365 @ 54°30' South

September 2: Breakfast on the deck at Bauer Bay

Andrea and Rich met up with me last night at Bauer Bay. We awoke met by a stillness, so rare for the west coast. Glorious sunshine, and a gentle breeze welcomed us out onto the porch. Rich cooked an amazing pancake breakfast complete with lashings of tinned butter and maple syrup, and we sat back, coffee in hand to enjoy a very special September morning.

Relaxing morning coffee. Photo: Jacque Comery

September 1: Marine debris collection haul

The latest haul from the monthly marine debris collection at Bauer Bay.

Hard plastic chips washed up on the west coast. Photo: Jacque Comery

Green string. Fishing waste, collected from Bauer Bay beach. Photo: Jacque Comery

August 31: The first skua of spring

This Great Skua Stercorarius skua lonnbergi was nestled in behind one of the 'beach balls' at Bauer Bay. It is the first Skua that I have seen since they disappeared from the Island over winter. Soon the elephant seals will be giving birth to their pups, and the Skuas will be here on mass to take advantage of a ready food source.

Great Skua shelters from the wind on the beach at Bauer Bay. Photo: Jacque Comery

August 30: Dew drops on the cabbage

A pretty morning dew descended upon the Macquarie Island Cabbage Stilbocarpa polaris behind the Bauer Bay Hut. It is said recorded that early occupants of the island used to eat the cabbage to provide a source of vitamin C to ward off scurvy. It has very hairy leaves, but its stalks are not unlike a hairy celery stick. It has not appeared on the menu this year!

Dew drop in cabbage. Photo: Jacque Comery

Dew drops on the cabbage hairs. Photo: Jacque Comery

Dew on cabbage. Photo: Jacque Comery

August 29: Feathers and Dew

Feather on the beach at Bauer Bay. Photo: Jacque Comery

Sunlight and dew drops adorn a feather. Photo: Jacque Comery

Feather on the beach. Photo: Jacque Comery

August 28: Bone on the beach

An interesting bone find on the beach at Bauer Bay.

Tree of life inside a bone. Photo: Jacque Comery

Bone fragment. Photo: Jacque Comery

Bone structure. Photo: Jacque Comery

Bone. Photo: Jacque Comery

August 27: Logs on the West Coast

The logs laying on the beach on the west coast at Bauer Bay may not seem that significant, except for the fact that there are no trees on Macquarie Island. All of these logs have drifted from somewhere in the world to land upon our shores. If only they could tell the tale of their travels....