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  1. Adelie Penguin Portrait, Pygoscelis adeliae

    Adelie Penguin Portrait, Pygoscelis adeliae

    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...
  2. Juvenile Adelie Penguins Having an Argument, Pygoscelis adeliae

    Juvenile Adelie Penguins Having an Argument, Pygoscelis adeliae

    Non-breeding juvenile Adelie Penguins practice building nests with the beach pebbles, then have arguments as they try to steal each other's pebbles. Notice that they have their crests up - a sure sign that they are agro!!! The adults around about take no notice of the teenagers exploratory...
  3. Adelie Penguin, Pygoscelis adeliae, Walking

    Adelie Penguin, Pygoscelis adeliae, Walking

    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...
  4. Adelie Penguin Rookery, Pygoscelis adeliae

    Adelie Penguin Rookery, Pygoscelis adeliae

    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.
  5. Adelie Penguin Portrait, Pygoscelis adeliae

    Adelie Penguin Portrait, Pygoscelis adeliae

    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...
  6. Adelie Procession Sequence, Image 4

    Adelie Procession Sequence, Image 4

    Adelie Procession Sequence showing a group of Adelie Penguins, pygoscelis adeliae, gathering together to cross a frozen pool in the pressure ridges in the sea ice at Cape Hallett, Ross Sea, Antarctica. Because this frozen pool was different from the regular environment they were very diffident...
  7. Adelie Procession Sequence, Image 3

    Adelie Procession Sequence, Image 3

    Adelie Procession Sequence showing a group of Adelie Penguins, pygoscelis adeliae, gathering together to cross a frozen pool in the pressure ridges in the sea ice at Cape Hallett, Ross Sea , Antarctica. Because this frozen pool was different from the regular environment they were very diffident...
  8. Adelie Procession Sequence, Image 2

    Adelie Procession Sequence, Image 2

    Adelie Procession Sequence showing a group of Adelie Penguins, pygoscelis adeliae, gathering together to cross a frozen pool in the pressure ridges in the sea ice at Cape Hallett, Ross Sea, Antarctica. Because this frozen pool was different from the regular environment they were very diffident...
  9. Adelie Procession Sequence, Image 1

    Adelie Procession Sequence, Image 1

    Adelie Procession Sequence showing a group of Adelie Penguins, pygoscelis adeliae, gathering together to cross a frozen pool in the pressure ridges in the sea ice at Cape Hallett, Ross Sea, Antarctica. Because this frozen pool was different from the regular environment they were very diffident...
  10. Adelie Penguins, pygoscelis adeliae, Cape Hallett, Antarctica

    Adelie Penguins, pygoscelis adeliae, Cape Hallett, Antarctica

    Adelie Penguins, pygoscelis adeliae, crossing the sea ice to get to open water to go fishing, at Cape Hallett, Ross Sea, Antarctica. These little birds are a long way from the regular "Penguin Highway" from the rookery to the open sea, and are definitely making a new path for...
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