{"id":5872,"date":"2016-03-06T13:41:28","date_gmt":"2016-03-06T00:41:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/?p=5872"},"modified":"2016-03-06T15:05:12","modified_gmt":"2016-03-06T02:05:12","slug":"enderby-island-boardwalk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/archives\/5872","title":{"rendered":"Enderby Island Boardwalk"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_5886\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5886\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/EwingIslandPortRoss_D3S9463-web.jpg?ssl=1\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5886\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-5886\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/EwingIslandPortRoss_D3S9463-web.jpg?resize=800%2C533&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"God rays over Ewing Island, Port Ross\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/EwingIslandPortRoss_D3S9463-web.jpg?w=800&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/EwingIslandPortRoss_D3S9463-web.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/EwingIslandPortRoss_D3S9463-web.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5886\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">God rays over Ewing Island, Port Ross<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Waking at anchor in Port Ross after our passage from the Snares to the Auckland Islands we were greeted by god rays piercing the clouds and patches of moving sunlight painting the basalt cliffs and golden sands of Enderby Island. After breakfast and a briefing on Zodiac landings and how to manage Sealion encounters, we made up our packed lunches and were soon heading for shore on the Zodiacs. Enderby Island ended up being one of my favourite places on the trip and we were lucky to spend 2 days there so I have more material than can be covered in a single post This post will concentrate on an overview and the Enderby Island Boardwalk which takes you from Sandy Bay to the northern shore across the centre of the island. We had the option of doing a return walk on the boardwalk or to head east on the north shore and do a 12km hike around the eastern side of the island. The following satellite images from Google Earth give some geographic orientation.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5876\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5876\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Auckland-Islands.jpg?ssl=1\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5876\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-5876 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Auckland-Islands.jpg?resize=800%2C955&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Overview of the Auckland Island group with Enderby Island at the northeast corner\" width=\"800\" height=\"955\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Auckland-Islands.jpg?w=800&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Auckland-Islands.jpg?resize=251%2C300&amp;ssl=1 251w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Auckland-Islands.jpg?resize=768%2C917&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5876\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Google Earth overview of the Auckland Island group with Enderby Island at the northeast corner<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5877\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5877\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Enderby-Island.jpg?ssl=1\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5877\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-5877 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Enderby-Island.jpg?resize=800%2C520&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Enderby Island showing some of the places we will visit over the next few blog posts\" width=\"800\" height=\"520\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Enderby-Island.jpg?w=800&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Enderby-Island.jpg?resize=300%2C195&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Enderby-Island.jpg?resize=768%2C499&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5877\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Google Earth image of Enderby Island showing some of the places we will visit over the next few blog posts<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The Zodiac ride in was brief and calm and we were soon ashore\u00a0being greeted by a pair of the flightless Auckland Island Teal in the kelp at the rock ledge landing zone then crossing the beach at the western end of Sandy Bay where New Zealand (Hooker&#8217;s) Sealions were resting and giving a good impression of rocks until they moved.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5889\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5889\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/ZodiacEnderby-DSCF6491-web.jpg?ssl=1\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5889\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-5889 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/ZodiacEnderby-DSCF6491-web.jpg?resize=800%2C533&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Zodiac heading off to recce the landing zone\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/ZodiacEnderby-DSCF6491-web.jpg?w=800&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/ZodiacEnderby-DSCF6491-web.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/ZodiacEnderby-DSCF6491-web.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5889\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Zodiac heading off to recce the landing zone. Basalt cliffs on the left and beach of Sandy Bay at the right edge.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5883\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5883\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/EnderbyLanding-DSCF6501-web.jpg?ssl=1\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5883\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-5883\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/EnderbyLanding-DSCF6501-web.jpg?resize=800%2C533&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Landing onto the rock platform from the Zodiac\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/EnderbyLanding-DSCF6501-web.jpg?w=800&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/EnderbyLanding-DSCF6501-web.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/EnderbyLanding-DSCF6501-web.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5883\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Landing onto the rock platform from the Zodiac<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5882\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5882\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/EnderbyLanding_D3S9469-web.jpg?ssl=1\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5882\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-5882\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/EnderbyLanding_D3S9469-web.jpg?resize=800%2C533&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Some of the rocks on the beach were resting Sealions. One is obvious, the second not so much.