Marine Animal Colonies

Large gatherings of seals and penguins in their natural habitats, featuring vast colonies resting on beaches and rocky coasts.

South America, Argentina, Peninsula Valdes, Punta Norte, Patagonia. colony of southern sea lions (Otaria flavescens) on beach

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Southern elephant seal (Mirounga leonina), beach with huge colony at Gold Harbour. Antarctica, Subantarctica, South Georgia, October

Short-tailed Shearwater (Puffinus tenuirostris) massive flock taking flight, Hokkaido, Japan

Jackass Penguin, (Spheniscus demersus), Betty's Bay, Western Cape, South Africa, Africa, colony on rock

Cape Fur Seal (Arctocephalus pusillus) colony, Cape Cross, Namibia

Cape Fur Seal (Arctocephalus pusillus) colony on coast, Cape Cross, Namibia

African penguins (Spheniscus demersus) molting their feathers on the beach at Boulder Beach, Simons Town near Cape Town, South Africa.

Northern Gannet (Morus bassanus) nesting colony, Saltee Island, Ireland

Gentoo Penguins (Pygocelis papua) walking, Sea Lion Island, Falkland Islands, South America

South America, Argentina, Peninsula Valdes, Punta Norte, Patagonia. colony of southern sea lions (Otaria flavescens) on beach

Guillemots (Uria aalge), colony, bird island Hornoya, Varanger, Norway, Europe

Chinstrap Penguins, Pygoscelis antarctica, nesting colony on Baileys Head Antarctica pennisula

Coast, Rocky coast, Beach, Seals, Atlantic, Ross of Mull, Mull, Inner Hebrides, Hebrides, Highlands, Highland, Scotland, Great Britain

imperial cormorant colony phalacrocorax atriceps beagle channel, argentina

Falkland Islands. A group of rockhopper penguins emerge from the sea.

Elegant terns (Thalasseus elegans) in flight at breeding colony on Isla Rasa, Baja California, Mexico, North America

Kelp goose falcon with goslings (Chloephaga hybrida) on the Seagrass Falklands

Peruvian Pelicans, Pelecanus thragus, Ballestas Islands, Islas Ballestas, Paracas National Reserve, Peru, South America

Gannet colony, Northern gannet (Morus bassanus), rock needle Stori Karl, Skouvikurbjarg, Langanes Peninsula, Norourland eystra, Iceland, Europe

Cape Fur Seals, Dyer Island, near Danger Point, Western Cape

South American Sea Lion (Otaria flavescens) and South American Fur Seal (Arctocephalus australis) group swimming, Point Coles Nature Reserve, Peru

Gentoo penguin colony, Betty's Bay, african penguin (Spheniscus demersus)

King Penguin (Aptenodytes patagonicus) group swimming, South Georgia Island

Rockhopper penguin (Eudyptes chrysocome), subspecies southern rockhopper penguin rookery, Falkland Islands (Large format sizes available)

Scandinavia, Sweden, Halland, Flock of ringed plover flying

Colony of Northern Gannet on Bonaventure Island Quebec

Stony Point Nature Reserve, Bird Colony, Betty's Bay, Stony Point, Western Cape, South Africa, Africa

Gentoo penguins (Pygocelis papua papua) jumping out of the water, Sea Lion Island, Falkland Islands, South America

Harbor seals (Phoca vitulina) on a sandbank, North Sea, Wadden Sea National Park, Germany, Europe

Stellar Sea Lions, Eumetopias jubatus, South Morseby Island, Haida Gwaii, Formerly known as Queen Charlotte Islands, British Columbia, Canada

Magellanic Penguin (Spheniscus magellanicus) colony on beach, Patagonia, Argentina

Cape Gannet colony Bird Island Nature Reserve Lamberts Bay

Adult cape petrels (Daption capense), in flight near Deception Island, Antarctica, Southern Ocean, Polar Regions

White-bellied Shag (Phalacrocorax atriceps albiventer) group with Black-browed Albatross (Thalassarche melanophris) colony in the background, Steeple Jason Island, Falkland Islands

A zodiac with tourists is watching a group of Snares penguins (Eudyptes robustus), also known as the Snares crested penguins on the rocks along the shoreline of Snares Island, New Zealand.

