Wildlife photographs from James Ross Island and around the Antarctic Peninsula, taken by Bethan Davies during the 2011 and 2012 field seasons.
See also the Wildlife at Rothera blog post.
Magallenic penguins
Chinstrap jumping
Adelie penguin
Adelie penguins
Chinstrap
Gentoo
Gentoo
Gentoo
Crabeater seal
King Penguin
Fur seal
Fur seal
Crabeater seal
Fluking right whale
Whale at Point Wild
Breaching humpback whale
Chinstrap penguins at Point Wild, northern Antarctic Peninsula, March 2012.
Wildlige at Rothera
Belinda visits a leopard seal; Rothera, December 2012
A leopard seal relaxing. Photo credit: Belinda Vause
A leopard seal with its impressive jaws. Photo credit: Belinda Vause
An elephant seal stakes a claim at base. Photo credit: Bethan Davies
Elephant seals squaring up on an ice floe. Photo credit: Belinda Vause
A somewhat deflated elephant seal. Photo credit: Bethan Davies
Elephant seals duelling. Photo credit: Belinda Vause
A crabeater seal relaxing in the sunshine. Photo credit: Belinda Vause
Scars on a crabeater seal, probably from a leopard seal attack. Photo credit: Belinda Vause
Teeth of a crabeater seal. James Ross Island, Jan 2011. Photo: Bethan Davies
Weddell seal getting comfortable on an ice floe. Photo credit: Belinda Vause
The tail of a Weddell Seal. James Ross Island, February 2011. Bethan Davies.
The dense fur and cute face of a Weddell Seal. James Ross Island, February 2011. Bethan Davies.
A fur seal, seen on Cape Lachman, James Ross Island, northern Antarctic Peninsula, February 2011, Photo credit: Bethan Davies
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