Today is a sea day and when our very sweet stateroom attendant Irina Gilmanshina came in to freshen our room, she and I were talking about seeing the penguins yesterday. She basically did the same thing we did, meaning she bought a trip after she went ashore to go out and see the penguins. However, she and her friends were taken to a different part of the beach where they saw them much closer up. She said they actually stood only a few feet from them, thus the great photos!
Irina said they were mostly babies waiting on their mothers to come feed them, flapping their wings and making loud noises. How a mother can find her baby among dozens of other babies crying out for food is beyond me! Irina is quite a good photographer, so with her permission I am happy to be able to share these photos with you today, the day after our visit to the Falkland Islands. I will even include a short video. Enjoy!
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white sugar sand beach
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rocky ridge
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dozens of baby penguins waiting to be fed
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diddle dee - native island plant
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hangin' out
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where is she?!
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and what's taking her so long??
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Oh, I love the penguin pictures up close and diddle dee. Reminds me of what Scarlet O'Hara said in Gone With The wind. "Fiddle dee dee."
ReplyDeleteLOL - you're too funny! But when you see its scientific name, you can see why people prefer to call it by its alternate name. Plus it's just fun to say diddle dee! ;)
DeleteLouise Johnson, anon.
ReplyDeleteOh how I love seeing these darling penguins in these closeup photos! I shared them with Adrienne. She has always had a fascination with these little guys since she was a child! Love, love, love your blogs, videos & photos! Keep them coming!
ReplyDeleteI'm with Adrienne, they are adorable! Thank you for your kind words!
DeleteI also share with my Adrienne the penguins that she has loved. Forwarded a good picture of them to Canada.
ReplyDeleteVery cool!! I saw someone's phone photos today and she was literally only a few feet away from them!
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