Macquarie Island, Australian Subantarctic Islands

Brown Skuas

Stercorarius lonnbergi

Sandy Bay, Macquerie Island, Australian Subantarctic Islands, December 3, 2011

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Larry L. Jackson

Southern Elephant Seals

Mirounga leonina - adult females.

Sandy Bay, Macquerie Island, Australian Subantarctic Islands, December 3, 2011

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Southern Elephant Seal

Mirounga leonina - a mature bull averages about 6,000 lbs.

Sandy Bay, Macquerie Island, Australian Subantarctic Islands, December 3, 2011

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Larry L. Jackson

View

After spending the night in the shelter of the island, we cruised the length of the island before heading to Tasmania.

Macquerie Island, Australian Subantarctic Islands, December 4, 2011

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Larry L. Jackson

King Penguins

Aptenodytes patagonicus - nearly wiped off the island when killed for their oil, the population has recovered.

Lusitania Bay, Macquarie Island, Australian Subantarctic Islands, December 4, 2011

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Larry L. Jackson

King Penguins

Aptenodytes patagonicus - all the light colored area at the shore is King Penguins and a few Southern Elephant Seals.

Lusitania Bay, Macquarie Island, Australian Subantarctic Islands, December 4, 2011

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King Penguins & Digesters

Aptenodytes patagonicus - three of the digesters can be seen.

Lusitania Bay, Macquarie Island, Australian Subantarctic Islands, December 4, 2011

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Larry L. Jackson