Gentoo Egg Watch Update 1

It's the fifth of January and are those penguins conversing? 

 

 He sees the egg and so do we. No hatching yet. 

Another egg shot and the male appears to be rockhounding again. 

 She's checking those eggs... why? Because they are hatching soon! 

 We have some happy Gentoos because those eggs are rattling. 

 Another good shot of the egg on Day 6!

In a hurry there?

 

"Lemme see!"

 January 7 and I see an egg, but to me, it appears cracked! What do you think? 

 Not sure if the penguin on the left has a hatchling yet, but she is sure interested. 

 WHAT???  Does this Gentoo on the left have a chick? It sure looks like it!!!

 Still Day 7 and still the egg is there. C'mon little fellas!

A closeup of Day 7's egg. 

I'm going to tease you horribly... the next post, well, you MUST see it! 

Gentoo Egg Watch Update

Maybe it's just me, but does that egg appear cracked?

The "changing of the guard" and I don't see an egg.

This shot is the beginning of a series of the penguin nest near the large boulder in the background getting looksees. I'm thinking that egg hasn't hatched, but it's rocking.

More looksees.

And more looksees.

And even more looksees.

The egg is still there, but...

She's looking again.

Now, the close-ups of the above shots...

Yeah, yeah. You're hot.

Looks like he's yelling at his chick already. "Come out of there, you little rascal!"

Take it in... take it ALL in. lolol

Another close-up.

Happy gentoos.

Nice shot of this gentoo hitting its oil gland near its pygostyle. They preen with this oil to keep themselves waterproof and buoyant.

Another update tomorrow, but for now ARoooooo (translated: g'nite!)

Gentoo Egg Watch 2014 #2

The egg still unhatched. 

 

I can barely see it, but there's an egg there. 

 

There's the egg, still.

 

Photobomber... ACK!

 

Turning the egg? 

 

 I can't see anything!

 What's up?

 Snowy day.

Aroogah!

 

"Yours hatched yet?" 

"Nope." 

"Mine neither." 

 

"Aw, shut up, already..." the one looking up seems to say.

But look at the moment of tenderness with the other couple. Now that's an "AWW" moment. 

 

Let's see who can stick their chest out the farthest...

 

 Photobomber. Tsk.

Whatcha see little one?

 

 Looks like an egg, but it's hard to tell. Maybe it's hatching? 

Title of this gif?
"Aren't you done yet?" lol

Gentoo Egg Watch 2014 #1

These images comprise the dates, 12-29-2013 through 12-30-2013, and STILL, we see the eggs. 

 

 Mama cooling off the egg. 

  And another shot of that all important egg.

Are we there yet? Are we there yet?

 

 Let's all get happy!

 Nice shot of the lowering sun on the rookery.

 Arooooo!

 Egg shot!

Here you can see two eggs.

 

And yup, that's a shot from behind that shows the shiny egg. Wonder what that penguin in the background is looking at?

 

 Just a nice shot of penguins cooling down (open mouths)

 Photobomb x 2!

 Oh, you sexy penguin!

Notice the slot plucked out of the belly for egg.

 

False alarm. The egg is still there. C'mon and hatch, guys!