Gold Harbour zodiac shots 1 January-pm

 The intrepid explorers take to the water for a zodiac exploration of Gold Harbour. The weather was perfect, although the sun did peak in and out at times. We were unable to make a landing due to the avian flu in the area, but the backup plan of going by zodiac is pretty good. Again, Sam will have lots of close-ups of the action to add in her post, but here is a taster.

A smiling leopard seal. Sam can tick one must see off her list

King penguins The year old chicks look like little haystacks in their fur coats 

And of course they look so comical, half fur, half feathers as they fledge.

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The sheer scale of the setting and the number of penguins and seals is mind boggling. 

Elephant seals are somewhat larger than penguins.

And for the What am I looking at photo of the day, is the very large figure towards the back a man in a penguin suit or a very tall penguin?