Gentoo Penguins at O'Higgins Station, Antarctica

Image of the Day

2012-02-02T10:37:00.001-06:00

Gentoo Penguin chick showing some tongue, a photo by Liam Q on Flickr.

Image of the Day

2012-02-01T17:31:00.001-06:00

Gentoo Penguin rookery on Leopard Beach, Carcass Island, a photo by Niquinho on Flickr.

Image of the Day

2012-01-31T06:39:00.001-06:00

Coming through!, a photo by SuperGregN on Flickr.

Image of the Day

2012-01-30T13:08:00.001-06:00

Rookery Sands Gentoos, a photo by Simon Proffitt on Flickr.

Image of the Day

2012-01-29T09:57:00.001-06:00

Gentoo Penguins, Bertha's Beach, a photo by Simon Proffitt on Flickr.

This Week's Pencognito!

2012-01-28T20:40:00.000-06:00

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Image of the Day

2012-01-28T10:24:00.001-06:00

Gentoo Penguin & Babies, a photo by polarexplorer on Flickr.

Image of the Day

2012-01-27T07:49:00.001-06:00

Gentoo Penguin, Volunteer Point, a photo by Lou Lou Donut on Flickr.

Image of the Day

2012-01-26T13:43:00.001-06:00

Curiosity, a photo by Andrew Irwin on Flickr.

Image of the Day

2012-01-25T15:48:00.001-06:00

Filhote de Gentoo, a photo by Sandro H. on Flickr.

Image of the Day

2012-01-24T09:09:00.001-06:00

ペンギン, a photo by taroimo / タロイモ on Flickr.

Image of the Day

2012-01-23T09:03:00.001-06:00

Busy bee, a photo by Sabby3000 on Flickr.

Image of the Day

2012-01-22T10:35:00.001-06:00

DSC_8652, a photo by Jeroen Bartos on Flickr.

This Week's Pencognito!

2012-01-21T06:31:00.002-06:00

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Hilarious!

2012-01-21T06:19:00.000-06:00

Image of the Day

2012-01-21T05:36:00.001-06:00

gentoo penguins, a photo by Michael Leggero on Flickr.

Image of the Day

2012-01-20T10:47:00.001-06:00

DSC_7116, a photo by Jeroen Bartos on Flickr.

Image of the Day

2012-01-19T11:13:00.001-06:00

Gentoo Penguin at Antarctica, a photo by jan-borgstede on Flickr.

Image of the Day

2012-01-17T15:32:00.001-06:00

Leucistic Gentoo Penguin, a photo by Liam Q on Flickr.

Image of the Day

2012-01-16T12:12:00.001-06:00

Untitled, a photo by charly-marion on Flickr.

Image of the Day

2012-01-15T10:00:00.001-06:00

Somewhere beyond the sea..., a photo by Sabby3000 on Flickr.

This Week's Pencognito!

2012-01-14T20:15:00.002-06:00

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Image of the Day

2012-01-14T07:17:00.001-06:00

Untitled, a photo by charly-marion on Flickr.

Image of the Day

2012-01-13T13:31:00.001-06:00

Gentoo Penguin chick showing some tongue, a photo by Liam Q on Flickr.

Image of the Day

2012-01-12T12:26:00.001-06:00

Gentoo Penguins, Volunteer Point, a photo by Lou Lou Donut on Flickr.

Image of the Day

2012-01-11T21:13:00.001-06:00

Smug because he's a penguin, a photo by Sabby3000 on Flickr.

Image of the Day

2012-01-09T08:33:00.001-06:00

Bunch of penguins, a photo by chris.bryant on Flickr.

Image of the Day

2012-01-08T06:46:00.001-06:00

Bøylepingviner på isflak Brown Bluff nov 2011, a photo by Ulrikke57 on Flickr.

Image of the Day

2012-01-07T06:51:00.001-06:00

Close up of a Gentoo Penguin (Pygoscelis papua) feeding its young chick, a photo by LEXsample on Flickr.

This Week's Pencognito!

