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Uploaded: 02/21/13 5:28 PM GMT
Adele Penguin
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This blue eyed beauty was so cute. Here's a comment from Wikipedia about them. There are 38 colonies of Adélie penguins, and there are over 5 million Adélies in the Ross Sea region. Ross Island supports a colony of approximately half a million Adélies. The Adélie penguins breed from October to February on shores around the Antarctic continent. Adélies build rough nests of stones. Two eggs are laid, these are incubated for 32 to 34 days by the parents taking turns (shifts typically last for 12 days). The chicks remain in the nest for 22 days before joining crèches. The chicks moult into their juvenile plumage and go out to sea after 50 to 60 days. Adélie penguins live in groups called colonies. Thanks so much for taking a look. ENJOY!

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.icedancer
02/21/13 6:24 PM GMT
Giving you a great pose for your super capture, they are so adorable
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::tigger3
02/21/13 7:00 PM GMT
Love the eye capture, they are beautiful Jen. Just a suggestion I would have tried to clone out some of poo on the rocks, especially up in the front. You did a marvelous job on capturing the detail of this beautiful penguin. Tigs♥ =^..^=
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::Inkeri
02/21/13 9:09 PM GMT
Super portrait of this Cute looking penguin,Jen..Faved.
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.biffobear
02/21/13 11:17 PM GMT
They do look nice..Good catch..R.
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::luckyshot
02/22/13 2:53 AM GMT
Jen - A spectacular capture. Thad
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::Foxfire66
02/22/13 3:35 AM GMT
What a Great shot Jen!!

WHERE the Heck did ya take this shot????
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.CDHale
02/22/13 1:42 PM GMT
Nice portrait. It looks like I could grab him out of the screen and sit him on my desk.
-Christie
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::LynEve
02/22/13 2:55 PM GMT
A great shot Jen - he has a quizzical look. A perfect pose makes this extra special.

(One if its cousins, a Royal Penguin was found stranded in NZ a few days ago, 1200 miles from its Antarctic home. WellingtonZoo vets did all they could to save him but sadly he was too weak to survive. They think he may have drifted for a year. Poor wee thing :( )
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.gizmo1
02/27/13 7:03 PM GMT
Wow this is one beautiful capture of a bird I have never seen before and the detail,colours and focus plus composition are stunning.Plus thanks very much for the history of this beautiful looking bird.
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