Tag: penguin
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King penguin
Among all the penguins of the Falklands, there is only one king. One penguin so haughty, so aristocrat that it has earned its king title. Slightly smaller than the Emperor penguin of Antarctica, it is defintely as colorful, except when it’s young. Then, it is only a fluffy bowl of dull feathers continuously asking for…
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Macaroni penguin
If you liked the rockhopper penguin, you will love the Macaroni penguin. The “Macaroni” is slightly bigger, supposed to be able to breed with rockhopper penguins, much rarer, but quite impressive. At first, you’d say this is the same animal. But side-by-side, you will quickly noticed the deep yellow of the longer eyebrows of the…
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Southern rockhopper penguin
The nice colors of this penguin (red eye, orange beak,pink feet, yellow eyebrows) project an air of exuberance that no other penguin can reach. Small but noisy. Always very active. Always part of large groups and colonies. But how do you join two imperatives like eating at sea, loving cliffs and living in colonies at…
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Magellanic penguin
Severe, timid, quickly hiding in its earth hole or gone fishing far in the sea, the “Magellan” is not in favour of too much socializing. But you’ll find it nearly everywhere in the Southern seas, even in Africa. Magellanic penguin, Manchot de Magellan (Spheniscus magellanicus)Falkland Islands, November 2019.
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Gentoo penguin
This penguin is one of the most funny ones. Contantly active, always ready to surf the waves on Carcass Island. Gentoo penguin, Manchot papou (Pygoscelis papua)Falkland Islands, November 2019.
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Murres thinking they are penguins
Since penguins live only in the Southern Hemisphere and can’t fly, we could not encounter any during our 2016 trip to the Arctic Archipelago of Canada. However, we observed some birds who seemed to have the same behaviour assembling in groups on icebergs or ice-floes, like so many penguins do in the South of our…