King penguins live in extraordinary numbers on South Georgia Island. This single colony had 250,000 birds. Incredible.
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These gorgeous flightless birds seem to radiate their own warm sunlight in this land of ice and snow.
With its mountains, glaciers and green valleys, South Georgia Island is one of the most spectacular settings for wildlife photography.
A beautiful king penguin stretches while relaxing on a grassy bluff outside the former Grytviken whaling station on South Georgia. The painstaking biocontrol inspections took hours before we could leave the Ortelius, but I found my zen again after a few minutes of hanging with the kings.
A lone king penguin treks across a vast meadow under snow-capped peaks to return to the colony after a fishing expedition.
A pair of king penguins relax in the Malvinas. The bird on the left is a juvenile who has just finished molting.
I love the amazing sunrise colors of these extraordinary birds. They stand nearly three feet tall and spend hours sunbathing together with their faces toward the warming sun.
A king penguin balances its precious egg on its feet during its 54-day incubation. They must keep the egg off the ground where it might freeze.
A juvenile penguin looks like a Wookie, losing its baby feathers to take on the regal plumage of the king.
King penguins make the frantic dash to open water in the dangerous shallows off South Georgia Island. Leopard seals hunt these waters.
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