Travel to Sea Lion Island to the Falkland Islands. Pictures of southern elephant seals

Sea Lion Island - southern elephant seals
25-28/10/2006
This island is particularly interesting to observe the huge southern elephant seals, but here you will find more Gentoo, Magellanic and Rockhopper penguins, as well as caracara and many other birds.

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PICTURES
	Traveling to Puerto Natales Flight from Santiago to Punta Arenas via Puerto Montt and bus transfer from Punta Arenas to Puerto Natales. Full page (max 80 pictures per page) \| Reduced page (max 40 pictures per page)
	Torres del Paine national park and Milodon cave A full day excursion in Torres del Paine national park and Grey lake, starting and ending in Puerto Natales. Full page (max 80 pictures per page) \| Reduced page (max 40 pictures per page)
	Perito Moreno glacier With a 5 hours trip (each way) on partially paved road, it is possible to reach the Perito Moreno glacier in Argentina, with a full day trip from Puerto Natales. Full page (max 80 pictures per page) \| Reduced page (max 40 pictures per page)
	Balmaceda and Serrano glaciers A full day cruise inside the Ultima Esperanza fjord, reaching the Balmaceda and Serrano glaciers. Short hike inside the Bernardo O'Higgins national park. Full page (max 80 pictures per page) \| Reduced page (max 40 pictures per page)
	Bleaker Island - day 1 After a flight from Punta Arenas to Mount Pleasant and one night in Stanley, the Falkland islands' capital, I take a FIGAS flight to Bleaker Island, to spend three days with penguins and other birds. Full page (max 80 pictures per page) \| Reduced page (max 40 pictures per page)
	Bleaker Island - day 2 A full day to explore the island, the Gentoo penguin colony and the beautiful Sandy Bay beach, made of incredibly bright white sand, where I meet even more penguins. Full page (max 80 pictures per page) \| Reduced page (max 40 pictures per page)
	Bleaker Island - day 3 A second visit to the vast Rockhopper penguins and cormorants colony, where I spend most of the day observing these beautiful and funny birds. Full page (max 80 pictures per page) \| Reduced page (max 40 pictures per page)
	Sea Lion Island - southern elephant seals This island is particularly interesting to observe the huge southern elephant seals, but here you will find more Gentoo, Magellanic and Rockhopper penguins, as well as caracara and many other birds. Full page (YOU ARE HERE) \| Reduced page (max 40 pictures per page)
	Sea Lion Island - Rockhopper Point A place of staggering beauty, where vertical walls of rocks, falling straight into the southern ocean, are the home of Rockhopper penguins, king cormorants, rock cormorants and many other birds. Full page (max 80 pictures per page) \| Reduced page (max 40 pictures per page)
	Sea Lion Island - Gentoo penguins and other birds Sea Lion Island has also vast colonies of Gentoo and Magellanic penguins, and is not difficult to observe caracaras, southern giant petrels, skuas and other birds. Full page (max 80 pictures per page) \| Reduced page (max 40 pictures per page)
	Saunders Island - penguins and landscape I spend three nights at "The Neck", where there are colonies of Rockhopper, Gentoo, King (small) and Magellanic penguins, albatrosses, king cormorants, more birds and very beautiful scenery. Full page (max 80 pictures per page) \| Reduced page (max 40 pictures per page)
	Saunders Island - Rockhopper penguins and albatrosses Just 10 minutes walk from the cabin, there is a vast colony or Rockhopper penguins, often living together with albatrosses and cormorants. Full page (max 80 pictures per page) \| Reduced page (max 40 pictures per page)
	Volunteer Point - penguins and landscape Volunteer Point is located about two and half hours from Stanley, driving on gravel roads as well as off-road. There is wonderful landscape, many penguins and a huge colony of King penguins. Full page (max 80 pictures per page) \| Reduced page (max 40 pictures per page)
	Volunteer Point - King penguins colony I spend hours observing the beautiful King penguins, having now many juveniles. This is the most easily accessible colony of the world, as the others are all located on remote sub-antarctic islands. Full page (max 80 pictures per page) \| Reduced page (max 40 pictures per page)
	Cruise to Falkland Islands - March 2005 Returning from a cruise to Antarctica and South Georgia, I have the opportunity to visit Stanley, as well as Carcass Island and New Island. Click HERE to enter (opens in a new window)

