My favorite wildlife photos from Antarctica

 I want to share some more of my favorite photos of the wildlife in Antarctica.  I think most of these photos are by my friend Clif, see my previous post on his incredible Instagram photos!  I plan to go into more detail about each species like I did in my post about Pinnipeds but for now I just wanted to get my favorite images up before too much time goes by.

An amzing action shot of a whale about to dive.  Photo by Clif Hagstrom

Gorgeous shot of a Petrel gliding through the air with a blue ice wall in the backgroun.  Photo by Clif Hagstrom.

Incredible photo of a whale fluke as it dives into Wilhelmina Bay.  Photo by Clif Hagstrom

Another incredible shot of the Petrel in front of a giant wall of blue ice.  Photo by Clif Hagstrom

I love this shot of two Gentoo Penguins and what I believe is a Snowy Sheathbill.  I'm not sure who took this photo.

Chinstrap Penguins marching across a rock.  Photo by Clif Hagstrom

A Snowy Sheathbill taking a stroll.  Not sure who took this one either!

Another great whale shot.  Also not sure who took this, but most likely Clif!

Penguins porpoising through the water.

I love this photo of penguins doing a little bow; and I'm proud to say I took this one!

A fluffy little penguin!

Another favorite that I'm sure Clif took.  

This Fur Seal looks so cute and reminded me of my dogs a little bit.

Marine Mammals in Antarctica March 16-26: Map & Video Slideshow

I'm still sorting through the photos, videos and journal entries I kept during my amazing trip.  I am hoping to start writing some more interesting posts later today and throughout the week.  I'd rather take my time writing about particular experiences instead of just uploading thousands of images.  Below is a map charting our stops by name longitude/latitude.

Map showing our stops each day.  There were typically two excursions each day- one in the morning and one in the afternoon.  We would spend most early afternoons and most nights traveling between locations. 

In the interim I wanted to share another video created by OneOcean that includes some of the trip highlights.  I have to warn ahead of time that this video includes very graphic footage of a leopard seal catching and killing a penguin.  While this is entirely part of nature, it might be difficult to watch for some so just skip ahead of that's the case.  Thanks and I hope you enjoy!