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I went to the Newport Aquarium for the "Penguin Parade" thinking I might get some cute shots of penquins. The "parade" consists of one penquin wheeled out in a little wagon with plexiglas sides (I had visions of a whole flock parading around outside!). So, um, not much of a photo op there. But these murals on the walls made for a cool shot.
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Above: A unique split boulder. - BOULDERS BEACH is a sheltered beach made up of inlets between granite boulders, from which the name originated. It is located at Simon's Town, Cape Town on the False Bay Coast of the Cape Peninsula.
It is a popular tourist stop because of a colony of African Penguins which settled there in 1982. Boulders Beach forms part of the Table Mountain National Park.
Although set in the midst of a residential area, it is one of the few sites where this vulnerable bird (Spheniscus demersus) can be observed at close range, wandering freely in a protected natural environment.
From just two breeding pairs in 1982, the penguin colony has grown to about 3000 in recent years. This is partly due to the reduction in commercial pelagic trawling in False Bay, which has increased the supply of pilchards and anchovy, which form part of the penguins' diet.
Bordered mainly by indigenous bush above the high-water mark on the one side, and the clear water of False Bay on the other, the area comprises a number of small sheltered bays, partially enclosed by granite boulders that are 540 million years old.
The most popular recreational spot is Boulders Beach, but the penguins are best viewed from Foxy Beach, where newly-constructed boardwalks take visitors to within a few metres of the birds.
It is also a popular swimming beach, although humans are restricted to beaches adjacent to the penguin colony. Source: Wikipedia (Amended)
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A King Penguin vocalizes as companions watch. Photo taken at a King Penguin colony on the island of Tierra del Fuego off the southern tip of South America. The backdrop is low clouds and heavy surf coming ashore from the Straits of Magellan.
If you want to check out the distinctive sound they make when they point skyward like this scroll down to the "Sounds" link (center column) on this page: www.bbc.co.uk/nature/life/King_Penguin
De Afrikaanse pinguïn (Spheniscus demersus) leeft langs de kusten van Namibië en Zuid-Afrika, in zee, op zandgronden en tussen de rotsen. De maximumleeftijd van de pinguïn is ongeveer 30 jaar.
De Afrikaanse pinguïn eet alleen uit de zee. Op zijn menu staan wel 25 soorten vis, achttien soorten kreeft en drie soorten inktvis. Hij heeft een sterke zware snavel en een stekelige tong die een goede greep biedt op de vaak glibberige prooi. Om aan voedsel te komen moet hij zes tot twintig meter diep duiken. Om goed te kunnen zinken, heeft hij zware, massieve botten. Hij kan minutenlang zijn adem inhouden. Tijdens het duiken wordt het zuurstofverbruik in het lichaam beperkt. Toch gebruikt de pinguïn veel energie, omdat hij veel lichaamswarmte verliest aan het koude zeewater. Hij moet daarom veel eten, ongeveer 400 tot 1000 gram per dag.
Afrikaanse pinguïns houden contact met elkaar door een karakteristieke roep te laten horen. Bij de voortplanting hoort een aantal rituelen: als de balts begint, arriveert het mannetje als eerste op de broedplaats. Hij gaat op zoek naar een vrouwtje. Op elke soortgenoot die hem wel interessant lijkt, loopt hij af. Als het vrouwtje met de kop gaat trillen, kan de paring volgen. Dan gaat het mannetje op zoek naar een rotshol om er een nest in te maken. Vervolgens betreedt het vrouwtje het hol en legt twee eieren. Mannetje en vrouwtje broeden om de beurt door op de eieren te gaan zitten of liggen.
Pinguïns kunnen niet vliegen. Hun kleine smalle vleugels kunnen zo’n zwaar lichaam niet dragen. Als een pinguïn door het water zwemt maakt hij onder water een soort vliegbeweging. Hij vliegt dus als het ware door het water. Hij kan dan wel 20 kilometer per uur zwemmen.
De oudste dierentuin van Nederland, in hartje Amsterdam……Artis
I took this photograph on the South Island of New Zealand of two penquins posed in a tender, affectionate manner. Thus, the title, "Penquins in Love."
Photographed in New Zealand
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Since I was a young boy, I always associated penguins with ice and snow...but no longer...several years ago I photographed penguins on a beach in Cape Town, Africa and have now photographed two different species of penguins in New Zealand.
We had to keep our distance from this colony of penguins and I was frankly amazed to see them emerge from the sea and do a slow trek up a very steep hill to their nesting site.
Penguins are incredibly graceful and at home in the water but, on land, not so much...which is why I found their ability to climb that steep hill was so impressive.
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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. Because it originally ranged beyond Fiordland, it is sometimes referred to as the New Zealand crested penguin.
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.
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.
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Boeing 737-7H4 (cn 32533/2294) This 737 used to be "Penquin One" in a Seaworld livery, but is now "Missouri One".
I'm revisiting my archives and using newer software to process. South Georgia , Gold Harbour on the way to Antarctica.
Selfie: Guy Mannering, photographer. Christchurch, New Zealand
US Navy in Antarctica. International Geophysical Year (IGY) 1957/8.
Setting up McMurdo Base
Some of the thousand or so 4x5" and 6x6cm images (negs) I saved from destruction 30 years ago.
The owner gave me permission to save them as the new buyer of his photo studio didn't want the old photo library.
These are from around 5,000 images that were in a pile on the dirty concrete floor waiting to be taken to the rubbish tip. Many are in poor condition as they are suffering from the 'vinegar effect' but I've been scanning and restoring these for many years now.
Images include New Zealand and US Antarctic bases in the IGY 1957/8, Sir Edmund Hillary, Sir Bob Hamilton and much much more.
This is a decades long project (already) and I will probably never be fully finished.
These original images were shot by Guy Mannering (deceased) and onsold to Warren Jacobs as part of the photo library attached to the business Warren bought. In the mid 1990's, when Warren retired, some friends and I (other photographers), helped him clean up the business for the incoming new owner who didn't want this old library.
When I asked Warren, he agreed that I could have them rather than sending them to the rubbish tip. (Thanks Warren)
Firemen check the hole they just cut in the ice of Whitefisk Lake for the Penquin Plunge, held as part of th e city’s annual Winter Carnival. The annual icy plunge is held at City Beach in Witefish Montana.