Antarctica Voyage Day 5 – 23rd December 2015 – Turrett Point, King George Island
Today we woke up close to King George Island, with a beautiful view across the sea. We were surrounded by icebergs, lots and lots of Humpback Whale and ice on top of the water.
In the morning, we had a three-hour excursion by Zodiac to the island. Here we saw colonies of Gentoo Penguins and Adelie Penguins, which was brilliant. We also saw South Polar Skuas and seals.
Young Birder Birdgirl Mya-Rose Craig King George Island
Photograph taken by Helena Craig
Near King George Island
Photograph taken by Young Birder Birdgirl Mya-Rose Craig
Gentoo Penguin, King George Island
Photograph taken by Young Birder Birdgirl Mya-Rose Craig
Gentoo Penguin and Young Birder Birdgirl Mya-Rose Craig King George Island
Photograph taken by Helena Craig
Adelie Penguin
Photograph taken by Young Birder Birdgirl Mya-Rose Craig
Adelie Penguins
Photograph taken by Young Birder Birdgirl Mya-Rose Craig
We were meant to have another landing in the afternoon on the other side of King George Island, but this was cancelled because of strong winds. We had to be content with sea watching from the bridge instead.
We saw lots of Humpback and Fin Whales, which were beautiful.
Best birds and animals:
Adelie Penguins
Gentoo Penguins
South Polar Skua
Snowy Sheafbill
Antarctic Cormorant
Antarctic Tern
Southern Giant-petrel (including White Nelly)
Elephant Seals
Fin Whale
Humpback Whale
About The Author
Hi, I’m Dr. Mya-Rose Craig. I am a 19-year-old prominent British-Bangladeshi ornithologist, environmentalist, diversity activist as well as an author, speaker and broadcaster. At age 11 I started the popular blog Birdgirl, and at age 17 I became the youngest person to see half of the birds in the world.
Lyrical, poignant and insightful.’ - Margaret Atwood
This is my story; a journey defined by my love for these extraordinary creatures. Because large or small, brown, patterned or jewelled, there is something about birds that makes us, even for just moments at a time, lift our eyes away from our lives and up to the skies.
Lyrical, poignant and insightful.’ - Margaret Atwood
This is my story; a journey defined by my love for these extraordinary creatures. Because large or small, brown, patterned or jewelled, there is something about birds that makes us, even for just moments at a time, lift our eyes away from our lives and up to the skies.