Los Pingüinos

From Shackleton´s account of Antarctica..

¨One day a team was tethered by the side of the ship, and a penguin sighted them and hurried from afar off. The dogs became frantic with excitement as he neared them: he supposed it was a greeting, and the louder they barked and the more they strained at their ropes, the faster he bustled to meet them. ¨

¨He was extremely angry with a man who went and saved him from a very sudden end, clinging to his trousers with his beak, and furiously beating his shins with his flippers. It was not an uncommon sight to see a little Adélie penguin standing within a few inches of the nose of a dog which was almost frantic with desire and passion.” 

“Whatever [an Adélie] penguin does has individuality, and he lays bare his whole life for all to see. He cannot fly away. And because he is quaint in all that he does, but still more because he is fighting against bigger odds than any other bird, and fighting always with the most gallant pluck.”

A gentoo penguin molting - these guys will sit here for a few weeks until they grow a completely new set of feathers. That´s why he looks a little rough.

A couple of Adelie chicks.

Great real estate for a penguin colony.  Look at that view.

You can see the paths the penguins have worn into the snow.

Mind the gap!

Another colony - this was a smelly one.

Not in the mood to pose for a picture.

It´s so fluffy!

Mother with a chick - sadly, this one likely won´t survive the winter.  It´ll get cold soon and this one is a few months away from being able to hit the sea.