Bluff Cove, Falkland Islands
Gentoo and King Penguins - both about 30" in height
In this large rookery everyone just milled around, as there were no serious predators.
Gentoo Penguins on the left and...
...King Penguins on the right.
I can get it myself.
Don't bug me! I'm thinking about it.
Some swim...some don't.
Craig and Patty
Ellen, Harry, and Patty -- it's really cold here.
Bluff Cove, Falkland Islands even has its own postal drop.
Punta Arenas, Chile - Isla Magdalena
Magdalena Penguins - about 28" in height.
We didn't have to take a rough 4-wheel excursion to reach the penguins of Isla Magdalena. However, we did have to board a WWII landing craft and brave extremely choppy waters to get to the island.
We walked down this plate in the front of the ship to reach the shore.
It had been a rough trip, in very tight quarters at the rear of the ship; then we had to move forward across a narrow passageway above the area soldiers huddled on their ride to the beach in the distant past.
This island contained about 160,000 penguins, most with their own boroughs - for protection from the wind and birds.
Upon our arrival we created a tourist alert. While many moved away, we were able to find some groups enjoying the sea.
To each his own church...err, lighthouse
Do I have to come in now mom?
It looks like a whole new world to me.
Twins
Watching the tourists leave -- at last.
Gotta shop till you drop.
