Bense Island Gallery
A collection of whale bones on Bense Island.
The historic shanty and research hut on Bense Island.
Turkey vultures like to perch on the roof of the historic shanty on Bense Island.
Luxurious lichen growth on a sheep skull, Bense Island.
The rocky shore at low tide on the south coast of Bense Island.
Snow covers everything but the tops of the tussacs on Bense Island.
Black-crowned night heron hunting along the shore of Bense Island.
Cobb's wren (left) and tussacbird on the shore of Bense Island.
The cliffs of Bense Island.
Turkey vultures on the historic shanty, Bense Island.
A deep cleft in the cliffs on Bense Island.
Little Bense Island Gallery
One of the small sandy beaches on Little Bense Island.
A huge raft of seaweed washed ashore on Little Bense Island.
Boxwood "nursery" on Little Bense Island.
Sea Lion Beach on Little Bense Island, at low tide.
Magellanic snipe on Little Bense Island.
High tide at Sea Lion Beach, Little Bense Island.
Commerson's dolphins inshore at Little Bense Island.
Sea cabbage on Little Bense Island.
Deploying a rat-bait station on Little Bense Island.
Deploying rat-bait stations at the eastern tip of Little Bense Island.
The SAFER Islands. Little Bense Island (foreground) with Bense Island in behind, and Cliff and Bradley Islands at the top right.
Cliff Island Gallery
Tussacbirds are very curious and unafraid to approach people.
Southern giant petrel soars past Cliff Island.
Aerial view of Cliff Island.
Cobb's wrens are found on Cliff, Bense, and Little Bense Islands.
Sea Lions on Cliff Island
A large male sea lion checks his surroundings.
Bradley Islet Gallery
Cormorants roosting on Bradley Islet.
Sea lions on the rocks of Bradley Islet.
Bradley Islet at low tide.
Wildlife Gallery
A South American tern on the hunt.
Black-crowned night heron hunting along the shore of Bense Island.
Spider, beetle, and weevils found in tussac habitat, Bense Island.
Commerson's dolphins inshore at Little Bense Island.
Magellanic snipe.
What are you looking at? Magellanic oystercatcher.
Light-phase variable hawk on nest, Bense Island.
South American tern with a lobster krill.
King penguin with flightless steamer ducks and kelp goose on the beach of Beazley Bay, Bense Island.
Female black-throated finch.
Male black-throated finch.
Sea lions on Little Bense Island.
Peale's dolphins near Bense Island.
Striated caracara perched on a fishing float.
Kelp goose eating diddle-dee berries.
Male long-tailed meadowlark.
Dark-faced ground tyrant.
A gang of upland goose goslings.
Thermal image of leopard seal on Bense Island shoreline.
Weevil collected from a pitfall trap.
Kelp gull trying to eat an octopus.
Magellanic oystercatchers displaying to each other on tidal sand flats.
Juvenile Falklands thrush.
A group of Magellanic oystercatchers.
A group of Magellanic penguins walking through sheep sorrel.
Cobb's wrens are found on Cliff, Bense, and Little Bense Islands.
Invasive Species and Eradication Gallery
Norway rat on Bense Island.
Deploying a rat-bait station on Little Bense Island.
Baiting rat traps with peanut butter, Bense Island.
Boat access to the complicated coastline of Little Bense Island.
Rat-bait was broadcast by hand on Bense and Little Bense Islands.
Mouse on Bense Island.
Sammy, the rodent detector dog, works on Bense Island.
Using a boat to spread rat-bait on the complicated coast of Little Bense Island.
European rabbit sheltering from the wind.
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Cormorants roosting on Bradley Islet.
Sea lions on the rocks of Bradley Islet.
Bradley Islet at low tide.