Penguins - Antarctica / Gentoos

[Alison]

I love close-up cams . . .



The penguin on the left who looks like a sasquatch is a young one going through a moult into adult plumage:

[Alison]

Studying his/her feet:

[Alison]

A view from one of the close-up cams. I'm glad they have finally been activated.

[Alison]

A somewhat different view -- a couple of the other cams have now been activated:

[The Peregrine Chick]

This pic of Gentoos is from the South Georgia Island site, where very few chicks survived last year:

Sure looks like the "village" is going to raise that wee babe ....

[Alison]

Not too many Gentoos visible today. I liked the light in this pic:



This pic of Gentoos is from the South Georgia Island site, where very few chicks survived last year:

[Alison]

Today there was a rare visit from the supply ship: I think it is the Oscar Viel.

[Alison]

Thanks, Alison!  The video is wonderful and so funny.  The Gentoo antics reminded me of the cartoon called PINGU.  
Those were Orcas weren't they?  Fabulous to hear the blowhole noises.

Glad you liked the video, bcbird. I really don't know whether those were Orcas . . . when I originally saw this video, I think it was on YouTube and there was no information with it. I believe the people who made the video were from Norway.

[bcbird]

Thanks, Alison!  The video is wonderful and so funny.  The Gentoo antics reminded me of the cartoon called PINGU.  
Those were Orcas weren't they?  Fabulous to hear the blowhole noises.

[Alison]

This video of a Gentoo isn't new, but I thought I'd post a link for anyone who hasn't seen it before. It's near the top of the page:

http://twinbeaks.blogspot.com/

[Alison]

The chicks are continuing to grow fast.

I like the "twins" to the right of the ledge in this pic:


A Snowy Sheathbill wanders hopefully among the Gentoos (centre of pic):


All the penguins on the ledge are facing the same way:


Chicks being cared for on the top level:


Two well fed little chicks on the ledge:

[Alison]

The few chicks visible are growing fast:


I like the Gentoo standing on tiptoe on top of the ledge in this pic:


A peaceful Antarctic sunset:


One of the chicks on the ledge standing tall to be fed:


There are close-up cams on this site, which are usually activated later in the season. I hope they will be activated this year.

[The Peregrine Chick]

If you haven't checked out all the cams/cam angles on this one, its well worth doing.  Only patch of dirt you can see and the penguins look like black-and-white fire hydrants waiting for a fire.  Coote (pun not a spelling mistake)

[Alison]

Several chicks are visible on the ledge in these pics -- I think the penguin in front has two chicks:
[img width==400]http://i1013.photobucket.com/albums/af254/wingshigh/Buckeye/Peregrines/gentoosjan99b.jpg[/img]

[eagle63_1999]

It does seem to indicate that they might have a little mouth to feed