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Thomas J Mitchell
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International expedition guide, marine biologist & photographer. Chances are I'll be somewhere near, on or under the ocean...
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nature
6y
Baby fur seals ~ adorable
Well, as the world is still in a state of craziness and mayhem I thought it would be nice to bring a little bit of cuteness to your day in the form of a baby fur seal from South Georgia Island. This fellow
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Leopard seal on some ice in the snow
Leopard seals definitely have a ferocious reputation of being an aggressive predator. Especially, if you happen to be a penguin that is foraging around the coastal waters during the summer breeding season.
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a fluffy baby penguin
A glorious thing about getting to Antartica, especially, in the later stage of the summer season is the opportunity to see a lot of these guys hanging around. Yes, lots of cuteness everywhere with baby
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Fur seals of South Georgia
Fur seals are quite an adorable marine mammal when you have the opportunity to watch them on videos or admire them from a distance in person. The reason for the required distance when admiring them in
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Spy hopping baby Blue Whale
Well, this story was one that came along very unexpectedly, as we were transiting between the Falkland Islands/Malvinas & South Georgia Island on an 18 day expedition. We were on day 2 of our transit
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Rockhopper for reason
Rockhopper penguins are a pretty funky looking penguin. Their red eyes and yellow tuffs make them quite an amazing bird to photograph but the way that they move on the terrain is what really makes them
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Orca after dinner one evening
This encounter happened, as most do, in the least expected time of the day. We had just finished our first day of expeditions on the South Shetland Islands and we transiting in the Bransfield strait towards
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Weaners of South Georgia
To put it plainly, baby elephant seals aka weaners are beyond adorable. Their big brown eyes and round chubby faces & bodies are the epitome of cute. However, they have probably one of the toughest
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A curious apex predator
It happens from time to time but not nearly as much I would like for it to occur. Well, here we were on an afternoon expedition in the Gerlache strait at a location called Useful Island, which has an amazing
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Social distancing can be tough
The world right now is.. well, to put it frank just insane. I had no idea that once I had finished working in Antarctica for the summer season I would be entering a world of panic and forced social distancing.
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it is a busy time in spring
Spring time in bear country, means finding food to bulk up once again for the upcoming winter because winter is always coming in the bear world, feed the young-ones if you are a new mother bear, and if
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The photo opportunities are endless
The more time I have right now to go through old photos from my world adventures, the more I realize just how many photo opportunities I am exposed to when in Antarctica. I am somewhat surprised that I
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7y
Gentoo penguins to help make you smile today
I have been moving quite a lot lately from Vancouver to Haida Gwaii, to Lima, to Australia, back to Vancouver and shortly over to Vancouver Island, which allows me a lot of time to myself. It is actually
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landscapephotography
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The landscape view on South Georgia in the sunshine
Some of the most beautiful places on earth are not easy to access and require a lot of time and patience. The easiest way to get to this place you, is you need to fly to Ushuaia in Argentina and then jump
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curtain of water off the fluke
By now, I am sure you have figured out that humpback whales are one of my favourite animals to not only photograph but to interact with and simply be there with them. Something about their grace and
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Running away from a male grizzly
It is a tough world for bears. I have spent a lot time recently in grizzly bear sanctuaries of late, locating and interacting with these huge mammals. One thing that I have a complete respect for is their
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humpbacks surfacing
Being the 4th largest whale in the world, it is surprising that only a little bit of the animal will be exposed when they surface to breath. What you see here is the snout of the humpback covered in small
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resting bear style
During the spring, summer and fall seasons Grizzly bears have it tough. It is all about food and eating as much as they can to grow big to have a chance of mating and to survive the winter months. So after
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a waterfall in Union Inlet, Somerville Island
A grand and marvellous aspect of departing from "civilization" and head into nature to explore is what you might find just around the corner. There is something very freeing and addictive about
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Northern resident orca after bear viewing
Whenever you are traveling/exploring along the west coast of Canada you always have an opportunity to encounter the apex predators that call this region home. This of course is Orca, which I am sure you
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