Wednesday, December 30, 2009

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Sleepy gentoo
Originally uploaded by zweiblumen
Saunder's Island, Falkland Islands, winter 2001.

Tuesday, December 29, 2009

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Gentoo Penguin
Originally uploaded by terilou.com

Monday, December 28, 2009

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Originally uploaded by rrm998

Sunday, December 27, 2009

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Originally uploaded by rrm998
This poor Gentoo has not chosen the best location. That's dried penguin poop on it's back.

Saturday, December 26, 2009

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Originally uploaded by rrm998

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Friday, December 25, 2009

Have a Very Pengie Christmas!

I thought elves wore green? 

MERRY CHRISTMAS!

Thursday, December 24, 2009

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Originally uploaded by rrm998

Wednesday, December 23, 2009

Tuesday, December 22, 2009

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Originally uploaded by rrm998

Monday, December 21, 2009

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Originally uploaded by rrm998
Notice the two eggs in this nest

Sunday, December 20, 2009

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Originally uploaded by rrm998

Saturday, December 19, 2009

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Originally uploaded by rrm998

Friday, December 18, 2009

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Originally uploaded by rrm998

Thursday, December 17, 2009

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Antarctica
Originally uploaded by The Committed Nomad

Wednesday, December 16, 2009

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Antarctica
Originally uploaded by The Committed Nomad

Tuesday, December 15, 2009

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Antarctica
Originally uploaded by The Committed Nomad

Monday, December 14, 2009

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Antarctica
Originally uploaded by The Committed Nomad

Sunday, December 13, 2009

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Nesting site
Originally uploaded by yorkshires finest
Gentoo Penguins, Bertha's Beach, Falkland Islands 1995

Saturday, December 12, 2009

This Week's Pencognito!

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Image of the Day


Nesting site
Originally uploaded by yorkshires finest
Gentoo Penguins, Bertha's Beach, Falkland Islands 1995

Friday, December 11, 2009

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Antarctica '08
Originally uploaded by BigtimeAa

Thursday, December 10, 2009

Watching the Waves roll in

A Gentoo Penguin stands alone on Berth'a Beach & watches the South Atlantic breakers roll in!

Wednesday, December 9, 2009

Tuesday, December 8, 2009

Images of the Day

New Antarctic penguins

  

A Gentoo penguin looks out from its 100,000-litre pool that is a constantly chilly seven degrees Celsius and an environment that includes a light cycle that changes to replicate the Antarctic seasons, with very short days in winter and very long days in summer, at the Melbourne Aquarium on December 7, 2009.  They are the fastest underwater swimming bird in the world and can reach up to 36 kilometres-per-hour as their bodies slip through the water and while they can sometimes look a little clumsy on land as they waddle through the snow, Gentoo penguins can out-run humans over short distances.  AFP PHOTO




Monday, December 7, 2009

Image of the Day


On Guard!!
Originally uploaded by yorkshires finest

Gentoo Penguins, Bertha's Beach, Falkland Islands 1995



Young Gentoo Portrait
Originally uploaded by Angie Bunch

Sunday, December 6, 2009

Sad News for Our Gentoos

The spring hurricane has wreaked  havoc on our beloved penguins. It has been estimated that 60% of the nests have been abandoned, and as there is no second brood season, there will be a disappointing lack of offspring present at Gars O'Higgins.  The irony of the situation is that there were more nests this year than in many years passed.

The data from Gars O'Higgins weather station reveals  how highly destructive this weather event was: for more than 10 hours, the mean wind speed was over 150 km / hour, and for about 2 hours, the wind speed was in the range of 200 km / hour.


Those nests that survived the ordeal did so thanks to the concrete wall, shown in the image below. Unfortunately, for many pairs of Gentoos, another year must pass before they get another shot at parenthood.






The above image demonstrates the number of nests that have been abandoned.

Source


Saturday, December 5, 2009

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Friday, December 4, 2009

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Penguin (side)
Originally uploaded by Lee Hawkes

Thursday, December 3, 2009

Tuesday, December 1, 2009