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On the sub-Antarctic island of South Georgia, these penguins appear to be trying to decide what to do.
King Penguins courting at Salisbury Plain, South Georgia.
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Dutch Penguins on ice and in the corner is real snow
Handmade frame (as always, i don't have a frame program)
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Taken on Carcass Island, Falklands during our cruise to the Falklands Islands, South Georgia and Antarctic Peninsula. They nest in burrows and were generally not near the water unless they wandered off. They showed no fear of people and one can only hope that these areas remain pristine. We were told that we could not get too close to the penguins but they were free to wander anywhere. Sometimes they did come close, but they had the right-of-way!
There is some very interesting information in the site below.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magellanic_penguin
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I had never heard of a bird commonly called the "Jackass Penguin" (Spheniscus demersus). More politely-named the "African Penguin", it got the Jackass nickname because of its bray-like call. Today, it is found in an ever-dwindling population in southern African waters. In the first estimates in 1910, there were about 1.5 million of them; then in 2000 an estimated 200,000; and, by the year 2010 only 55,000 were believed to exist. They are considered an "endangered" species.
The picture shows a peculiar pink patch above the eye. On warm days, the penguin's blood level increases in this gland causing a darker pink color. The increased blood near the skin surface allows cooling somewhat. So, by looking at this picture, you can deduce that it was taken on a warm, sunny autumn day.
Seen at the Denver Zoo, Colorado.
Erect crested penguins in the New Zealand Sub Antarctic.
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This beautiful king penguin is having a little nap, despite the frenzy of people milling about the Grytviken area.
As I mentioned in a previous post, there were not many penguins at this location. They were not nesting, so it is likely the group are all younger or non-mating for some other reason. Many were moulting, but this individual didn't show evidence of that.
For a while after whalers stopped using these penguins as a fuel source, their numbers increased quite a bit. They are in decline again, possibly for a few reasons. One may be climate change affecting food availability. Another is the commercial krill harvest. Krill makes up a large portion of the food for many fish species, penguins, and whales, but krill are being scooped up by the billions of tons for creating supplemental oils (which really is not needed by anyone) and food meal for use on fish farms. I'm guessing there is money involved in there somewhere.
This is a Macaroni Penguin (Eudyptes chrysolophus). The scientific name means fine diver with the golden crest. There are six species of yellow-crested penguins but Macaronis can be distinguished by the sad clown mouth as they have a down-turned gape. Like most penguins they feed mainly on krill, which are shrimps about 2cm long. The water-soaked plumage of tiny feathers on the back looks just like fish scales. The name Macaroni was an eighteenth century slang word for a dandy and the name stuck for the penguin after the original meaning had drifted into obscurity. Apparently dandies of this period often wore feathers in their hats. This was photographed at a breeding colony at Cooper Bay on South Georgia. Unfortunately this Penguin is in trouble and the population on South Georgia declined by 50% between the 1950s and 1990s so it has been classed by IUCN as vulnerable. The decline is probably due to reductions in their favourite food krill.
Emperor Penguins at Snow Hill, Antarctica.
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Emperor Penguins in Antarctica.
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Bartholome' Island
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Penguin found along the shoreline of Bartholome' island.
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These skinny penguins have likely just finished either a molt or a shift incubating their eggs and are off to sea to replenish their stores.
This, the smallest Antarctic penguin, gets its name from the two-footed jumps it makes as it moves about its colony.
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Another cute collab between me and Sweet Thing. <3 Out now at N21 !!
I LOVED making these. I love penguins! ovo;
Rockhopper Penguin on Saunders Island in the Falkland Islands.
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Dellingsdawn sent me this magnificent Antarctica card. It is so beautiful!!!!! One of my all time favourites :)
I've always really loved penguins...not sure why exactly but they just seem so happy and friendly and oblivious of the atrocities of the world. yes, I think I would like to be a penguin....even just for a couple of moments.
Two penguins swam quickly around in circles. Every time they approached, I took a picture. I never snapped my shutter as fast as they swam and therefore I captured only their backsides. This is a creative edit of an original image which wasn't very impressive.
King Penguin and a Magellanic Penguin in the foreground at Isla Martillo, Patagonia, Argentina.
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All penguins have a white belly and a dark (mostly black) back. Penguins cannot fly, but they can swim very well. They have good hearing and can see underwater. The white and black colors are for camouflage (to help them hide) when they swim. So, when a predator looking from underwater sees the white belly and wings of the penguin, they can not see it well with the light coming from above. Also, from above, the penguin's black backs can not be seen well in the dark water. The biggest penguins may stand nearly 4 feet tall and can weigh almost 100 pounds. The smallest kinds are only about one foot tall. Penguins also have a thick layer of blubber that helps them be warm, and their feathers are very tightly packed to make another cover. They also have a layer of woolly down under the feathers, that are coated with a type of oil that makes them waterproof.
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Well I'm now back from my trip to Antarctica and this is the first of quite a few penguin shots that I will upload. I was totally enchanted by King Penguins as they seemed to treat humans as if we were penguins. If I sat on the beach they would come up to me and have a look, as this curious individual was doing. This was photographed on the island of South Georgia; a subantarctic island.
King Penguins paddling on the beach at Volunteer Point, Falklands.
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