The Macaroni penguin in a nesting colony of Adelies (photo by Jon Brack)
A little closer (also by Jon Brack)
The next day; a little sunnier, a little dirtier (photo by Jon Brack)
A good comparison photo between the Macaroni and an Adelie
(photo by Jon Brack)
The crowd of people that rushed out to Torgesson to see the penguin
A juvenile elephant seal
A crowd of nesting Adelies
The Adelie chics are getting bigger!
The start of a beautiful sunset over Torgy
Last week a Macaroni penguin was spotted on Torgesson Island by the Birders. They called back to station and almost half of the station population headed out to see him. Macaroni penguins are sub-antarctic penguins that usually live much further up north the peninsula. This is only the second time anyone on station can remember seeing one of these penguins in the area.
He looked amazingly different from Adelies: taller, fatter, with a large red beak and those wild orange eyebrows. The Adelies took no notice of him and he stayed there for several days before taking off again.
He looked amazingly different from Adelies: taller, fatter, with a large red beak and those wild orange eyebrows. The Adelies took no notice of him and he stayed there for several days before taking off again.
1 comments:
Kinda makes me think of the Sesame Steet song, "which one of these birds are not like the others?!?" Great photos! After a VERY busy holiday season I plan to catch up with you over email soon - Miss you & thanks for the cards :) Got one today! - Michelle
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