2012-01-07T06:30:00.002-06:00

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Image of the Day

2012-01-06T12:26:00.001-06:00

Two Gentoo Penguins returning to the sea. Danco Island (Antarctic Peninsula), a photo by LEXsample on Flickr.

Image of the Day

2012-01-05T13:58:00.001-06:00

Gentoo Penguin, Volunteer Point, a photo by Lou Lou Donut on Flickr.

Image of the Day

2012-01-04T09:32:00.001-06:00

Gentoo Penguins, Volunteer Point, a photo by Lou Lou Donut on Flickr.

Image of the Day

2012-01-03T23:18:00.001-06:00

Gentoo Penguins, Volunteer Point, a photo by Lou Lou Donut on Flickr.

Image of the Day

2012-01-02T15:12:00.001-06:00

Gentoo Chick, a photo by Derek Pettersson on Flickr.

The two cams still aren't fixed, so this image from Flickr will have to do for now.

This Week's Pencognito!

2012-01-01T08:40:00.001-06:00

Visit Jen and all the pengies here!

Happy New Year!!!! from the Gentoos of Gars O'Higgins

2011-12-31T22:38:00.002-06:00

Image of the Day (Yesterday's)

2011-12-31T11:48:00.001-06:00

Gentoo Penguins, Bertha's Beach, a photo by Simon Proffitt on Flickr.

Image of the Day

2011-12-31T11:46:00.001-06:00

IMG_2993, a photo by Donna_Rutherford on Flickr.

Image of the Day

2011-12-29T08:36:00.001-06:00

Solitude, a photo by Molly Heng on Flickr.

Highlights from Cam 12/28/2011

2011-12-28T21:55:00.002-06:00

*Just a heads up--these two cams malfunctioned this afternoon, so until they are fixed, this is all there is. Let's hope the guys fix them very soon!*

Highlights from the Cams 12/27/2011

2011-12-27T21:00:00.000-06:00

HATCHING!

Highlights from the Cams - Christmas Day (WE HAVE CHICKS!)

2011-12-26T22:56:00.000-06:00

Merry Christmas from Gentoos at Gars O'Higgins!

2011-12-25T00:09:00.000-06:00

We have chicks--come see!!!

This Week's Pencognito!

2011-12-24T13:19:00.000-06:00

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Image of the Day

2011-12-23T09:15:00.001-06:00

Happy Christmas!, a photo by BB Ramone on Flickr.

Image of the Day

2011-12-22T07:39:00.001-06:00

Which way to go?, a photo by PekingDuck (a.k.a. Gordon) on Flickr.

Image of the Day

2011-12-21T14:58:00.001-06:00

Leucistic Gentoo Penguin on the eggs. Gonzalez Videla base (Antarctic Peninsula), a photo by LEXsample on Flickr.

Image of the Day

2011-12-20T10:41:00.001-06:00

Gentoo Penguins, Bertha's Beach, a photo by Simon Proffitt on Flickr.

Image of the Day

2011-12-19T06:23:00.001-06:00

Antarctica 2011 - Duo, a photo by BB Ramone on Flickr.

Image of the Day

2011-12-18T06:20:00.001-06:00

gentoo_plus_chicks, a photo by disgruntled on Flickr.

This Week's Pencognito!

2011-12-17T20:40:00.002-06:00

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Image of the Day

2011-12-17T15:12:00.001-06:00

Image courtesy of South Georgia Newsletter

Wallpaper Images of the Day

2011-12-16T11:50:00.000-06:00

A penguin couple appear to be holding hands. The moment was captured on camera by professional photographer Silviu Ghetie in Port Lockroy - a natural harbour in the Antarctic Peninsula
Picture: SILVIU GHETIE / CATERS NEWS

Zenguins!

2011-12-14T10:47:00.001-06:00

... then one day, Winston discovered a rock for his nest that he just had to have, but as his beak was not large enough to carry it, Winston felt inadequate. Thus, the first case of "small beak syndrome" came to be known.

Zenguins!

