Penguins in holes?
Trip Start
Aug 25, 2008
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Trip End
Dec 16, 2008
Puerto Madryn,
Patagonia,
Argentina
Wednesday, October 22, 2008
I got yelled at for being this close...
Who knew penguins lived in holes?Four of us hired a car to head to the largest penguin colony outside Antarctica. Over 350,000 penguins live in this rookery and I guess I expected to see thousands of penguins hanging out on the beach pooping or something.
Instead, we walked through a pasture area near the ocean and the penguins were in holes!
They dig these holes...
Many of the burrows were under small trees and shrubs, and they were all spaced a meter or so apart. And the penguins marched around New York style with an "out of my way, I have places to go" attitude while wild llamas and sheep roamed among them.Penguins dig holes - that's so weird!
Penguins are fearless and came right up to us.
So weird to see penguins in holes
In fact, they like to pull shoestrings so you have to watch and make sure a penguin didn't sneak up and untie your shoe while you werent looking.Currently they are sitting on their eggs and the chicks are supposed to begin hatching in about 2 or 3 weeks - I'm almost thinking about coming back to see the hatch... maybe.
Make sure you check out the videos below... theyre hillarious!
Next up - shooting photos of the elephant seals with National Geographic.
You have to watch this one!
Penguin Fight
Penguin Porn
Penguins like to pull shoe strings
Out of my way!
Rare shot of a penguin wink
Siesta time
They all just collapsed into a nap...
Their eggs will hatch in 2 more weeks
She has two eggs.
Three stooges
Warming her egg.
Lazing around
Stretch!
So weird... penguins and sheep
Show me sexy
Penguin love
Armadillo seeing if were gone yet