\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/EnderbyLanding_D3S9469-web.jpg?w=800&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/EnderbyLanding_D3S9469-web.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/EnderbyLanding_D3S9469-web.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5882\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Some of the rocks on the beach were resting Sealions. One is obvious, the second, less so.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>We stopped off near the historic boatshed and huts being used by the Sealion researchers, ditching life jackets and assembling camera gear for the day. The plan was to move as a group without stopping across the grassed area that the Yellow-eyed Penguins use as a thoroughfare and then once we had got onto the boardwalk progress could be a little slower and punctuated with opportunities to stop and photograph.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5888\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5888\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/SandyBay_D3S9490-web.jpg?ssl=1\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5888\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-5888 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/SandyBay_D3S9490-web.jpg?resize=800%2C533&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Sandy Bay with New Zealand Sealions near and far\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/SandyBay_D3S9490-web.jpg?w=800&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/SandyBay_D3S9490-web.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/SandyBay_D3S9490-web.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5888\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sandy Bay with New Zealand Sealions near and far. Flattened tracks in the foreground grasses the result of commuting Yellow-eyed Penguins<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Moving up the boardwalk the vegetation changed from some low Southern Rata forest through to wind sculpted shrubs and dracophyllum up onto a mossy area punctuated with megaherbs.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5878\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5878\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/EnderbyBoardwalk_D3S9501-web.jpg?ssl=1\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5878\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-5878 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/EnderbyBoardwalk_D3S9501-web.jpg?resize=800%2C533&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Konrad and Laura Richter with DOC representative, Spencer Clubb, ascending the boardwalk\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/EnderbyBoardwalk_D3S9501-web.jpg?w=800&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/EnderbyBoardwalk_D3S9501-web.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/EnderbyBoardwalk_D3S9501-web.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5878\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Konrad and Laura Richter with DOC representative, Spencer Clubb, ascending the boardwalk.\u00a0Wind sculpted shrubs with protruding Dracophyllum in the foreground and the Southern Rata in the background.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5881\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5881\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/EnderbyBoardwalk_D818839-web.jpg?ssl=1\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5881\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-5881\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/EnderbyBoardwalk_D818839-web.jpg?resize=800%2C533&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Edin in a group including Jessie Prebble and Martin Cawthorn heading up the Enderby Island Boardwalk\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/EnderbyBoardwalk_D818839-web.jpg?w=800&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/EnderbyBoardwalk_D818839-web.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/EnderbyBoardwalk_D818839-web.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5881\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Edin in a group including \u00a0cruise director Jessie Prebble and marine mammal expert Martin Cawthorn heading up the Enderby Island Boardwalk. Vegetation now shorter and mosses appearing.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5879\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5879\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/EnderbyBoardwalk_D3S9510-web.jpg?ssl=1\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5879\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-5879 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/EnderbyBoardwalk_D3S9510-web.jpg?resize=800%2C533&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Photographers Tui de Roy and Yvonne Todd exploring tiny landscapes amidst the mosses next to the boardwalk\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/EnderbyBoardwalk_D3S9510-web.jpg?w=800&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/EnderbyBoardwalk_D3S9510-web.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/EnderbyBoardwalk_D3S9510-web.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5879\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photographers Tui De Roy and Yvonne Todd exploring tiny landscapes amidst the mosses next to the boardwalk near the summit of the island.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Especially exciting for me was seeing the Southern Royal Albatrosses flying over the island using the dynamic lift generated by the wind over the slopes as they would over the swells in their usual environment at sea. They return to land only to breed and it was great to see some sitting on nests. A foretaste of things to come on Campbell Island.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5885\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5885\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/EnderbyRoyal_D818859-web.jpg?ssl=1\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5885\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-5885 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/EnderbyRoyal_D818859-web.jpg?resize=800%2C533&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Southern Royal Albatross with the distant hills of Enderby Island masquerading as ocean swells.\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/EnderbyRoyal_D818859-web.jpg?w=800&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/EnderbyRoyal_D818859-web.