Adult gentoo penguin (Pygoscelis papua) head detail in Neko Harbour in Andvord Bay, Antarctica. There are an estimated 80, 000 breeding gentoo penguin pairs in the Antarctic peninsula area with a total population estimate of around 314, 000 breeding pairs

Iceberg left grounded by the low tide on Bird Island in and around the Antarctic Peninsula during the summer months.

Portrait of Gentoo penguin (Pygoscelis papua) Antarctic Peninsula

Southern elephant seal (Mirounga leonina) Grytviken Harbour, South Georgia

Iceberg detail in and around the Antarctic Peninsula during the summer months. More icebergs are being created as global warming is causing the break up of major ice sheets.

Iceberg detail in and around the Antarctic Peninsula during the summer months. More icebergs are being created as global warming is causing the breakup of major ice shelves and glaciers.

Adult Skua (Catharacta spp) in flight off Petermann Island near the Antarctic Peninsula. (rr)

Iceberg detail in and around the Antarctic Peninsula during the summer months. More icebergs are being created as global warming is causing the breakup of major ice shelves and glaciers.

Adult Chinstrap penguin (Pygoscelis Antarctica) braying in a huge colony at Baily Head on Deception Island in Bransfield Strait off the Antarctic Peninsula.

Chinstrap penguin (Pygoscelis Antarctica) parent with downy chick on Deception Island, Antarctic Peninsula.

Adult humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) breaching in Dallmann Bay near the Antarctic Peninsula.

Icebergs and bergy bits melting (note the icicles) in and around the Antarctic Peninsula during the summer months.

Close up of an iceberg near Neko Harbour, Antarctic Peninsula