2011-12-13T18:29:00.000-06:00

"Next time you two throw a snowball, make sure that you don't hit a hungry Leopard Seal... "

Zenguins Are Here!

2011-12-12T10:37:00.000-06:00

Today, I officially begin a new concept in penguin humor. This all began rather innocently with the daily picture upload from the Gars O'Higgins Site, and then it occurred to me that these penguins must be thinking something when these images were snapped. What was that thought? And then two nights ago, it hit me that since I had recently posted my penguins with a rather sanguine humor that bordered on the concept of "zen," then why not call it "Zenguins" instead of that boring "Image of the Day" moniker?

So here begins your daily dose of Zenguins. Hope you like. :-)

(Oh, the business end of things first. I officially copyright the name, "Zenguins," on December 12, 2011. So there.)

"Baby, all this beauty can be yours..."

"Baby. It already is. Hmmph."

Image of the Day (Yesterday & Today)

2011-12-11T06:33:00.001-06:00

"Antarctica needs an interior decorator; this monochrome landscape is so last year."

"Look at Benjie. Now that is ONE Zen penguin."

This Week's Pencognito!

2011-12-10T11:40:00.001-06:00

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Image of the Day (Yesterday & Today)

2011-12-09T10:32:00.001-06:00

"Someone should "Occupy" Antarctica and stop corporate cruises. But then we'd be even more occupied, and preoccupied with the new occupants. Oy."

"See that Stinky? Now THAT'S a light show!"

"Yeah...like a boss!"

Image of the Day

2011-12-07T01:09:00.001-06:00

"When you really stop to think about the intricacies of life, such as how one must use one's imagination to pretend one is eating squid instead of the same old krill, day in and day out, it boggles the palate, as well as the cerebral cortex."

"Smooth."

Image of the Day

2011-12-06T12:18:00.001-06:00

It's wallpaper day! Click image for full sized wallpaper!

Image of the Day

2011-12-05T08:50:00.001-06:00

"She's staring at me again, Dude."

"Well, she wants what she wants."

"And that would be, little old gorgeous, wonderfully talented, fully brush-tailed me, right?"

"No, dude. She wants you to go steal a rock for her."

"Oh. *Sigh* Reality sucks"

"Like a Leopard Seal."

Image of the Day

2011-12-04T10:38:00.001-06:00

"Who do you think you were in a past life?"

"Picasso Penguin."

"Why is that?"

"Because, my mate says that I can make a mess of the ground better than anyone."

"Ah."

"Speaking of which, I'm pooped; let's go roost."

Image of the Day

2011-12-03T20:40:00.001-06:00

"You ever get the feeling we're living in a cosmic wormhole like Bill Murray in "Ground Hog's Day?"

"Yeah. Like I even feel I've lived here before."

*groans* "Nevermind."

This Week's Pencognito!

2011-12-03T20:39:00.001-06:00

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Image of the Day

2011-12-02T11:13:00.001-06:00

We have a cam out, but everything seems to be moving along. Lots of hens on the nest, it seems.

Image of the Day

2011-11-30T07:29:00.001-06:00

More snow!

Image of the Day

2011-11-29T14:15:00.001-06:00

Three on the nest and foggy again today

Image(s) of the Day (yesterday & today)

2011-11-28T08:39:00.001-06:00

Ventilating the eggs

It's been a while since we saw the sun

Image of the Day

2011-11-26T17:34:00.001-06:00

Trying to fix a lack of egg problem

This Week's Pencognito!

2011-11-26T17:27:00.001-06:00

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Image of the Day

2011-11-25T06:19:00.001-06:00

"Visitors!"

*Special thanks to Gars O'Higgins Station for repairing the defective cam!*

Images of the Day (Yesterday & Today)

2011-11-24T00:19:00.001-06:00

Show me your eggs!

Image of the Day

2011-11-22T10:44:00.001-06:00

"Like my profile? Good, yes? I am one fine bird, I am."

Image(s) of the Day (Yesterday & Today)

2011-11-21T13:03:00.001-06:00

A View from the top!

