View allAll Photos Tagged Penquin
A group of little Blue Penquins cluster together patiently waiting their turns for feeding at the Antarctic Center in Christchurch, New Zealand. One of them apparently decided the line wasn't straight enough, and decided to take charge.
The Little Blue Penguins are one of the smallest species of Penguins and stand only about a foot tall. They live along the southern coastlines of Australia and New Zealand. All of these Penquins are rescued animals and would be unable to survive on their own in the wild.
A Happy and safe 4th of July to everyone!
A stingling Arctic storm sweep into Calgary last night. There is little relief in sight and the three-day outlook calls for cold and wind chills approaching -40 C!!!
O Lobinho #14
1st Appearance of Lex Luther and Lois Lane Brazil.
Published by Grande Consórcio Suplementos Nacionais, Brazil 1941
Personal Note : For small birds, penquins and/or endangered species....Considering the degree of difficulty ; as long as their feet are off the ground they would be considered in-flight by me.....(smile).
The crested barbet is a sub-Saharan bird in the Lybiidae family.
From "A Book of Ducks", by Phyllis Barclay Smith, with plates by Peter Shepherd. Published by King Penquin in 1951.
From "A Book of Ducks", by Phyllis Barclay Smith, with plates by Peter Shepherd. Published by King Penquin in 1951.
This is area just north of the Alien Throne. You can see the chocolate penguin and his friend. I think these two huge rocks could have been split apart from each other, or maybe not. They were very similar in size. I also thought it was interesting how they came to rest on two small mounds, or maybe erosion has created the mounds.
Anyway it was a great day with all the rock formations in Alien World. You may not believe it, but there is a lot more I haven't even posted.
Hope everyone has made it to hump day in good shape. Thanks for looking and appreciate any comments.
These were going out the door and I almost didn't take a picture of them. Took a quick picture so I wouldn't forget what they looked like. Used some cute stickers for inspiration.
© All rights reserved
humboldt penquin ~ spheniscus humboldti
IUCN Status: Vulnerable.
Captive Management Level: EEP
www.cotswoldwildlifepark.co.uk/
www.flickr.com/groups/cotswoldwildlifepark/pool/map?&...
No Multiple group invites or large Glittery icons, please.
For the All New Scavenger Hunt #14 - Your favorite past time.
I spend more time reading every day than anything other than sleeping.
From "A Book of Ducks", by Phyllis Barclay Smith, with plates by Peter Shepherd. Published by King Penquin in 1951.
Me and My Father took my son Benjamin to Aquarium of Niagara since he loves marine life especially Octopus, Squid and Jellyfish
At the Hilton Hawaiian Village, the penquins came out for feeding. This one takes one last look at the crowd before going inside.
Photographed in New Zealand
=> Please click on the image to see the largest size. <=
This penguin had just emerged from the ocean and made its way up a very steep hill. I don't know how much more it needed to climb but I was impressed it had climbed such a steep hill...no hand rails for penguins.
Thanks for your visits and comments...much appreciated!
==========================
From Wikipedia: The Fiordland penguin (Eudyptes pachyrhynchus), also known as the Fiordland crested penguin (in Māori, tawaki or pokotiwha), is a crested penguin species endemic to New Zealand. It currently breeds along the south-western coasts of New Zealand's South Island as well as on Stewart Island/Rakiura and its outlying islands
Description
The Fiordland penquin has a prominent yellow crest on its head
This species is a medium-sized, yellow-crested, black-and-white penguin, growing to approximately 60 cm (24 in) long and weighing on average 3.7 kg (8.2 lb), with a weight range of 2 to 5.95 kg (4.4 to 13.1 lb). It has dark, bluish-grey upperparts with a darker head, and white underparts. Its broad, yellow eyebrow-stripe extends over the eye and drops down the neck. It can be distinguished from the similar erect-crested penguin (Eudyptes sclateri) and Snares penguin (Eudyptes robustus) in having no bare skin around the base of its bill. Female Fiordland penguins lay a clutch of two eggs where the first-laid egg is much smaller than the second egg, generally hatches later, and shows higher mortality, demonstrating a brood reduction system that is unique from other avian groups.[8]
Distribution and habitat
This penguin nests in colonies among tree roots and rocks in dense temperate coastal forest. It breeds along the shores in the West Coast of the South Island, south of about Bruce Bay and the Open Bay Islands, around Fiordland and Foveaux Strait, and on Stewart Island/Rakiura and its outlying islands. Fossils of this species have been found as far north as the northern end of the South Island, and they probably once nested in the North Island as well. Their range drastically reduced by hunting in Polynesian times, and they are now only found in the least-populated part of New Zealand. The species is also present in Australia.
Diet
The main prey species reported are cephalopods (85%, mainly arrow squid, Nototodarus sloanii), followed by crustaceans (13%, primarily krill, Nyctiphanes australis) and fish (2%, mainly red cod and hoki). However, the importance of cephalopods might be exaggerated. Prey taken seems to vary between Codfish Island and northern Fiordland.
NZ-0I7A9895fFlkrD
Lawn Fawn - Toboggan Together... Setting scend dearest dear is helping his friend adorable penquin pushing the sleigh :)