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King Penguins courting at Salisbury Plain, South Georgia.
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Cape or African penguins, formerly known as Jackass Penguins, (Spheniscus demersus) on Boulders Beach, South Africa.
King penguins discussing the aftermath of a squall, as the skies darkened, sand buffeted, and the spume blew off the breakers! Volunteer Point, The Falklands.
Erect crested penguins in the New Zealand Sub Antarctic.
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Macaroni is one of six species of yellow-crested penguin. Wikipedia currently says that the name derives from the resemblance of its yellow feathers to macaroni pasta. Now in the late 18th century macaroni was a name given to "dandies" who exceeded the normal boundaries of fashion, and I thought that these penguins were named after these dandies. I may have been more convinced with the pasta story if they had been called Spaghetti Penguins. The Macaroni Penguin was first described in 1837 by Brandt so a little bit later than the 18th century Macaroni dandies. Its scientific name Eudyptes chrysolophus translates as perfect diver with a golden crest. I photographed this individual porpoising through the water at South Georgia.
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.
I ROBOT
This is one of the first books I ever read after leaving school and it took me down the long road of Science Fiction. Isaac Asimov, Philip K Dick, J G Ballard, Frederic Pohl, Jack Williamson, Robert A Heinlein and so many others.
So this is a little tribute to those imaginative folk who put pen to paper, thank you from the bottom of my heart.
The little clock character was a birthday gift of many moons ago, he seemed appropriate to go on the shelf too. A bit cranky now, he doesn’t stand up by himself but leans in a very casual way and is a good timekeeper.
The next bit is a bit weird, I don’t own a copy of Asimov’s “I Robot” because it’s not in Penguin Books and I only collect Penguin Science fiction but I might make an exception and buy it along with the ‘Foundation' series at some time.
Hope some of you have enjoyed Sci/Fi too and have appreciated those writers and their imaginations. Here are a couple of other titles that I think have gone down in history as classic fiction.
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King Penguin pairs tend to emulate each others behaviour sometimes resulting in symmetrical poses like this.
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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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The penguins of the New Orleans Aquarium is one of the best parts of the tour. Spend some time looking at these little fellas.
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I saw many Penguin Colonies… and it was so interesting to watch how they lived in such close quarters. They really are amazing animals...
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.
The King Penguin (Aptenodytes patagonicus) is the second largest species of penguin at about 11 to 16 kg (24 to 35 lb), second only to the Emperor Penguin. King Penguins eat small fish, mainly lanternfish, and squid and rely less than most Southern Ocean predators on krill and other crustaceans. On foraging trips they repeatedly dive to over 100 metres (330 ft), and have been recorded at depths greater than 300 metres
King Penguin and a Magellanic Penguin in the foreground at Isla Martillo, Patagonia, Argentina.
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i decided to add comedy to my previous title by actually making the penguins the color they were labled with photoshop.
sad thing about this tho is that in the picture, there were only two penguins showing their colors so for the rest of them, i made them the color i thought was appropriate.
and funny.
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.
Seen at The Sea Life Centre, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk.
The Humboldt Penguin is only found along The Pacific Coasts of Chile and Peru. The present population is around only 10-12000 breading pairs and unless fully protected they face extinction within a few decades.
All the penguins at Sea Life Centres are captive bred and are breading.
Unfortunately, Humboldt Penguins moult annually, it takes about a month. We picked the wrong time to see them at their best
King Penguins paddling on the beach at Volunteer Point, Falklands.
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Antarctica left a restless longing in my heart beckoning towards an incomprehensible perfection forever beyond the reach of mortal man. Its overwhelming beauty touches one so deeply that it is like a wound. —Edwin Mickleburgh
Swinging wings for Feathery Friday this week. Not to be out done this little penguin shows off his feathers. Head on over for some dazzling wing displays.
And have of great weekend!