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King Penguin

Aptenodytes patagonicus

Description:

St Andrew's Bay on South Georgia Island is home to a colony of approximately 200,000 pairs of King Penguin and spending a morning walking amongst them in an indescribable experience!

Habitat:

Subantarctic islands and waters

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24 Comments

Mark Ridgway
Mark Ridgway 9 years ago

Truly stunning scenes!

outsidegirl0
outsidegirl0 10 years ago

so cool!

Mona Pirih
Mona Pirih 10 years ago

Wow... Awesome !!!

achmmad
achmmad 11 years ago

They are not going to attack Gondor!

iamcherreymaiya
iamcherreymaiya 12 years ago

WOW!!

CarolSnowMilne
CarolSnowMilne 12 years ago

No words! Silence! In awe!

ChandlerSharp
ChandlerSharp 12 years ago

Fantastic photos!

KarenL
KarenL 12 years ago

Wow, that must have been an amazing experience!

AdamRiley
AdamRiley 12 years ago

Thanks for the great comments everyone! Its an experience of a lifetime! More info on this link http://www.rockjumperbirding.com/tours/d.... Since this was such a popular spotting, I have taken the liberty of adding a few more images.

SharonW446
SharonW446 12 years ago

Wow is right!

Carolina
Carolina 12 years ago

Adam, second picture is super incredible awesome! Thank you for sharing your experiences with us!

textless
textless 12 years ago

Wow!

LauraMaria
LauraMaria 12 years ago

Absolutely incredible... that second shot is just mind blowing. Lucky, lucky you!

DavidFarrar
DavidFarrar 12 years ago

I hope you have a tux on.

MaryOhkwari
MaryOhkwari 12 years ago

Oh WOW... This makes me even more excited for my future Northern excursions. :) Beautiful shots.

Scott Frazier
Scott Frazier 12 years ago

Staggering (2nd photo). Wow

Darwin26
Darwin26 12 years ago

pretty Sweet!
thank you,

LaurieWinters
LaurieWinters 12 years ago

Amazing!

SeanWeekly
SeanWeekly 12 years ago

The second picture is just speechless! WOW!

misako
misako 12 years ago

Awesome!

Stian Waaler
Stian Waaler 12 years ago

Wow amazing!

LarryGraziano
LarryGraziano 12 years ago

So sick. I can relate to your experience as I have been walking through the breeding grounds of Magellanic Penguins. However, this group looks intense! Nice shot!

Atul
Atul 12 years ago

wow!!!1

AnnvanWijgerden
AnnvanWijgerden 12 years ago

I'm so JEAL-ous!!!

AdamRiley
Spotted by
AdamRiley

South Georgia, South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands

Spotted on Dec 20, 2008
Submitted on Oct 20, 2011

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