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Help - I'm Lost!
StrikingSlug

Help - I'm Lost! (Pygoscelis papua)

I took this shot in the Stromness valley on South Georgia while walking the route followed by Sir Ernest Shackleton after his epic 800 mile open boat voyage from Elephant Island. This little gentoo penguin was in the middle of nowhere, on his own, and looking very sad and scruffy as he was in the middle of his moult. It must have been over a mile to the sea from here, across some pretty difficult terrain, and not another penguin to be seen until we reached the beach.
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Habitat
Glacial runoff plain
Location
Stromness Valley, South Georgia
Date taken
13 Mar 09
Scientific name
Pygoscelis papua
Equipment used
Pentax K200D, 18-55mm lens, 1/30 @ F13, ISO 100, 18mm

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New Zealand, Southern Oceans, Antarctica
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