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  1. Little blue penguins

    Little blue penguins

    These little cuties are hard to capture. They don't arrive home from their daily fishing routine until nighttime. Was really lucky to get this pic from a safe distance after sunset. This group was waiting for complete darkness to make the run to land where their nests reside on protected...
  2. Magellanic Penguin

    Magellanic Penguin

    Going into the vault! I was perusing some older images and realized I had a handful of shots from last year's Antarctic trip that shockingly never made their way here. Silly me. Here's a operatic member of the Magdalena island community, bringing joy to the ears of all who care to listen....and...
  3. Yellow eyed penguin

    Yellow eyed penguin

    Bad hair day. Molting adult.
  4. Adelie Penguin

    Adelie Penguin

    This was the only Adelie Penguin amidst a colony of Gentoo Penguins at Damoy Point, Antarctica. It had a tendency to follow people around, even sneaking up on them!
  5. Erect-crested Penguin 1.jpeg

    Erect-crested Penguin 1.jpeg

    Erect-crested Penguin
  6. Moseley's Rockhopper Penguin, aka Northern Rockhopper Penguin

    Moseley's Rockhopper Penguin, aka Northern Rockhopper Penguin

    Moseley's Rockhopper Penguin, aka Northern Rockhopper Penguin, a vagrant in a Southern Rockhopper Penguin Colony
  7. Emperor Penguin

    Emperor Penguin

    Immature Emperor Penguin - one of three seen on the same ice flow
  8. Birds of a feather (or not)!

    Birds of a feather (or not)!

    The slightly smaller Adelie Penguin on the left
  9. African Penguin

    African Penguin

    This species is endangered due to competition with pelagic fisheries, pollution, predation and disturbance at breeding colonies.
  10. Gentoo penguin

    Gentoo penguin

    One of the many I took when I was in the Falklands
  11. Black-footed Penguin or Magellanic Penguin?

    Black-footed Penguin or Magellanic Penguin?

    Not sure if you can identify this Penguin? Black-footed or Magellanic?
  12. the gel look

    the gel look

    Another look of the hair styles of the Royals
  13. Humboldt Penguin - Spheniscus humboldti

    Humboldt Penguin - Spheniscus humboldti

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  14. Heading To Work

    Heading To Work

    I'm finding some gems while sorting catalogues - how's this cute Penguin !
  15. Little Blue Penguin

    Little Blue Penguin

    Went down to the harbour yesterday to see a fleet of Tall Ships coming into Auckland (7 big sailing ships which had raced over from Sydney). The ships weren't very impressive because the weather was bad so they were not under sail. But I saw this little fellow instead very close to the roadside...
  16. Galapagos penguin

    Galapagos penguin

    taken at an area on Isabella Island known as Los Tunales, beautiful volcanic outcripping
  17. Adelie Penguin Colony, Spheniscus demersus

    Adelie Penguin Colony, Spheniscus demersus

    African Penguin, Spheniscus demersus, also known as the black footed penguin on the sand at Boulder Beach, South Africa. This colony established itself roughly 30 years ago with one breeding pair in the first season and 2 or 3 breeding pairs in the second season. They established themselves...
  18. African Penguin Portrait, Spheniscus demersus

    African Penguin Portrait, Spheniscus demersus

    Portrait. Adult African Penguin, Spheniscus demersus, also known as the black footed penguin on the sand at Boulder Beach, South Africa. This colony established itself roughly 30 years ago with one breeding pair in the first season and 2 or 3 breeding pairs in the second season. They...
  19. African Penguin, Spheniscus demersus

    African Penguin, Spheniscus demersus

    Adult African Penguin, Spheniscus demersus, also known as the black footed penguin on the sand at Boulder Beach, South Africa. This colony established itself roughly 30 years ago with one breeding pair in the first season and 2 or 3 breeding pairs in the second season. They established...
  20. It's Hard Becoming An Adult, African Penguins, Spheniscus demersus

    It's Hard Becoming An Adult, African Penguins, Spheniscus demersus

    A moulting juvenile African Penguin, Spheniscus demersus, also known as the black footed penguin on the sand at Boulder Beach, South Africa. A chick becomes an adult by moulting its baby feathers. During moulting they are unable to go to sea to fish as their feathers would get water-logged and...
  21. African Penguins, Spheniscus demersus

    African Penguins, Spheniscus demersus

    Adult African Penguin, Spheniscus demersus, also known as the black footed penguin on the sand at Boulder Beach, South Africa. The two ragged looking birds in the top left hand corner are moulting. During moulting they are unable to go to sea to fish as their feathers would get water-logged and...
  22. 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...
  23. African Penguin, Spheniscus demersus

    African Penguin, Spheniscus demersus

    Adult African Penguin, Spheniscus demersus, also known as the black footed penguin on the sand at Boulder Beach, South Africa. This colony established itself roughly 30 years ago with one breeding pair in the first season and 2 or 3 breeding pairs in the second season. They established...
  24. African Penguin, Spheniscus demersus

    African Penguin, Spheniscus demersus

    Adult African Penguin, Spheniscus demersus, also known as the black footed penguin on the sand at Boulder Beach, South Africa. This colony established itself roughly 30 years ago with one breeding pair in the first season and 2 or 3 breeding pairs in the second season. They established...
  25. Gentoo Penguin Chic feeding

    Gentoo Penguin Chic feeding

    Gentoo chic stimulates the parent to give up food.
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