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Subject: [Leica] Gentoo Penguins
From: jayanand at gmail.com (Jayanand Govindaraj)
Date: Wed, 11 Dec 2019 08:14:13 +0530
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Douglas B, Alan M
Thanks for looking
Cheers
Jayanand

On Wed, Dec 11, 2019 at 6:07 AM Douglas Barry <imra at iol.ie> wrote:

> Great shots, Jayanand! My favourite is Surfer, but, in truth, I like
> them all.
> Douglas
>
> On 09/12/2019 10:51, Jayanand Govindaraj via LUG wrote:
> > We now divert ourselves a bit to the Falkland Islands, a beach called
> Grave
> > Cove in particular, to meet my favourite penguin species, the ever
> > entertaining Gentoo Penguins. There is a large nesting colony at Grave
> > Cove, with the benefit that they are coming onshore all the time after
> > their foraging trips. They are the fastest of the penguin species in the
> > water, and it shows in their behaviour when coming ashore. Firstly, four
> > shots of them in the water:
> >
> > Porpoising:
> >
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/SGF/Falklands/South+Georgia-20191028-12282.jpg.html
> >
> > Popping:
> >
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/SGF/Falklands/South+Georgia-20191028-12534.jpg.html
> >
> > Surfer:
> >
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/SGF/Falklands/South+Georgia-20191028-12546.jpg.html
> >
> > Splash and Snorkel:
> >
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/SGF/Falklands/South+Georgia-20191028-12529.jpg.html
> >
> > Then they land, with an almighty splash, very gently and every method in
> > between. They have a habit of snorkeling in a wave and suddenly popping
> up
> > in front of you on the beach, which is really endearing, and a bit like
> > magic!
> >
> > Splash:
> >
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/SGF/Falklands/South+Georgia-20191028-13321.jpg.html
> >
> > Splash 2:
> >
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/SGF/Falklands/South+Georgia-20191028-13869.jpg.html
> >
> > Arrival:
> >
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/SGF/Falklands/South+Georgia-20191028-15777.jpg.html
> >
> > Hand in Hand:
> >
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/SGF/Falklands/South+Georgia-20191028-13002.jpg.html
> >
> > Even after they reach terra firma, their antics are wonderful to watch:
> >
> > Gentoo Hop:
> >
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/SGF/Falklands/South+Georgia-20191028-15515.jpg.html
> >
> > Gentoo March:
> >
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/SGF/Falklands/South+Georgia-20191028-13495.jpg.html
> >
> > Gentoo Jig:
> >
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/SGF/Falklands/South+Georgia-20191028-13479.jpg.html
> >
> > Gentoo Ball:
> >
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/SGF/Falklands/South+Georgia-20191028-13584.jpg.html
> >
> > Please see LARGE
> >
> > Comments and criticism, as ever, welcome!
> >
> > Cheers
> > Jayanand
> >
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In reply to: Message from jayanand at gmail.com (Jayanand Govindaraj) ([Leica] Gentoo Penguins)
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