Since my last visit, the chicks have grown into chubby little balls of fluff scurrying about on their own, falling over, rolling in the snow, and lapping up the attention of every adult penguin in sight.
Feed me!
My field guide taught me that you can tell what a penguin's been eating by the colour of its poo. Red for krill, white for fish and green if its hungry (bile). So it looks like the doting parent above has recently enjoyed a krill feast.
Oi, what you looking at??!
One comes to say hello. They seem to be just as interested in us as we are in them. In fact, one day when we were abseiling down an ice cliff near the colony a long line of curious penguins could be seen extending all the way towards us!
My new feathered friends
My field guide taught me that you can tell what a penguin's been eating by the colour of its poo. Red for krill, white for fish and green if its hungry (bile). So it looks like the doting parent above has recently enjoyed a krill feast.
Oi, what you looking at??!
One comes to say hello. They seem to be just as interested in us as we are in them. In fact, one day when we were abseiling down an ice cliff near the colony a long line of curious penguins could be seen extending all the way towards us!
My new feathered friends
Penguins galore!
Inside a crevass at the edge of the ice shelf
Exploring on the sea ice.
Inside a crevass at the edge of the ice shelf
Exploring on the sea ice.
All in all, a fairly extraordinary holiday.
Cheers to Dean, who took half these photos.
2 comments:
Beautiful pictures!
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