Genovesa Island, Galápagos
Wild Galápagos and Peru Escape, July 29, 2023
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Frigates are the pirates of the air. They survive by attacking other sea birds, like this red-billed tropic bird, in order to steal its food. They are kleptoparasiting birds, which is key to their survival. —Christian Saa, Naturalist/Certified Photo Instructor
North Seymour Island, Galápagos
Galápagos Aboard National Geographic Endeavour II, July 30, 2023
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Numerous blue-footed boobies are found along the coastal area at North Seymour with various juveniles in active nests. —Jason Heilmann, Undersea Specialist
Baffin Island, Canada
Northwest Passage: Greenland to Alaska, July 31, 2023
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A lone polar bear emerges from the waters of Prince Regent Inlet just astern of National Geographic Resolution. —Eric Guth, Naturalist/Certified Photo Instructor
Breiðafjörður, Iceland
Iceland and Greenland: Edge of the Arctic, July 31, 2023
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Arctic terns use some of the grassy fields to raise their young, somewhat anxiously cohabiting with sheep and people and occasionally watching over the scene from a safe fence post perch. —Rob Edwards, Naturalist (Photo by Dave Katz)
George Island, Alaska
Exploring Alaska's Coastal Wilderness, August 2, 2023
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While Zodiac cruising around the Inians we observed many iconic Alaskan animals — but the stars of the show were this sea otter and her pup that looked up at us near the kelp forest. —Emily Mall, Naturalist
Dynjandi, Iceland
Iceland and Greenland: Edge of the Arctic, August 2, 2023
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Undersea specialist Kayvon Malek lines up a shot of a moon jellyfish with National Geographic Explorer and Dynjandi Waterfall in the background. —Patrick Webster, Undersea Specialist
James Ross Strait, Nunavut, Canada
Northwest Passage: Greenland to Alaska, August 2, 2023
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It looks like a rainbow, but this beauty is actually a fog bow! —Elise Lockton, Naturalist
Careening Bay (Wunbung-gu), the Kimberley, Australia
Kimberley Expedition: Australia's Wild Northwest, August 4, 2023
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Cocktails and sunset! Not a bad way to finish our adventures, and you never know when the next adventure will begin… —Lucho Verdesoto, Expedition Leader
Hunter River, the Kimberley, Australia
Kimberley Expedition: Australia's Wild Northwest, August 5, 2023
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A white-breasted sea-eagle soaring above Porosus Creek. —Martin Cohen, Naturalist
Prins Christians Sund, Greenland
Iceland and Greenland: Edge of the Arctic, August 5, 2023
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Red housing structure above a bed of golden buttercups reflected in the windowpane. —Rhonda O’Keefe, Grosvenor Teacher Fellow
Sisimiut, Greenland
Gateway to the Northwest Passage: Greenland and Canada, August 6, 2023
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Sunrise in coastal Greenland. —Steve Backus, Naturalist
Hvalsey, Greenland
Iceland and Greenland: Edge of the Arctic, August 6, 2023
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National Geographic Explorer framed through a window of the Hvalsey church ruins. —Rob Edwards, Naturalist
Tunulliarfik Fjord, Greenland
Iceland and Greenland: Edge of the Arctic, August 7, 2023
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The recipe for Northern Lights is simple: darkness, clear skies, and a flux of charged solar particles exciting the magnetosphere above. Simple, yes, but not something one can count on. We didn’t have a wildly dramatic show, but the subtle greens and yellows floating above us brought a number of folks out on deck in the middle of the night. —Rob Edwards, Naturalist (Photo by Dave Katz)
Disko Island, Greenland
Gateway to the Northwest Passage: Greenland and Canada, August 7, 2023
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National Geographic Endurance surrounded by spectacular icebergs just off Disko Island, Greenland. —Kerstin Langenberger, Naturalist