Cape Fur Seal, (Arctocephalus pusillus), adults swimming in water, Seal Island, Western Cape, South Africa, Africa

Wildebeests after crossing a river Masai Mara Kenya

Northern Gannet (Morus bassanus) nesting colony, Quebec, Canada

South African fur seal Arctocephalus pusillus colony, Namibia, Africa

Imperial Shag also called King Shag, King Cormorant, Blue eyed Shag (Phalacrocorax atriceps, Leucarbo atriceps).

Atlantic Puffins and Seagulls at coast, Little Catalina, North Bird Island, Bonavista Peninsula, Newfoundland And Labrador, Canada

Jackass Penguin, (Spheniscus demersus), Betty's Bay, Western Cape, South Africa, Africa, colony on rock

North America, USA, Alaska, Glacier Bay NP, Stellar sea lions (Eumetopias jubatus)

Arctic Fox (Alopex lagopus) running while being attacked by a group of Snow Geese (Chen caerulescens), Wrangel Island, Russia

View from hill of the Gentoo penguin (Pygoscelis papua) colony with nest sites still covered with snow in early spring on Cuverville Island in the Antarctic Peninsula region

Elephant Seals on Beach, San Simeon, California

Northern Gannet (Morus bassanus) adults, flock fishing, diving for mackerel, Shetland Islands, Scotland, june

Common Murre (Uria aalge) Faralion Island NWR California

Northern Gannet (Morus bassanus) breeding colony on cliffs, Hermaness, Shetland Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom

Guillemots on cliff, Uria aalge, Iceland, Europe

NEW ZEALAND, SUB-ANTARCTICA, SNARES ISLAND, SNARES PENGUINS (Eudyptes robustus)

Norway. Svalbard. Spitsbergen. Alkefjellet. Cliffside colony of common guillemots (Uria aalge).

King Penguin (Aptenodytes patagonicus) group swimming, South Georgia Island

African penguins, Spheniscus demersus, South Africa, Addo Elephant National Park, St. Croix, Port Elizabeth, Madiba Bay, Ibhayi, Africa

A Gentoo penguin (Pygoscelis papua) colony on Sounders Island, an island on the west coast of the Falkland Islands.

Black-browed Albatross (Thalassarche melanophris) nesting colony, Steeple Jason Island, Falkland Islands

NZ, Otago Peninsula. Fur Seals (Arctocephalus forsteri) at tidal pool.

King Penguin (Aptenodytes patagonicus) swimming in the ocean near South Georgia Island.

Jackass Penguins or African Penguins (Spheniscus demersus) on the beach, Boulders Beach, Simon's Town, Western Cape, South Africa, Africa

Tetrapods in front of Helgoland Tetrapoden on the coast of the island of Helgoland, Germany

Rockhopper penguin jumping out of the sea. South America, Falkland Islands, Bleaker Island.

Russia, Kamchatka, Verkhoturov Island, Group of walruses resting on shore

Northern Gannet colony in northeastern Iceland.

Canada. British Columbia. Vancouver Island. Mother harbor seal (Phoca vitulina) with nursing pup in Johnstone Strait.

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Brown fur seals (Arctocephalus pusillus), colony on rocky island, seal island, Duiker Island, Hout Bay, Cape Town, South Africa, Africa

Adelie Penguin (Pygoscelis adeliae) colony, Brown Bluff, Antarctica

Steller's Eider (Polysticta stelleri) adult males and females, wintering flock, taking off from water, Varanger, Northern Norway, march

South African (Cape) Fur Seal. Dyer Island. Western Cape. South Africa

Sea Lions close to Vancouver Island British Columbia, Canada. Sea Lion Colony on the small island on summer season. Nobody, travel photo

Macaroni Penguin (Eudyptes chrysolophus) standing in colony in typical dense Tussock Grass.

