Gentoo Penguins, Pygoscelis papua, nests, mounds of small pebbles, four birds, incubating, shelter of two very large whale vertebrae, bones, baleen whale, black and white birds, red beaks, edge of sea, patch of snow, unusual nest site, pink droppings coloured by krill, shrimps and other crustaceans, Aitcho Island, Antarctica
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Gentoo Penguin nests in the shelter of very large whale bones.
Gentoo penguins, Pygoscelis papua, nests, pebbles, incubating eggs, edge of sea, small patch of snow, mud, puddles, large vertebra of a baleen whale spattered with pink droppings, coloured by food items, strange nesting site, Aitcho Island, Antarctica
Description
Gentoo penguins nesting alongside a huge whale vertebra.
Gentoo Penguins, Pygosceliss papua, pair, investigating hole in ice as potential nest site, both peering down at same time, one bird calling, South Shetland islands, Antarctica
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Two penguins investigating a hole in the snow and ice.
Gentoo Penguins, Pygoscelis papua, cruise ship in background, World Discoverer, now renamed, ice and snow, mountains, start of Lemaire Channel, Antarctic Peninsular
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Typical Antarctic landscape with cruise ship and penguins.
Whale bones, jaw bone, a vertebra, rib, cleaned of flesh, old, bleached, lying on black volcanic sand, black round pebbles, near Whaling Station on Deception Island, Antarctica
penguin, pebbles, Magellanic penguin, Fernando de Magallanes, Argentina, South America, Punta Tombo, Chubut, black and white, small, aquatic, bird, WHOPEN, WHOWWW
Weaver Bird @ small mainly seed-eating Africa weaver-finches arboreal Architecture nest village hang pendulous fruits palm trees male builds compulsively advertises to female by hanging upside down at entrance flapping wing chattering neatly built nests yellow brightly coloured female accepts nest mate mating eggs several nests Aves Passeriformes Ploceidae Ploceus cucullatus Southern Africa Transvaal Mpumalanga palm trees bright safari see view travel 2010 colourful colour FIFA Soccer Rainbow Nation
Weaver Bird @ small mainly seed-eating Africa weaver-finches arboreal Architecture nest village hang pendulous fruits palm trees male builds compulsively advertises to female by hanging upside down at entrance flapping wing chattering neatly built nests yellow brightly coloured female accepts nest mate mating eggs several nests Aves Passeriformes Ploceidae Ploceus cucullatus Southern Africa Transvaal Mpumalanga palm trees bright safari see view travel 2010 colourful colour FIFA Soccer Rainbow Nation
Eudyptula minor; Fairy penguins; Little Blue Penguins; Outdoors; bird; natural world; nature; ornithology; photograph
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Fairy penguin (Little Blue Penguin): Eudyptula minor Size: 30 cm Distribution: South of Western Australia and other Southern regions and New Zealand Months seen: All year round. Food: Fish and squid. Habitat: Sea shore Penguin Island is only 42 kilometres from the centre of Perth. It is home to the largest colony of little penguins on the west coast and probably Western Australia. The small, 12.5 hectare island is less than 700 metres off shore from Rockingham. The island is only open during the dayand access on Penguin Island is limited Visiting is restricted, September to May. The island is closed for the rest of the year to protect the breeding penguins from disturbance.
Eudyptula minor; Fairy penguins; Kris Mercer; Little Blue Penguins; Outdoors; bird; natural world; nature; ornithology; photograph; wildlife
Description
Fairy penguin (Little Blue Penguin): Eudyptula minor Size: 30 cm Distribution: South of Western Australia and other Southern regions and New Zealand Months seen: All year round. Food: Fish and squid. Habitat: Sea shore Penguin Island is only 42 kilometres from the centre of Perth. It is home to the largest colony of little penguins on the west coast and probably Western Australia. The small, 12.5 hectare island is less than 700 metres off shore from Rockingham. The island is only open during the dayand access on Penguin Island is limited Visiting is restricted, September to May. The island is closed for the rest of the year to protect the breeding penguins from disturbance.
coot; female coot; bird; water bird; Rallidae family; black plumage; omnivorous bird; Fulica Atra; male coot; nest; birds nest; coot sitting on nest; female coot with male coot; two coots together; two adult coot together; black feathers; bird feathers; coot feathers;
