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Make It Interesting • Challenge No 2 (Penguins)
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"Those 2 King Penquins weren't here yesterday...We are lucky."
Said the tour guide of the Beagle Channel Wildlife Cruise.
Not bad for me to have captured 2 lifers in a single shot.
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Penguins only have one mate their entire lives and " propose " by giving their mate a pebble .
" Under The Spell Of Antarctica " .
Penquin Colony Antarctica .
Penguins are such wonderful little creatures and so much fun to watch. To have seen them in one of their own habitat without getting cold is one of my fondest memories.
Boulders Beach is the area where these African penguins frolic on the beach. It is a quick trip from Cape Town South Africa. Along with seeing these cute little guys one must stop and see the spectacular Cape of Good Hope.
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How do you know it is a Penguin Plunge and not a Polar Bear Plunge? It is hosted by Penguins of course! The Penguin Plunge held at City Beach in Whitefish Montana is part of the City’s annual Winter Carnival and benefits Special Olympics. The event is sponsored by Local Law Enforcement agencies and businesses. This year over a 130 people jumped and raised more than $40,000!
Three women in costumes jump into ice cold water during the Penguin Plunge held at City Beach in Whitefish Montana as part of the City’s annual Winter Carnival. The plunge is held to benefit Special Olympics and is sponsored by Local Law Enforcement agencies and businesses. Over 130 people jumped and raised more than $40,000!
Native to New Zealand, this species is classified by the IUCN as "ENDANGERED".
Its population is estimated at around 4000. It is considered one of the world's rarest penguin species.
Image taken on a special Penquin Tour, went through long tunnels and into a hide, a total of 2 birds were seen.
Cost: Around US$75.00 p,p,
The rare endangered African Penguins at Stony Point, Betty's Bay, South Africa, one of only few colonies left on this planet.
The pink marking above the eye is a gland, used for cooling down.
Each penguin has a different pattern of black spots on their chests and bellies.
Photographed on the way to the Falkland Islands
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The Trip - (01/01/23 to 01/21/23)
On the first day of 2023, my wife and I flew to Buenos Aires, Argentina, in preparation for a cruise to Antarctica, via The Falkland Islands and South Georgia Island. We’d never visited Antarctica and, in fact, felt a little unprepared for this trip since we’d only been on one cruise previously...and that was many years ago when we went on a cruise to Alaska…and that one trip to Alaska was enough to let my wife know that she was very prone to seasickness. Consequently, she was very concerned about this much longer trip because of the potential for rough weather.
We spent several days in Buenos Aires before we finally boarded the ship on 01/06/23 and headed off towards the Falkland Islands. The ship we were on was very nice…clean and comfortable room, friendly staff, incredibly interesting folks for lectures: A former astronaut, a former college professor with a doctorate in Ornithology and a geologist.
The photos:
Until we made landfall in the Falklands, the only wildlife we would see were the many pelagic birds that occasionally accompanied our ship. The larger birds, albatross, giant petrels, etc. managed to effortlessly soar over the swells, seemingly without ever flapping their wings. The smaller birds like the prions, also appeared to not waste much energy flapping their wings and were fun to watch as they maneuvered back and forth alongside our ship. Most of the photos I took from the ship were taken from our balcony on deck six. The balcony was a great location for landscape shots when we were near shore…but the height above the water made it difficult to photograph birds that were close to the water’s surface. That’s my excuse and I’m sticking with it. :-)
I plan to post photos taken at the several various locations we visited, as well as any I took while we were underway. I apologize in advance for the small size of the underway photos because they were taken either from the ship’s bow, stern or our balcony on deck 6, and I was a long way from the water. For the most part, and for no particular reason, I’ll be posting the photos chronologically.
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From Wikipedia: Giant petrels form a genus, Macronectes, from the family Procellariidae, which consists of two living and one extinct species. They are the largest birds in this family. The living species are restricted to the Southern Hemisphere, and though their distributions overlap significantly, with both species breeding on the Prince Edward Islands, Crozet Islands, Kerguelen Islands, Macquarie Island, and South Georgia, many southern giant petrels nest farther south, with colonies as far south as Antarctica. Giant petrels are extremely aggressive predators and scavengers, inspiring another common name, the stinker. South Sea whalers used to call them gluttons.[citation needed] They are the only member of their family that is capable of walking on land.
