Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2019/12/09
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Wonderful to see. Obviously more entertaining in person. On Mon, Dec 9, 2019 at 4:52 AM Jayanand Govindaraj via LUG < lug at leica-users.org> 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 > -- Don don.dory at gmail.com