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South Georgia Heritage Trust @southgeorgiaht.bsky.social · 6d

"What do you mean it's not Friday?"

📷 Tracy West

#Seals #SouthGeorgia #SouthGeorgiaIsland #Wildlife #WildlifePhotography #AnimalPhotography #Polar

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South Georgia Heritage Trust @southgeorgiaht.bsky.social · 13d

We'll be back on island soon 💙 Who will we be seeing this season?

📷 Marie Ann D'Aloia

#Grytiviken #SouthGeorgia #SouthGeorgiaIsland #Seal #NaturePhotography #WildlifePhotography

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South Georgia Heritage Trust @southgeorgiaht.bsky.social · 24d

Diving into Monday like...

📷 Tracy West

#SouthGeorgia #SouthGeorgiaIsland #Penguins #Penguin #WildlifePhotography #Gentoo #GentooPenguin

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South Georgia Heritage Trust @southgeorgiaht.bsky.social · 27d

Throwback Thursday but make it ✨Grytviken in 1997✨

📷 John Howard Youle

#SouthGeorgia #SouthGeorgiaIsland #Grytviken #SubAntarctica #SGHT #FOSGI

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South Georgia Heritage Trust @southgeorgiaht.bsky.social · 29d

What's your favourite kind of penguin?

📷 TC Photography

#ChinstrapPenguin #Penguins #WildlifePhotography

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South Georgia Heritage Trust @southgeorgiaht.bsky.social · Sep 4

A snapshot of South Georgia’s coast.

📷 Paul Carroll

#SouthGeorgia #SouthGeorgiaIsland #Penguins #Petrels #WildlifePhotography #Wildlife #KingPenguin

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South Georgia Heritage Trust @southgeorgiaht.bsky.social · Sep 2

Caption this!

📷 Tracey West

#SouthGeorgiaIsland #SouthGeorgia #SG #Seal #WildlifePhotography #Wildlife

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South Georgia Heritage Trust @southgeorgiaht.bsky.social · Aug 25

Caption this?

📷 Rod Long

#SouthGeorgia #SouthGeorgiaIsland #Seal #Penguins #KingPenguins #Polar #wildlifephotography

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South Georgia Heritage Trust @southgeorgiaht.bsky.social · Aug 21

Who said our 20th birthday celebrations had to be over just yet? 🥳

We would like to hear all about your special memories of SGHT and South Georgia - whether it's from last season, 2005, or even earlier!

📷 Nelson Baretta

#SouthGeorgia #SouthGeorgiaIsland #Polar #SGHT #FOSGI

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South Georgia Heritage Trust @southgeorgiaht.bsky.social · Aug 19

It's our 20th birthday! Brian Anderson, our Whale of a Weekend photographer and supporter, shared this amazing e-card with us to celebrate 😍

Thank you, andersonimages!

#SGHT #FOSGI #SouthGeorgiaIsland #SouthGeorgia #WildlifePhotography

South Georgia Heritage Trust @southgeorgiaht.bsky.social · Jul 31

Day 334 of being majestic. Still no crown.

📷 Paul Carroll

#SouthGeorgia #SouthGeorgiaIsland #KingPenguins #Penguins #Penguin #NaturePhotography #Polar #Antarctica

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South Georgia Heritage Trust @southgeorgiaht.bsky.social · Jul 17

We love this penguin gathering - what do you think they're talking about? 🐧

📷 Ron Rigge

#SouthGeorgia #SouthGeorgiaIsland #KingPenguin #KingPenguins #Penguins #Wildlife #WildlifePhotography

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South Georgia Heritage Trust @southgeorgiaht.bsky.social · Jul 15

South Georgia is home to some incredible wildlife. Join us for this mini-series as Rachel Davies, volunteer writer, introduces us to some of the animals that call South Georgia home.

Read more: sght.org/news/the-wil...

