[Leica] Gentoo Penguins

[Douglas Barry]

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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