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Emperor Penguins, Aptenodytes forsteri, leaving home on the fast ice at about 1am to go fishing, Cape Roget, Ross Sea, Antarctica. The penguins make their way to the edge of the ice from the rookery. They seem to stand in groups of about 20, peacefully waiting for those groups in front to leave...

Adelie Penguin, Pygoscelis adeliae, walking on the fast ice at Cape Adare, Ross Sea, Antarctica. This little penguin is on its way from the rookery across 2-3 kilometres of fast ice to get to the sea so it can bring back food for its chicks. The colony at Cape Adare is one of the biggest Adelie...

Australian White Ibis, Threskiornis molucca, feeding juvenile. Oakden Native Fish Sanctuary, South Australia. This colony of Ibis is in the heart of the Adelaide suburbs. The colony has grown to over 400 in a very short time and many of the local residents are fed up with the noise and stench as...

Adelie Penguin, Pygoscelis adeliae, on the pebb le beach at Cape Adare, Ross Sea, Antarctica. The colony at Cape Adare is one of the biggest Adelie colonies in the Antarctica.

Emperor Penguins, Aptenodytes forsteri, arriving home at midnight to return to the rookery on the fast ice at Cape Roget, Ross Sea, Antarctica. The Emperor Penguins launch themselves out of the water at high speed and land in a tobogganing position, quickly standing to walk across the ice. This...

Portrait of an Adelie Penguin, Pygoscelis adeliae, on the fast ice at Cape Adare, Ross Sea, Antarctica. This little penguin is on its way from the rookery across 2-3 kilometres of fast ice to get to the sea so it can bring back food for its chicks. The colony at Cape Adare is one of the biggest...

Australian White Ibis, Threskiornis molucca, feeding on the edge of the pond. Oakden Native Fish Sanctuary, South Australia. This colony of Ibis is in the heart of the Adelaide suburbs. The colony has grown to over 400 in a very short time and many of the local residents are fed up with the...

Australian White Ibis, Threskiornis molucca. Oakden Native Fish Sanctuary, South Australia. This colony of Ibis is in the heart of the Adelaide suburbs. The colony has grown to over 400 in a very short time and many of the local residents are fed up with the noise and stench as their houses are...

Australian White Ibis, Threskiornis molucca. Oakden Native Fish Sanctuary, South Australia. This colony of Ibis is in the heart of the Adelaide suburbs. The colony has grown to over 400 in a very short time and many of the local residents are fed up with the noise and stench as their houses are...

Emperor Penguin, Aptenodytes forsteri, feeding. On the sea ice at Cape Washington, Ross Sea, Antarctica. Most of these penguins (colony of 300,000) have never seen a human before and they are quite fearless. Expedition rules in the Antarctica are that visitors must stay at least 4.5m (15ft)...

Emperor Penguin, Aptenodytes forsteri, feeding sequence: Left, chick begging; middle and right, adult regurgitating and chick taking food. On the sea ice at Cape Washington, Ross Sea, Antarctica. Most of these penguins (colony of 300,000) have never seen a human before and they are quite...

Colony of African Penguins, Spheniscus demersus, also known as the black footed penguin, on the sand at Boulder Beach. Visitor viewing platform can be seen in the background. South Africa. This colony established itself roughly 30 years ago with one breeding pair in the first season and 2 or 3...

Pair of adults from the colony of African Penguins, Spheniscus demersus, also known as the black footed penguin, on the rocks at Boulder Beach. South Africa.

Juvenile Australian White Ibis, Threskiornis molucca. Oakden Native Fish Sanctuary, South Australia. This colony of Ibis is in the heart of the Adelaide suburbs. The colony has grown to over 400 in a very short time and many of the local residents are fed up with the noise and stench as their...

Juvenile begging its parent for food. Oakden Native Fish Sanctuary, South Australia. This colony of Ibis is in the heart of the Adelaide suburbs. The colony has grown to over 400 in a very short time and many of the local residents are fed up with the noise and stench as their houses are so...

Australian White Ibis (Threskiornis molucca) Oakden Native Fish Sanctuary, South Australia. This colony of Ibis is in the heart of the Adelaide suburbs. The colony has grown to over 400 in a very short time and many of the local residents are fed up with the noise and stench as their houses are...

Sayornis nigricans lookng seductively over its shoulder at the Tijuana Estuary, Imperial Beach, CA, 11-07-10, Canon EOS 7D 400/f5.6L. http://www.picturetrail.com/marysan

Seen in Mogan Lake, TURKEY on 18 September 2011.

This is the first time I managed to get one actually feeding.

I watched as this bear foraged for pin cherries in this tree. The branch it was on broke and it fell about 12 feet to the ground. Undisturbed, it ate all the cherries that had fallen with it then it cilmbed up the tree again to finish off whatever pin cherries it could reach. Many calories are...

The bears are coming daily to fish for returning salmon. They have a lot to choose from and females with eggs are a favorite. A couple of bites and on to the next. In this suburban area the bears are better off eating salmon than rumaging through household garbage and coming into conflict with...

The local bears are taking advantage of the returning salmon to fatten up before hibernating.

Until my recent trip north it had been a long time since I'd spotted this beautiful bird. The male is quite striking, I'll post one of him later. This is a juvenile.