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  1. Magellanic Penguin

    Magellanic Penguin

    Going into the vault! I was perusing some older images and realized I had a handful of shots from last year's Antarctic trip that shockingly never made their way here. Silly me. Here's a operatic member of the Magdalena island community, bringing joy to the ears of all who care to listen....and...
  2. Magellanic Penguin

    Magellanic Penguin

    Portrait of a sleepy juvenile with a patch of down feathers still attached to its back.
  3. Magellanic Penguin

    Magellanic Penguin

    This is a migratory species arriving on the Falklands in September for breeding and departing in mid-April. It differs from the Humboldt Penguin (S. humboldti) of Western South America in having double dark breast bands, wider white eyebrow stripe, and a thinner bill with less pink at its base...
  4. Magellanic Penguin Adult with Chick FKLD SER

    Magellanic Penguin Adult with Chick FKLD SER

    This pair is shown at the mouth of its burrow. The well developed chick, with its thick down appears fully as large as the adult. This chick was no longer confined to the burrow, and was seen wandering about with a parent. In the Falklands, Magellanic Penguins dig deep nesting burrows in...
  5. Magellanic Penguin FKLD SER

    Magellanic Penguin FKLD SER

    This bird was coming ashore at the beach on the north side of The Neck after a period feeding at sea. The Neck is a superb and remote birding location on Saunder's Island, Falkland Islands.
  6. Magellanic Penguin

    Magellanic Penguin

  7. Magellanic Penguin

    Magellanic Penguin

  8. Soaking up the rays

    Soaking up the rays

    Magellanic penguin sunning itself outside its burrow, Punta Tombo, Patagonia, Argentina.
  9. Magellanic Penguin

    Magellanic Penguin

    I think i I've seen it all now. First burrowing owls, now burrowing penguins.
  10. Magellanic Penguin and chick

    Magellanic Penguin and chick

    Magellanic penguins on Carcass Island
  11. Magellanics by the Pond

    Magellanics by the Pond

    Magellanic Penguins (and a Patagonian Crested Duck) by a pond, Sea Lion Island, Falkland Islands
  12. Magellanic Penguin

    Magellanic Penguin

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