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Harbor seals (Phoca vitulina) on the rocks of the third island of the Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel.
Winter Wildlife Tour with Rudee Tours, Virginia Beach
Sarah Cullen, Sponsorship & Exhibitions Manager - Informa Australia – Maritime, Transport & Engineering Events
Value: Open
The landscape of Antarctica and South Georgia is of course vast and very ‘open’, however it’s the vulnerability of the wildlife that, to me, makes it so pure and ‘open’.
There are strict guidelines for humans approaching wildlife in this region (and rightly so), but the wildlife don’t always abide by these rules. These photographs were taken with a large zoom, however on many occasions I found myself surrounded by inquisitive King Penguins, and I had to stop myself from getting too close to the baby seals basking in the sun. It seems the wildlife of Antarctica has an ‘open communication policy’ too.
The seals at Ecomare each have their own tricks to getting food at feeding time, one raises a flipper, another spins, and another splashes repeatedly. Of course, the seagulls also have their tricks.