SmugMug > keywords > seabirds > Walker bay at Livingston Island. 
Gentoo genguin colony and a few tourists near Hannah Point.
South Shetland Islands, Antarctica.
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Fortuna Bay, South Georgia Island.
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King penguins at Fortuna Bay, South Georgia Island.
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Adult and juvenile Magellanic penguins hanging out on the beach.  Carcass Island, Falkland Islands.
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SmugMug > keywords > seabirds > Southern rockhopper penguin portrait.
New Island, Falkland Islands.
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SmugMug > keywords > seabirds > Iceberg with Adelie penguins.
Paulet Island in Antarctica is one of the best places to see Adelie penguins standing on a blue iceberg.
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SmugMug > keywords > seabirds > Zodiak cruise near iceberg with Adelie penguins.
Paulet Island, Antarctica.
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Pair of Macaroni penguin preening.
Cooper Bay, South Georgia Island.
Female Macaroni Penguins can begin breeding at around five years of age, while the males do not normally breed until at least six years old. Females breed at a younger age because the male population is larger. The surplus of male penguins allows the female penguins to select more experienced male partners as soon as the females are physically able to breed. Commencing a few days after females arrive to the colony, sexual displays are used by males to attract partners and advertise their territory, and by pairs once together at the nest site and at changeover of incubation shifts. In the ecstatic display, a penguin bows forward, making loud throbbing sounds, and then extends its head and neck up until the neck and beak are vertical. The bird then waves its head from side to side braying loudly. Birds also engage in mutual bowing, trumpeting, and preening.
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Walker bay at Livingston Island.
Gentoo genguin colony and a few tourists near Hannah Point.
South Shetland Islands, Antarctica.
 > Walker bay at Livingston Island. 
Gentoo genguin colony and a few tourists near Hannah Point.
South Shetland Islands, Antarctica.
Walker bay at Livingston Island.
Gentoo genguin colony and a few tourists near Hannah Point.
South Shetland Islands, Antarctica.
Photo by: LichtenHansen • see photo in gallery

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