Description:
The southern giant petrel is slightly larger than the northern giant petrel. They superficially resemble the albatross, and are the only procellarids that can equal them in size. They can be separated from the albatrosses by their bill; the two tube nostrils are joined together on the top of the bill, unlike on albatross, where they are separated and on the side of the bill. Giant petrels are also the only members of the family Procellariidae to have strong legs to walk on land. They are also much darker and more mottled brown (except for the white morph southern, which are whiter than any albatross) and have a more hunch-backed look.
Feeding:
Petrels are highly opportunistic feeders. Unique among procellarids, they will feed both on land and at sea; in fact, they find most of their food near coastlines. On land, they feed on carrion, and regularly scavenge the breeding colonies of penguins and seals. They will display their dominance over carcasses with a "sealmaster posture": he head and the wings are held outstretched, the head pointing at the opponent and the wingtips pointing slightly back; the tail is raised to a vertical position. They are extremely aggressive and will kill other seabirds (usually penguin chicks, sick or injured adult penguins and the chicks of other seabirds), even those as large as an albatross, which they kill either by battering them to death or drowning. At sea, they feed on krill, squid, and fish. They often follow fishing boats and other ships, in the hope of picking up offal and other waste
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Boeing 737-7H4 (cn 32533/2294) Perhaps the last time I'll see this livery since the "SeaWorld" schemes are all being re-painted into regula fleet colors.
Boeing 737-7H4 (cn 32533/2294) The former "Penquin One" in it's new special livery seen climbing out of BWI.
The most amazing thing about Antarctica was the immensity of scale and the difficulty of finding ones place in it.
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New Zealand;
Peeking inside a nest box; normally breeds in burrows in dunes or rocks. Smallest penguin species about 3 feet (1 meter) tall.
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But Penguin is perplexed as he meets other penguins. They drive him crazy!
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A fireman gives a woman a hand to help her stand up in the water. During the Penguin Plunge in Whitefish, Montana, I was impressed that on the ice and in the water there was always a fireman or paramedic standing by to help one of the participants should they get in trouble. It was hard to get a photo with out one of them there. If anyone showed any signs of trouble they were there checking. Great job by all the first responders on hand.
The guy jumps early before the women and belly flops into the icy water. The Penguin Plunge is held at City Beach in Whitefish Montana as part of the City’s annual Winter Carnival. The plunge is a fund raiser for Special Olympics. It is sponsored annually by Local Law Enforcement agencies and businesses.This year (2019), Over 130 people jumped and raised more than $40,000! .
Father and son are ready. The daughter on the left may be praying while the girl on the right is checking that the firemen will get her once she is in the water. This family was among the first folks to jump during the Penquin Plunge held at City Beach in Witefish Montana as part of the City’s annual Winter Carnival. The plunge is held to benefit Special Olmypics and is sponsered by Local Law Enforcement agencies and businesses. Over 130 people jumped and raised more than $40,000!
A paramedic watches as a woman in costumes swims to the bank. During the Penguin Plunge in Whitefish, Montana, I was impressed that on the ice and in the water there was always a fireman or paramedic standing by to help one of the participants should they get in trouble. It was hard to get a photo with out one of them there. If anyone showed any signs of trouble they were there checking. Great job by all the first responders on hand.
A family is the first to jump into ice cold water during the Penguin Plunge held at City Beach in Witefish Montana as part of the City’s annual Winter Carnival. The plunge is held to benefit Special Olmypics and is sponsered by Local Law Enforcement agencies and businesses. Over 130 people jumped and raised more than $40,000!
Two jumpers react to the cold water after they surface in the icy lake waters during the Penguin Plunge in Whitefish Montana. These two jumpers are dressed in clothes in step with this year’s theme of Woodstock Whitefish. The young lady is reaching for the blue-gloved hand of one of the firemen in wetsuits in the water to help the jumpers.