New Zealand sea lions, female light coloured, male dark, at the western end of Sandy Bay on Enderby Island. Six hundred pups are born here every year.
A yellow eyed penguin passes New Zealand sea lions on the beach at Sandy Bay on Enderby Island. There are 250-300 pairs of yellow eyed penguins on the island.
An Auckland Island shag feeds its chick regurgitated fish on the northern side of Enderby Island.
An Auckland Island banded dotterel on Enderby Island.
A light-mantled sooty albatross on Enderby Island.
Female New Zealand sea lions in front of the rata forest on Enderby Island.
Stella hut on Enderby Island, perhaps one of the oldest structure maintained by Doc, it erected by the Government in1880 after General Grant shipwreck to hold provisions for castaways.
Boardwalk across the top of Enderby Island is in place to minimise the impact of visitors, researches and doc staff on the island.
Only seed-heads remain in this field of bulbinella rossii after the brilliant yellow coloured flowers have died. Un-palatable to rabbits, sheep and cattle, this megaherb is one of the main vegetation types on Enderby Island.
Anisotone flowers grow on the northern cliffs of Enderby Island with Derry Castle reef behind where the Derry castle was wrecked in 1887. The 8 survivors of 23 on board lived in tussock huts for a time and were eventually rescued.
A relic of the farming era on Enderby Island. The last wild cattle were shot in 1991. A relic of the farming era on Enderby Island. The last wild cattle were shot in 1991.
Images from Otago Daily Times Illustrations Editor Stephen Jaquiery's recent trip to the New Zealand Sub-Antarctic Islands. These pictures are from Enderby Island, situated just off the northern tip of Auckland Island, the largest island in the archipelago. Photos are by Stephen Jaquiery and are available for purchase at Otago Images.