Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2019/12/10
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]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 > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Leica Users Group. > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >