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Magellanic Penguins Gathered at the Shoreline
Magdelena Island (Isla Magdelena in Spanish). This is in the Strait of Magellan.
(22 Nov 2010)
Magdelena Island
Looking down the beach roughly in the western direction. These penguins are going into the ocean to feed. Most of them probably have mates tending eggs in burrows. When they return, the other member of the pair will go out to feed. If one of them gets eaten by a seal during a feeding trip, the baby penguins also die. They generally lay two eggs, but preferentially feed the one that hatches first. The second-hatching chicks seldom live to reach maturity.
Shutter Speed : 1/60.13
Date Time : 2010:11:22 05:39:29
Equip Model : Canon PowerShot S1 IS
Focal Length : 44.33
Aperture : F/4
