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For the All New Scavenger Hunt #14 - Your favorite past time.
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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
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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.
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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
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.
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Lawn Fawn - Toboggan Together... Setting scend dearest dear is helping his friend adorable penquin pushing the sleigh :)
I've added backgrounds to two more of my floating tangles. The Manta Ray is one and the Arab is the other. Now I'm going to work on the floating penquin.
Thank you Karen [ travelinfool55] for this adorable card....the baby penquin is precious. Merry Christmas to you and your entire family~
Go here to see more of the beautiful cards involved in the exchange. This is my first year participating and am enjoying the anticipation of receiving cards in the mail.
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An ice hat gives way to a wonderland where characters from Alice in Wonderland meet playful penquins. Elin
" We Will Meet Again " .
Penquin's .
The Mating Game .
A Penquin returning to the nest sometimes brings its mate a stone in a courtship gesture .
Male selection is up to the female , and it is the females that compete for the males ............
(2015) One of my best artworks from 2015 at Playdek Inc. I certainly put that whiteboard in good use, professionally speaking.
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The Chicago Botanic Garden located in Glencoe IL is one of my favorite places to photograph. I visit at least once or twice each year – usually in the early morning to beat the crowds and take advantage of the morning light.