After forever, it seems, the eggs beneath our fair Juliet (yes, that's what JC stands for) have hatched. I think I took 50 snaps of Romeo hovering over her, as if that would expedite matters. Talk about impatience! And here I thought I was the one. :)
Our parent's neighbor showed off her newly hatched chicks. Can you imagine seeing others' chicks before your own?
But it wasn't long before the chicks were out. What a sigh of relief! Two new Gentoo penguins for our sweet pair.
At first, JC was mysterious. The eggs were being cracked beneath her, but this shot was the first evidence that hatching was imminent.
Here, is a proud parent, almost in the penguin ecstasy pose, showing off her offspring. And if you look closely enough, you'll see two sets of tail feathers beneath.
Zoom shots are very useful. If you are using Firefox as a browser, go to their add-on page and get FoxZoom. It's very helpful for on the spot close-ups.
This is a great zoom shot--and look at the size of those little guys already. Egg shells are strewn about them.
Another proud parent pose.
Now that is the perfect shot of a happy penguin. Notice the flaring of the feathers.... those little guys won't be cold at all.
Stay with us.... more pix will be coming. :)
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