Guanacaste Province, Costa Rica
Wild Costa Rica Escape: Exploring Guanacaste’s Natural Wonders, December 7, 2022
Mantled howler monkey in the forest.
Bahia Santa Elena, Costa Rica
Wild Costa Rica Escape: Exploring Guanacaste’s Natural Wonders, December 8, 2022
A Ctenosaur lizard, or a black lizard, sits just outside its nest in a hollow branch. Male Ctenosaurs are well known for guarding their territory by bobbing their heads towards other males and chasing them out of the area. —Frank Simms, Naturalist/Certified Photo Instructor
Caleta Lissan, Patagonia, Chile
Patagonia: Chilean Fjords and Argentina's Staten Island, December 8, 2022
Kayakers exploring Caleta Lissan Bay. —Andreas Alexander, Naturalist
Playa Caletas, Costa Rica
Costa Rica and the Panama Canal, December 12, 2022
Northern anteater climbs a palm tree in Costa Rica.
Cabo Pulmo National Park, Baja California, Mexico
A Southern Migration: From the Channel Islands to Baja California, December 13, 2022
Sea fans and gorgonians lap up plentiful plankton coursing by El Islote in Cabo Pulmo National Park. —Patrick Webster, Undersea Specialist
Golfo Dulce, Costa Rica
Costa Rica and the Panama Canal, December 14, 2022
Today was our last day in Costa Rica before we cross over to Panama and continue to the Panama Canal. We went on different hikes this morning to explore the beautiful rainforest. We tried to find some of the creatures that call this place home. —Fico Chacón, Naturalist
Torres del Paine National Park, Patagonia, Chile
Patagonia: Chilean Fjords and Argentina's Staten Island, December 17, 2022
A guanaco ran in from one side and hopped the fence, right in the middle of our hiking group. —Sue Forbes, Naturalist/Certified Photo Instructor
Seno Aguila, Patagonia, Chile
Antarctica and Patagonia: Legendary Ice and Epic Fjords, December 16, 2022
Dense nothofagus forest lined the shores of this remote bay, seldom visited by humans. —Jacqueline Windh, Cultural Specialist (Photo by Jesse Humbert)
Isla Carmen, Baja California, Mexico
Exploring the Gulf of California: A Living Sea & Desert Isles, December 21, 2022
Yellow-footed gulls enjoy the early morning light. This species of gull was endemic to Baja California, meaning they are found nowhere else in the world. You wouldn’t know they’re rare by coming here though, they’re everywhere! —Kim Nesbitt, Naturalist/Expedition Diver
Deception Island, Antarctica
Antarctica and Patagonia: Legendary Ice and Epic Fjords, December 22, 2022
Bow view as we approach Whaler’s Bay. —Jacqueline Windh, Cultural Specialist (Photo by Nick Cobbing)
Santa Cruz Island, Galápagos
Galápagos Aboard National Geographic Endeavour II, December 22, 2022
In the breeding center, we had the chance to see baby tortoises that will be released in the wild when they are five years old or 25 centimeters across. —Anahi Concari, Naturalist
Port Charcot, Antarctica
Journey to Antarctica: The White Continent, December 25, 2022
From the Zodiac, guests peer through a window in a large iceberg while touring Port Charcot. —John Pachuta, Naturalist
Norfolk Island, New Zealand
Under The Southern Cross: New Zealand to Melanesia, December 27, 2022
Norfolk Island pine. —Karen Velas, Naturalist
Drake Passage
Journey to Antarctica: The White Continent, December 31, 2022
Antarctic Type A killer whales in the Drake Passage. —Steven Zeff, Naturalist
Napier, New Zealand
Southern Odyssey: New Zealand and the Subantarctic Islands, January 3, 2023
I headed to the headlands of Kidnappers Bay to visit a gannet colony. Bird colonies are unique places with not only hundreds of birds at the nesting sites but also a swirl of birds overhead as they continually come and go from nests. These colonies are magical places where we can behold a celebration of life. —Steve Morello, Naturalist/Certified Photo Instructor
