In Photos: Killer Whale Island

Nigel Marven encounters penguin colonies, rare birds of prey and swathes of breeding sea birds.

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Black-browed Albatross

A pair of black-browed albatrosses.
Black-browed Albatross Sparring

A pair of black-browed albatrosses, one stood on a mud nest, spar with their beaks.
Gentoos

An adult gentoo penguin next to two juvenile chicks.
Gentoo Feeding

An adult gentoo penguin feeds its young with regurgitated food caught earlier whilst at sea.
Gentoos Calling

Two adult gentoo penguins throw their head back to call.
Nigel and an Albatross Chick

Nigel Marven sits next to a black-browed albatross chick in a nest.
Albatross Family

Two adult black-browed albatrosses, one male and one female, with a fluffy grey chick.
Nigel and the Gentoos

Nigel Marven sits amongst a gentoo penguin colony.
Nigel and a Gentoo

Nigel Marven lays down next to an adult gentoo penguin.