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Hercules Bay South Georgia Island

Hercules Bay is a nice protected bay and a good spot to see the hardy little Macaroni Penguins as they emerge from the sea and make their way high up the rocky cliffs to their colony in the tussock covered slope overlooking the bay. The high seaside cliffs here make a good spot for many other species of birds that breed in the area. Overhead one will see gulls, Terns and Light-Mantled Albatross. Being a fjord there was no place for us to land as the coastline was sheer cliffs. So Hercules Bay is best seen by a zodiac cruise around the fjord taking in the sights.

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Macaroni Penguins, Hercules Bay 7
Macaroni Penguins, Hercules Bay 7		 Fin Whales, Hercules Bay 1
Fin Whales, Hercules Bay 1		 Fur Seal, Hercules Bay 1
Fur Seal, Hercules Bay 1		 Snow Petrel, Hercules Bay 1
Snow Petrel, Hercules Bay 1		 Grey Headed Albatross, Hercules Bay 1
Grey Headed Albatross, Hercules Bay 1
Snow Petrel, Hercules Bay 2
Snow Petrel, Hercules Bay 2		 Macaroni Penguins, Hercules Bay 1
Macaroni Penguins, Hercules Bay 1		 Black Browed Albatross, Hercules Bay 1
Black Browed Albatross, Hercules Bay 1		 Macaroni Penguins, Hercules Bay 2
Macaroni Penguins, Hercules Bay 2		 Snowy Sheathbill, Hercules Bay 1
Snowy Sheathbill, Hercules Bay 1
Macaroni Penguins, Hercules Bay 3
Macaroni Penguins, Hercules Bay 3		 Snowy Sheathbill, Hercules Bay 1
Snowy Sheathbill, Hercules Bay 1		 Macaroni Penguins, Hercules Bay 4
Macaroni Penguins, Hercules Bay 4		 Macaroni Penguins, Hercules Bay 5
Macaroni Penguins, Hercules Bay 5		 Light Mantled Albatross, Hercules Bay 1
Light Mantled Albatross, Hercules Bay 1
Zodiac, Hercules Bay 1
Zodiac, Hercules Bay 1		 Zodiac, Hercules Bay 2
Zodiac, Hercules Bay 2		 Zodiac, Hercules Bay 3
Zodiac, Hercules Bay 3		 Macaroni Penguins, Hercules Bay 6
Macaroni Penguins, Hercules Bay 6		 Kelp, Hercules Bay 1
Kelp, Hercules Bay 1
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