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/EnderbyRoyal_D818859-web.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5885\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Southern Royal Albatross (<em>Diomedea epomophora<\/em>)\u00a0with the distant hills of Enderby Island masquerading as ocean swells.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5884\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5884\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/EnderbyRoyal_D818830-web.jpg?ssl=1\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5884\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-5884 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/EnderbyRoyal_D818830-web.jpg?resize=800%2C533&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Southern Royal Albatross on a nest\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/EnderbyRoyal_D818830-web.jpg?w=800&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/EnderbyRoyal_D818830-web.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/EnderbyRoyal_D818830-web.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5884\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Southern Royal Albatross on a nest<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5895\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5895\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/SouthernRoyalAlbatross_D818880-web.jpg?ssl=1\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5895\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-5895\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/SouthernRoyalAlbatross_D818880-web.jpg?resize=800%2C533&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Southern Royal Albatross\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/SouthernRoyalAlbatross_D818880-web.jpg?w=800&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/SouthernRoyalAlbatross_D818880-web.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/SouthernRoyalAlbatross_D818880-web.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5895\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Southern Royal Albatross<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Reaching the northern end of the boardwalk we could look down from the cliffs to see nesting Light-mantled Albatross and imagine just how rugged it would be a in a good blow that can cause the waterfalls to flow backwards against gravity.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5880\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5880\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/EnderbyBoardwalk_D3S9524-web.jpg?ssl=1\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5880\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-5880\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/EnderbyBoardwalk_D3S9524-web.jpg?resize=800%2C533&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"End of the Enderby Island Boardwalk on the northern shore. Wind flattened grass attests to the frequent strong winds that can reverse a waterfall.\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/EnderbyBoardwalk_D3S9524-web.jpg?w=800&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/EnderbyBoardwalk_D3S9524-web.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/EnderbyBoardwalk_D3S9524-web.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5880\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">End of the Enderby Island Boardwalk on the northern shore. Wind flattened grass attests to the frequent strong winds that can reverse a waterfall.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>It is hard to express the feeling of first seeing Light-mantled Albatross. They were one of the species I had most anticipated seeing as I have a fondness for albatross in general but had never been in Light-mantled habitat previously. They look as though crafted by an Italian designer simply to look beautiful. The gorgeous gradations of tone in the plumage, the pointed wings and tail. The precise detailing of a partial eye-ring and the powder blue line on the bill seem hand painted, added as a finishing flourish. And then they fly. Their courting flight &#8211; the soaring grace of an albatross but in a formation flight that an aerobatic pilot could only dream of emulating. Beauty, elegance and grace. 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This Subantarctic expedition\u00a0was no different and here are some of the portraits\u00a0that haven't featured in previous posts. For anyone planning a trip to the Galapagos, I would suggest contacting Mark. His company\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;New Zealand&quot;","block_context":{"text":"New Zealand","link":"https:\/\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/archives\/category\/new-zealand"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Max_D818008-web.jpg?fit=800%2C533&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Max_D818008-web.jpg?fit=800%2C533&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Max_D818008-web.jpg?fit=800%2C533&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Max_D818008-web.jpg?fit=800%2C533&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":5910,"url":"https:\/\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/archives\/5910","url_meta":{"origin":5872,"position":5},"title":"Enderby Island hike &#8211;  North shore","author":"tony","date":"March 13, 2016","format":false,"excerpt":"After leaving the boardwalk we continued our Enderby Island hike heading east along the clifftops on the northern shore. There is no track and we started in short, wind flattened tussock pierced by the short golden spears of Bulbinella rossii.\u00a0As we progressed more \u00a0Anisotome\u00a0latifolia\u00a0appeared until they dominated the megaherb garden\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;birds&quot;","block_context":{"text":"birds","link":"https:\/\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/archives\/category\/birds"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/EnderbyNorthShoreWalk_D3S9615-web.jpg?fit=800%2C533&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/EnderbyNorthShoreWalk_D3S9615-web.jpg?fit=800%2C533&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/EnderbyNorthShoreWalk_D3S9615-web.jpg?fit=800%2C533&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/EnderbyNorthShoreWalk_D3S9615-web.jpg?fit=800%2C533&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5872","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5872"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5872\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5878"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5872"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5872"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5872"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}