Last image from this cam. Apparently, it's out of order, as this image is 2 days old. But, I wanted to include it because we can see that this cam CAN capture 4 definite nests. We have eggs... and we're shooting for the week before Christmas as a hatch date. Stay tuned! (And let's hope that cam is fixed, asap)

This Week's Pencognito!

2011-11-19T16:17:00.001-06:00

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Image of the Day

2011-11-19T08:01:00.001-06:00

White Out--heavy snow accumulation today with snow fog

Image of the Day

2011-11-18T10:44:00.001-06:00

Show me that egg, little momma! Ooo, it's a whopper, too!

Image of the Day

2011-11-17T10:25:00.001-06:00

WE HAVE AN EGG!

Image of the Day

2011-11-16T10:49:00.001-06:00

---what a penguin thinks---

"Hope she bought tickets for Happy Feet Two..."

Image of the Day

2011-11-13T18:18:00.001-06:00

"All together now-SING!"

*honkhonkhonkhonkhonkhonk*

Image of the Day

2011-11-12T16:27:00.001-06:00

"Hmph. Snow."

"Ditto."

This Week's Pencognito!

2011-11-12T12:17:00.001-06:00

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Images of the Day

2011-11-11T23:37:00.001-06:00

"You're sure this is the spot?"

"Yes, dear. This is where the nest will be."

"So, I guess it's time for me to gather the rocks."

Of course, silly. I have to have it just right before you see an egg."

"Sigh. Can I start tomorrow?"

"Silly Penguin. No. Oh look, it's my mom and dad."

"I'm out of here. Nag nag nag. And IN-LAWS, too? Sheesh."

Image of the Day

2011-11-10T10:32:00.001-06:00

*bliss*

Image of the Day

2011-11-09T09:43:00.004-06:00

"Ever get the feeling that we're being watched?"

"Nah.Who'd be interested in us?"

Image of the Day

2011-11-08T22:08:00.000-06:00

"Youse talkin' t' me? Youse talkin' to ME????"

Images of the Day (Yesterday & Today)

2011-11-07T17:21:00.000-06:00

Poster Child for Narcolepsy in Antarctica

"Run Forrest, Run!!"

Image of the Day

2011-11-05T22:08:00.001-05:00

"Tell me you didn't just step into penguin poo."

"Okay. I won't tell you."

This Week's Pencognito!

2011-11-05T21:56:00.001-05:00

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Image of the Day

2011-11-04T17:11:00.002-05:00

"Look. Chesterfield is at it again... watching himself in the camera's reflection. Tsk!"

...meanwhile (in front of the camera)

"My Gawd, but I'm one good lucking devil."

Image of the Day (yesterday & today)

2011-11-03T12:12:00.003-05:00

Antarctic Moonlight

"I am so embarrassed! I have the tiniest rocks of all the penguins. A penguin's gotta have bling, you know?"

"Girlfriend..."

Image of the Day

2011-11-01T12:12:00.002-05:00

"I know I dropped that contact lens around here somewhere."

Image of the Day

2011-10-31T23:43:00.003-05:00

"Henry. What are you doing?"
"Posing for the camera. You know. Showing everyone in the world what a REAL penguin looks like."
"Henry. Haven't you figured it out yet? We all look the same!"
"What about that tattoo of the leopard seal on your..."

"FOR CRYING OUT LOUD, HENRY. YOU EGGHEAD! SHUT UP!"

Image of the Day

2011-10-30T12:35:00.003-05:00

"It's such a beautiful day."

"Isn't it?"

This Week's Pencognito!

2011-10-29T20:38:00.001-05:00

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Image of the Day

2011-10-29T20:07:00.002-05:00

"What? I can't say that I think your mom looks like everyone else?"

"Where did everybody go?"

Image of the Day

2011-10-28T11:23:00.001-05:00

*silence*

*more silence*

"I'm having a blast."

"Yup. It's a grand old time."

*silence*

(for a very long time)

Image of the Day

2011-10-27T15:19:00.001-05:00

"Honestly, honeypie... she is just an old friend."

"Hmmph."