Category Archives: TOURING

SOME ANTARCTIC PANORAMAS

Posted on February 13, 2025 by bilyreid

A few panoramas to give you an idea of the scope, scale and majesty of Antarctica. Click images to download full screen display. DANCO ISLAND TOUR SHIP APPROACHES BROWN STATION PARADISE HARBOUR TOUR BOAT BELOW MASSIVE GLACIER FIELD PETERMANN ISLAND … Continue reading →

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DUNNVILLE SENDS ITS BEST!!

Posted on January 9, 2025 by bilyreid

Ok, I hear you!! Enough already! We’ve had it with your wildlife and landscape photography. Did you not meet some personalities down South?? Short answer, “Sure did!!” One such is Brenya Green from Dunville, Ontario. Here we are, two individuals … Continue reading →

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CHINSTRAP PENGUINS

Posted on January 8, 2025 by bilyreid

THE EPONYMOUS CHINSTRAP PENGUIN (Worth a double click!) CHINSTRAP PENGUINS MARCH SLOWLY UP STEEP SLOPE Chinstrap penguins nest on high slopes because the highest, windiest slopes are the first to clear of snow, which allows them to build their nests. … Continue reading →

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A SELECTION OF HAUNTING ICEBERGS

Posted on January 6, 2025 by bilyreid

A selection of fantastical icebergs from my trip down south, hauntingly shaped by the vicissitudes of antarctic weather. (click to expand images to full screen)

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LEMAIRE CHANNEL

Posted on December 29, 2024 by bilyreid

Lemaire Channel is a strait off Antarctica, between Kyiv Peninsula in the mainland’s Graham Land and Booth Island. Nicknamed “Kodak Gap” because of its many photographic opportunities. LEMAIRE CHANNEL PANORAMA (To guage the grandeur of scale: Double click and try and find … Continue reading →

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PETRELS OF THE SOUTHERN OCEAN

Posted on December 28, 2024 by bilyreid

Petrels are marine seabirds with a curved beak that spend most of their lives flying over the ocean. All petrels have prominent tube-shaped nostrils. These are either on the sides of their bill (albatrosses) or on the top (all the … Continue reading →

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THE START OF OUR ANTARCTIC ADVENTURE

Posted on December 28, 2024 by bilyreid

The heavens smile as we depart Ushuaia down the Beagle Channel for points south. I take this as a sign that this is going to be a great trip! (Hint: I couldn’t imagine how true that prediction would be!)

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CHEESEBURGERS ……..IN PARADISE??!!

Posted on December 27, 2024 by bilyreid

One of the problems in the Heroic Age of polar adventure was fresh food…or indeed, any food at all. Many an expedition ended in starvation if not outright cannabalism. Take the american Greely expedition to Ellesmere Island in 1883. Twenty … Continue reading →

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FELIZ NAVIDAD

Posted on December 24, 2024 by bilyreid

Here it is. Another Christmas eve and it seems that my celebrations might be a bit delayed this year. Ran into a bit of bother on exiting Ushuaia after my Antarctic adventures. It’s a long story so let me back … Continue reading →

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PEALE’S DOLPHIN

Posted on December 24, 2024 by bilyreid

More cetacean life from the Drake Passage. At times pods of dolphin could be seen cavorting with joyful playfulness as they body surfed off our bow wave. After many failures with focus and settings, I finally got it right and … Continue reading →

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