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We saw Magellanic Penguins on Carcass Island and at Volunteer Point on East Falkland Island.
Magellanic Penguins dig burrows in the sandy
soil under the grass near the shore. They lack the head crest of
the Rockhopper Penguins and have a white ring around a black
face. The lie around or stand grouped together in the short
grass.
Upland Geese graze on the grass around the Penguin burrows.
Farther inland the topography is dominated by
Tussock Grass, which grows in large clumps. Magellanic Penguins
nest in the clumps of tall grass. The birds in the lake are
Patagonia Crested Ducks.
A Magellanic Penguin scratching his beak.
A pair of Magellanic Penguins at the entrance
to their burrow.
Magellanic Penguins troll the water of the bay.
They pedal themselves through the water with their head
submerged, looking for small fish and other prey.
Magellanic Penguins make their way to and from
the beach in groups.
Magellanic Penguins can run on all-fours, using
their wings in a windmilling motion as well as pushing with their
feet to keep their bodies a few inches off the sand.
The Magellanic Penguin rookery is located in an behind the beach dunes. The dunes are riddled with penguin burrows. The fields beyond the dunes are covered in moss and short grass.
Magellanic Penguins languish on their bellies in the grass near the entrances to their burrows, which are scattered across the field. Other penguins stand on the grass, preening their feathers. Clusters of penguins waddle to and from the dunes. It looks like the golf course of a penguin country club.
"Have you seen my ball? I think it's over
here in the sand trap."
Environmental Research Unit, Falkland Islands background information about the Magellanic Penguin.
Penguin index
page. You can buy a 2020 Calendar featuring my photographs of penguins taken in Antarctica and the Falkland Islands.
A dozen pictures of penguins taken in Antarctica and the Falkland Islands. Penguin species pictured include:
Gentoo
Adele
Chinstrap
Rockhopper
Macaroni
Magellanic
King.
Locations where the photographs were taken in the Falkland Islands include:
New Island
Carcass Island
Volunteer Point.
Antarctic locations include:
Paulet Island
Cape Lookout on Elephant Island.
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