Pacific Coast Scenic Byway - Oregon - Simpson Reef Overlook at Oregon Islands. Thousands of sea lions and seals gather onto the sandy beach of this small island, part of Oregon Islands National Wildlife Refuge. Location: Oregon (43.312° N 124.397° W)

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Chinstrap Penguin (Pygoscelis antarcticus) on the beach, Deception Island, Antarctica

northern gannet - colony, sula bassana

Grey (Halichoerus grypus) seals resting on rocky islands in the sea, nature reserve, coastline, Isles of Scilly, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom, Europe

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South American Terns (Sterna hirundinacea) on the rocky beach of the penguin sanctuary on Magdalena Island in the Strait of Magellan near Punta Arenas in southern Chile.

Common guillemots (Uria aalge) on bird cliffs in the North Sea, Staple Island, Archipelago, Farne Islands Nature Reserve, Farne Islands, Northumberland, England, United Kingdom, Europe

A raft of American coots (Fulica americana) overwintering on Lake Washington in Kirkland, Washington State, USA.

Magellan geese flying over the moor Falkland Islands

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Guillemot - nesting colony (Uria aalge). Farne Isles, Northumberland UK.

Falklands Islands, Saunders Island, The Neck. Black-browed Albatross (Diomedea melanophris)

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Steller's sea lion, eumetopias jubata, group on rocks, Alaska

Nesting Gannets (Morus bassanus) bird colony on seastack, spring, Langanes Peninsula, North Iceland, Iceland

Flock of Seagulls,Grundarfjordur, Snaefellsnes Peninsula, Iceland

feeding the pelicans and sea lions in the UNESCO World Heritage port city of Valparaiso in Chile.

Tanzania, Katavi National Park. Hippos wallow in mud as the Katuma River dries at the end of the long dry season in the Katavi National Park.

Common Guillemot (Uria aalge) adults, breeding plumage, flock in flight at colony, early in year when they return to breed, Hornoi Island, Norway, March

Cape Fur Seals (Arctocephalus pusillus), Skeleton Coast National Park, Kunene Region, Namibia, Africa

Laysan Albatros chick and dead fish after tsunami Hawai

Colony of Magellanic Penguins (Spheniscus magellanicus) on the coast of Tierra del Fuego in southern Argentina, South America.

Marine Iguanas, Isla Espanola, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador

Colony of New Zealand fur seals (Arctocephalus forsteri) off Point Kean, Kaikoura Peninsula, Kaikoura, Canterbury, South Island, New Zealand, Pacific

A polar bear family on the ice of Hudson bay

American Black Vulture (Coragyps atratus) group feeding on eggs in Olive Ridley Sea Turtle (Lepidochelys olivacea) nest, Ostional Beach, Costa Rica

View of penguins waddling amongst the rugged, dark rocks as golden sunlight kisses the horizon in Stoney Point Penguin Colony, Betty's Bay, Western Cape, South Africa.

Colony of King penguins of South Georgia

A colony of Campbell's Albatross (Thalassarche impavida) with an adult and chicks nesting on Campbell Island.

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Olive Ridley Sea Turtle (Lepidochelys olivacea) females coming ashore to lay eggs during an arribada nesting event, Ostional Beach, Costa Rica

Snow Geese (Chen caerulescens), MT

Christmas Island Red Crab (Gecarcoidea natalis) mass at rocky shore line, Christmas Island, Australia

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Jackass Penguin (Spheniscus demersus) colony. Simonstown. Cape Town. Western Cape. South Africa

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Colony with sea lions, sea bears and elephant seals, Zalophus californianus, Mirounga angustirostris, Arctocephalus townsendi, Cedros Island, Mexico, Central America

Northern gannet (Morus bassanus) on the breeding rock Langanes with yellow lichens on rocks, Langanesbyggð, Norðurland eystra, Iceland, Europe

Deep-sea trawler being followed by seabirds at sea, including albatrosses, cape gannets and petrels, off Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa, Africa

Sally Lighfoot Crab and Galapagos Penguin on shore Santiago

Atlantic mackerel (Scomber scombrus) in the net of Shetland pelagic trawler 'Charisma', Shetland Isles, Scotland, UK, October 2012.

