landscapes of Kinnes Cove, Antarctica. #landscape #antarctica

Straight outta the Southern Ocean. #birds #penguin #adelie #antarctica

Zodiak cruising through Kinnes Cove, Antarctica we encountered this fur seal resting on a small iceberg. #seal #furseal #antarctica

Zodiak cruising through the ice field of Kinnes Cove, Antarctica. #iceberg #antarctica

Another chaotic-looking iceberg floating in Kinnes Cove, Antarctica. #iceberg #antarctica

We all wanted to drive our zodiaks into the little caves of icebergs such as these, but it’s far too dangerous. One iceberg collapsed just a few minutes after we drove by it, so we always kept a respectful difference. #iceberg #antarctica

I, for one, welcome our new penguin overlord. #birds #penguin #antarctica

“I call this hairstyle ‘Arctic Chic’—a little windblown, a little molty, all natural.” #birds #penguin #antarctica

A lone Adélie penguin with the good ship Hondius in the background. #birds #penguin #antarctica

Happy Feet! #birds #penguin #antarctica

A moderate hike for us up the side of a mountain must have been an arduous slog for these penguins. #birds #penguin #antarctica

Penguins on the beach at Brown Bluff, Antarctica #birds #penguin #antarctica

Zodiak cruising around the icebergs near Brown Bluff, Antarctica. #antarctica #iceberg

Zodiak cruising around Brown Bluff, Antarctica. #antarctica

A gentoo penguin that disapproves of your life choices. #birds #penguin #antarctica

A moulting Gentoo penguin basking at Brown Bluff, Antarctica. #birds #penguin #antarctica

An Imperial Cormorant (a.k.a. “shag”) perched on a rock at Brown Bluff, Antarctica. #birds #cormorant #antarctica

An Adele penguin, completely unbothered by our visit to Brown Bluff, Antarctica. #birds #penguin #antarctica

For those who haven’t met Frank, meet Frank the Penguin. He is not pleased to meet you. #birds #penguin #antarctica