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PICTURES
	Traveling to Puerto Natales Flight from Santiago to Punta Arenas via Puerto Montt and bus transfer from Punta Arenas to Puerto Natales. Full page (max 80 pictures per page) \| Reduced page (max 40 pictures per page)
	Torres del Paine national park and Milodon cave A full day excursion in Torres del Paine national park and Grey lake, starting and ending in Puerto Natales. Full page (max 80 pictures per page) \| Reduced page (max 40 pictures per page)
	Perito Moreno glacier With a 5 hours trip (each way) on partially paved road, it is possible to reach the Perito Moreno glacier in Argentina, with a full day trip from Puerto Natales. Full page (max 80 pictures per page) \| Reduced page (max 40 pictures per page)
	Balmaceda and Serrano glaciers A full day cruise inside the Ultima Esperanza fjord, reaching the Balmaceda and Serrano glaciers. Short hike inside the Bernardo O'Higgins national park. Full page (max 80 pictures per page) \| Reduced page (max 40 pictures per page)
	Bleaker Island - day 1 After a flight from Punta Arenas to Mount Pleasant and one night in Stanley, the Falkland islands' capital, I take a FIGAS flight to Bleaker Island, to spend three days with penguins and other birds. Full page (max 80 pictures per page) \| Reduced page (max 40 pictures per page)
	Bleaker Island - day 2 A full day to explore the island, the Gentoo penguin colony and the beautiful Sandy Bay beach, made of incredibly bright white sand, where I meet even more penguins. Full page (max 80 pictures per page) \| Reduced page (max 40 pictures per page)
	Bleaker Island - day 3 A second visit to the vast Rockhopper penguins and cormorants colony, where I spend most of the day observing these beautiful and funny birds. Full page (max 80 pictures per page) \| Reduced page (max 40 pictures per page)
	Sea Lion Island - southern elephant seals This island is particularly interesting to observe the huge southern elephant seals, but here you will find more Gentoo, Magellanic and Rockhopper penguins, as well as caracara and many other birds. Full page (YOU ARE HERE) \| Reduced page (max 40 pictures per page)
	Sea Lion Island - Rockhopper Point A place of staggering beauty, where vertical walls of rocks, falling straight into the southern ocean, are the home of Rockhopper penguins, king cormorants, rock cormorants and many other birds. Full page (max 80 pictures per page) \| Reduced page (max 40 pictures per page)
	Sea Lion Island - Gentoo penguins and other birds Sea Lion Island has also vast colonies of Gentoo and Magellanic penguins, and is not difficult to observe caracaras, southern giant petrels, skuas and other birds. Full page (max 80 pictures per page) \| Reduced page (max 40 pictures per page)
	Saunders Island - penguins and landscape I spend three nights at "The Neck", where there are colonies of Rockhopper, Gentoo, King (small) and Magellanic penguins, albatrosses, king cormorants, more birds and very beautiful scenery. Full page (max 80 pictures per page) \| Reduced page (max 40 pictures per page)
	Saunders Island - Rockhopper penguins and albatrosses Just 10 minutes walk from the cabin, there is a vast colony or Rockhopper penguins, often living together with albatrosses and cormorants. Full page (max 80 pictures per page) \| Reduced page (max 40 pictures per page)
	Volunteer Point - penguins and landscape Volunteer Point is located about two and half hours from Stanley, driving on gravel roads as well as off-road. There is wonderful landscape, many penguins and a huge colony of King penguins. Full page (max 80 pictures per page) \| Reduced page (max 40 pictures per page)
	Volunteer Point - King penguins colony I spend hours observing the beautiful King penguins, having now many juveniles. This is the most easily accessible colony of the world, as the others are all located on remote sub-antarctic islands. Full page (max 80 pictures per page) \| Reduced page (max 40 pictures per page)
	Cruise to Falkland Islands - March 2005 Returning from a cruise to Antarctica and South Georgia, I have the opportunity to visit Stanley, as well as Carcass Island and New Island. Click HERE to enter (opens in a new window)




Some dominant male. They may be up to 6 meters long with a weight of 3 tons, owning harems of up to 35 females.


	I hike to another beach, where there are many more elephant seals.


Puppies getting milk.



	Mothers with puppies.




	Other males.



An angry male.