I just saw this too - it's a pleasure!

Hi, @mother2chicks, I've been in the field and struggling as usual with internet. I just saw your reply now. I think I will post maybe once a month. I just posted this morning, so I hope you see my new

And yes, it is an amazing opportunity. We have learned so much.

Thank you so much, @sea-cottage! It's me and my colleague Paige who have taken all the photos.

Hi @frolickinraptors, you apply and go through test after test after interview after interview. It's a really rigorous process as they want to know that not only do we have the technical skills, but also

Hi @lizelle, thank you so much for your appreciation! It is sad about the overfishing. Living on an island with only the research team, we've learned a lot about how humans have an impact on our environment.

Dear @therneau, I am overwhelmed and deeply grateful. Thank you so much for featuring my post in teamsouthafrica's #daily-nominated-post. I can't tell you how much it means to me. On the overfishing, we

Thank you so much, @stickchumpion! We persevere.

I'm happy you enjoyed this post, @gvincentjosephm. Thank you for taking the time to stop in.

I'm glad you enjoyed it, @oliviajasmine :-). Blessings to you as well, and a Happy New Year :-)

Thank you for all your support, @tim-beck! It means a lot.

Thank you so much for your warm words, @joanstewart.

And the wind! Seriously, the air is so clean here.

Yes, it has very long wings and that makes them awkward when they take off. They have to run first like a plane.

The bird populations here depends on a species, like for example the Gentoo penguins are doing really badly on the island when compared to King Penguins which are doing really well. Similar stories with

Thank you so much, @crowd4good. So glad you enjoyed it. By the way, you might think I'm really rude for not answering in three weeks, but our internet connection is so spotty here and we're out in the

Thank you so much! I'm glad you enjoyed it. I'm about to post something about the island itself, so you can get an idea of the ecology. It's pretty amazing even without the birds and animals.

We do have a healthy respect for them because they are so big and could crush us just by rolling on us. Thank you so much for reading and commenting.

That truck is awesome. Great photographs.

Thank you for those kind words, @annamur.