This week's photos from the field featured breathtaking photos of skies: a sunset in Australia's Kimberley region, a sunrise in Greenland, or middle-of-the-night aurora borealis in the Arctic. Wildlife in Alaska and the Galápagos Islands also delighted guests and field staff. Get Inspired By Photos, Videos, Webinars, Stories, And Exclusive Offers. Sign Up
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Wild Galápagos and Peru Escape, July 29, 2023
Frigates are the pirates of the air. They survive by attacking other sea birds, like this red-billed tropic bird, in order to steal its food. They are kleptoparasiting birds, which is key to their survival. —Christian Saa, Naturalist/Certified Photo Instructor
Galápagos Aboard National Geographic Endeavour II, July 30, 2023
Numerous blue-footed boobies are found along the coastal area at North Seymour with various juveniles in active nests. —Jason Heilmann, Undersea Specialist
Northwest Passage: Greenland to Alaska, July 31, 2023
A lone polar bear emerges from the waters of Prince Regent Inlet just astern of National Geographic Resolution. —Eric Guth, Naturalist/Certified Photo Instructor
Iceland and Greenland: Edge of the Arctic, July 31, 2023
Arctic terns use some of the grassy fields to raise their young, somewhat anxiously cohabiting with sheep and people and occasionally watching over the scene from a safe fence post perch. —Rob Edwards, Naturalist (Photo by Dave Katz)
Exploring Alaska's Coastal Wilderness, August 2, 2023
While Zodiac cruising around the Inians we observed many iconic Alaskan animals — but the stars of the show were this sea otter and her pup that looked up at us near the kelp forest. —Emily Mall, Naturalist
Iceland and Greenland: Edge of the Arctic, August 2, 2023
Undersea specialist Kayvon Malek lines up a shot of a moon jellyfish with National Geographic Explorer and Dynjandi Waterfall in the background. —Patrick Webster, Undersea Specialist
Northwest Passage: Greenland to Alaska, August 2, 2023
It looks like a rainbow, but this beauty is actually a fog bow! —Elise Lockton, Naturalist
Kimberley Expedition: Australia's Wild Northwest, August 4, 2023
Cocktails and sunset! Not a bad way to finish our adventures, and you never know when the next adventure will begin… —Lucho Verdesoto, Expedition Leader
Kimberley Expedition: Australia's Wild Northwest, August 5, 2023
A white-breasted sea-eagle soaring above Porosus Creek. —Martin Cohen, Naturalist
Iceland and Greenland: Edge of the Arctic, August 5, 2023
Red housing structure above a bed of golden buttercups reflected in the windowpane. —Rhonda O’Keefe, Grosvenor Teacher Fellow
Gateway to the Northwest Passage: Greenland and Canada, August 6, 2023
Sunrise in coastal Greenland. —Steve Backus, Naturalist
Iceland and Greenland: Edge of the Arctic, August 6, 2023
National Geographic Explorer framed through a window of the Hvalsey church ruins. —Rob Edwards, Naturalist
Iceland and Greenland: Edge of the Arctic, August 7, 2023
The recipe for Northern Lights is simple: darkness, clear skies, and a flux of charged solar particles exciting the magnetosphere above. Simple, yes, but not something one can count on. We didn’t have a wildly dramatic show, but the subtle greens and yellows floating above us brought a number of folks out on deck in the middle of the night. —Rob Edwards, Naturalist (Photo by Dave Katz)
Gateway to the Northwest Passage: Greenland and Canada, August 7, 2023
National Geographic Endurance surrounded by spectacular icebergs just off Disko Island, Greenland. —Kerstin Langenberger, Naturalist
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