📷 Oli Prince

#Seals #SouthGeorgia #SouthGeorgiaIsland #Wildlife

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South Georgia Heritage Trust @southgeorgiaht.bsky.social · Jul 4

We still can’t believe how much fun we had at Whale of a Weekend! What was your favourite part?

You can still catch up with the livestreams here:
sght.org/woaw/

#WhaleofaWeekend #WoaW #Whales #Dundee #Whaling #SouthGeorgia #SouthGeorgiaIsland #SGHT #FOSGI

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South Georgia Heritage Trust @southgeorgiaht.bsky.social · Jul 3

Today's fun fact: Chinstraps regularly try to steal stones from each other’s nests. Chinstraps are so protective of their rocks as they will shield their young from snowmelt, which could be deadly to developing offspring if it seeps into the nest.
📷 Victoria J Stokes
#Penguins #SouthGeorgia

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South Georgia Heritage Trust @southgeorgiaht.bsky.social · Jun 27

Can’t snag a seat? Watch the live stream! Join Dan Snow this morning at 11am for the debut of Whalers’ Memory Bank.
Watch the live stream here: sght.org/woaw
#WhaleofaWeekend #WoaW #Dundee #SouthGeorgia #Whaling #Whales #SGHT #FOSGI

South Georgia Heritage Trust @southgeorgiaht.bsky.social · Jun 19

Happy World Albatross Day!

📷 Stacy Adlard

#Albatross #Chick #SouthGeorgia #SGHT #SouthGeorgiaIsland #Nature #Birds

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South Georgia Heritage Trust @southgeorgiaht.bsky.social · Jun 17

Football is a universal sport, so it’s no surprise that the whaling stations of South Georgia regularly got together to play matches!

#SouthGeorgia #football #grytviken #sght #SouthGeorgiaIsland #SouthGeorgiaMuseum #remotemuseum #history

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South Georgia Heritage Trust @southgeorgiaht.bsky.social · Jun 12

We're officially counting down to SGHT's Whale of a Weekend festival in Dundee! Whale of a Weekend is a FREE festival in Dundee from 26 – 29 June – you can see the full programme here: sght.org/woaw
Will we see you there?
#WhaleofaWeekend #WoaW #Dundee #SouthGeorgia #SGHT #FOSGI

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South Georgia Heritage Trust @southgeorgiaht.bsky.social · Jun 11

Want to be one of the first to hear exciting SGHT news? Sign up to our newsletter here: lp.constantcontactpages.com/su/4hMCvlo/S...

📷Janelle Lugge

#Newsletter #News #Updates #SouthGeorgia #SouthGeorgiaIsland #SGHT #FOSGI

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South Georgia Heritage Trust @southgeorgiaht.bsky.social · Jun 10

Every penguin deserves a Bay Watch moment.

📸 Marie Ann D'Aloia

#SouthGeorgia #SouthGeorgiaIsland #KingPenguin #Penguin #FortunaBay #Nature #Photography

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South Georgia Heritage Trust @southgeorgiaht.bsky.social · Jun 4

Beyond the surface! Dive in and discover the facts you never knew about whales. You can find out more from our online exhibition “We Are All Whalers”: sgmuseum.gs/chapter/we-a...
#MarineLife #ClimateAction #OceanConservation #WeAreAllWhalers #DarwinPlus #Whales #hungryhumpbacks

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South Georgia Heritage Trust @southgeorgiaht.bsky.social · Jun 2

Mondays are better with penguins.

📷 Sylvia, South Africa

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South Georgia Heritage Trust @southgeorgiaht.bsky.social · May 6

It's here! In the final South Georgia Museum team blog from March, we talk about the unexpected animal visitors, getting the Museum ready for austral winter, and saying "flare-well" to South Georgia for the 24-25 season.

Read more: sgmuseum.gs/blogs/march-...

#SouthGeorgia

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South Georgia Heritage Trust @southgeorgiaht.bsky.social · May 1

Seally cute 😍

📷 Nelson Barretta

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