Gentoo Penguins in Antarctica

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I believe they are at their place to lay an egg soon

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Can I look? :laugh:

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Fleur Have the penguins been collecting stones,then ?
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I do not know macdoum, but last year there was already an egg

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Snowy Sheathbill
http://www.snowysheathbill.com/

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more than one hour later...Snow

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A semi related image

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Gentoo Penguins born in captivity

One-week-old Gentoo penguin siblings huddle together during a media event in the Moody Gardens Aquarium Pyramid on Tuesday morning Nov. 29, 2011 in Galveston, Texas. The first births of the season, the pair were hatched by parents Casper and Champ right before Thanksgiving on the 21st and 23rd inside the South Atlantic exhibit and have already tripled in weight.

Read more: http://www.sacbee.com/pictures/index.html#ixzz1fAEzSM00


I posted the picture because I think I can only get the link to the whole series of unrelated news photos.
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The other camera is still offline for almost two weeks now
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Snowy Sheathbill
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Almost two weeks the webcam didn't work
But now, look, an egg .....or is it a little penguin
hm, I see that the date is 2 days back :blush:

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:loveshower:

There are young ones

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:loveshower: Babies! On Christmas!
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Kitty & Fleur Yess !! Chick in the nest !
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This is not one of the Gentoo penguins, but another that is very interesting. A blonde one!

http://www.nationalgeographicexpedition ... n=NGdotcom
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The Gentoo penguins today.

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Is it a baby in the middle, that grey ball of fluffy looking thing?

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I see your message now Kitty
It's the Snowy sheathbill I think

http://www.snowysheathbill.com/

I looked today after a long time, and the webcam works again.
Meanwhile, the young penguins already big and disappeared

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september 4

busy with the snow

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September 8

beautiful sky
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Yeah, the first penguins are arrived :headroll:
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Beautiful sky, indeed, Fleur! :loveshower:
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September 29
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