A rocky cliff with calm sea and many seagulls sitting on it, Heligoland, North Sea, Germany, Europe

Brant geese, Salish Sea, migration stop

Aerial view of a gathering of manatees in the clear, turquoise waters near the rocky shoreline, Crystal River, Florida, United States.

Magellanic Penguin (Spheniscus magellanicus) group on beach, Falkland Islands

South African Fur Seal (arctocephalus pusillus), Colony at Cape Cross in Namibia

Tourists and Galapagos Sea Lions (Zalophus wollebaeki), lazing in the sun, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador, South America

Adult puffin (Fratercula arctica), breeding plumage, flock swimming in the sea, Skjalfandi Bay, Iceland, Europe

Sally lightfoot crabs (Grapsus grapsus) on lava rocks along the shore near Puerto Egas, Santiago Island (James Island) in the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador.

Whiskered / Atlantic Walrus - on beach, with people in boat (Odobenus rosmarus). Prins Karls Forland, West of main Island of Spitzberg.

About 10 months old King penguin chicks (Aptenodytes patagonicus) huddling in a storm at the Right Whale Bay colony on South Georgia Island, Sub-Antarctica.

Griffon Vulture, both sexes incubate the egg (Photo Eurasian Griffon in the Refugio de Rapaces de Montejo de la Vega), Griffon Vulture, both sexes incubate the egg (Photo Eurasian Griffon in the Refugio de Rapaces de Montejo de la Vega)

African Penguins (Spheniscus demersus) walking down a big boulder, Boulders Beach, Western Cape, South Africa, Africa

Chile, Patagonia, Lake District. Southern Sea lion (Otaria flavescens) at a haul-out.

Brown Bear Sow Fishes With Her Cubs For Pink And Silver Salmon At Allison Point With Anglers In The Background, Valdez, Southcentral Alaska, USA

Lobster pot on sunny day with starling.

Seals, Rathlin Island Co Antrim, Ireland

California sea lions (Zalophus californianus) on a navigation buoy, Ventura, California, USA

Aerial view of group of goats eating on desert landscape, Abu Dhabi, U.A.E

Brown Pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis) in the fishing port of Puerto Ayora, Santa Cruz Island, Indefatigable Island, Galapagos Islands, UNESCO World Natural Heritage Site, Ecuador, South America

Feral pigs (Sus scrofa) on flood plain, East Alligator River area, Northern Territory, Australia

Canada, Nunavut, Qikiqtaaluk Region, Cumberland Sound, Kekerten Island. Bowhead whale jaw bone.

Sooty tern (Onychoprion fuscatus), Russian Tern, Russian Tern, Russian Terns, Terns, Animals, Birds, Sooty Tern (Sterna fuscata) Flock. On beach Bird Island. Seychelles

View of African penguins on Boulders Beach, Seaforth, Table Mountain National Park, Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa, Africa Copyright: FrankxFell 844-34101

Bruennichs Guillemot / Thick-billed Murre - breeding birds at Alkefjellet Cliff in Hinlopenstretet - Svalbard, Norway Date:

Iguanas, Galapagos Islands, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Ecuador, South America

Horseshoe Crab Mating Aggregation occurs every yr in southern New Jersey

Gentoo Penguins on the beach at Saunders Island with the expedition cruise ship Ocean Nova anchored in the sheltered bay. The first British garrison on the Falklands Islands was built on Saunders Island in 1765.

1967. Subjects: AMNWR; Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge; Scenics; Coastal environments; Aleutian Island Unit ; Wildlife; Steller Sea lions.

Bogura, Bangladesh - 17 February 2024: Aerial view of a herd of buffaloes stirring up dust on the sandy riverbank, contrasting with the distant blue river and sky.

Canada, Manitoba, Churchill. Churchill River Estuary, beluga whales (Delphinapterus leucas) in front of historic Prince of Wales Fort. (Large format sizes available)

Sea lions basking on floating platforms at Pier 39, near Fishermans Wharf, San Francisco, California, United States of America, North America

Barred Owl at Wharf, Shiploading Pulp, Port Mellon, Howe Sound, Sunshine Coast, B.C., Canada