King penguins in various stages of moult, South Georgia

King penguins, South Georgia

Chinstrap penguin, South Georgia

Gentoo penguins, Cooper Bay, South Georgia

South Georgia blue-eyed shag

Black-browed albatross, South Georgia

Sooty albatross, South Georgia

Sooty albatross calling to its mate, South Georgia

Sooty albatross brooding, South Georgia

Sooty albatross and chick, South Georgia

Sooty albatross chick, South Georgia.

Reindeer, Barff Peninsula, South Georgia

Bull elephant seal, South Georgia

Bull elephant seal, South Georgia

Young bull elephant seal, South Georgia

Elephant seal pups, Hestesletten beach, South Georgia

An angry bull elephant seal

Leopard seal, King Edward Point, South Georgia

Just arrived back to the nest at the start of the breeding season.

The albatross showed no anxiety, just looked on inquisitively, as I reached under her for the chick and accepted it back just as unconcernedly when we returned it!

On the beach below Shackleton House, King Edward Point

Tagging elephant seal pups before they head off to sea. At this point, 1964, the tagging of seals was only just beginning. Seal biologist Bill Vaughn is putting the tag into the 'armpit' of the flipper - not the best of places for reading at a later date.

A big one, weighing in at about 3 tonnes and some 3 metres in length, he is rearing up to a height of seven or eight feet. Luckily he's not that fast across the ground.

An infrequent visitor, but one to be watched as as they are meat-eaters - but they usually chose penguins as a meal