Tonight for some reason it is just cold outside. The temperature is really not that low, it is in the upper 40’s. I think it must be the humidity.
That made me think of penguins as they live in a cold climate, however they have a nice layer of fur to keep them warm.
Since I am thinking about them I have some nice pictures of penguins that I would like to share this evening.
All of the pictures come from The Falkland Islands. I took them while on vacation with my sister.
Here we have a waddle of Magellanic penguins (Spheniscus magellanicus)
at Gypsy Cove. We were able to get pretty close to them and observe them in their natural habitat.
Here we have a group of penguin chicks. They look so cute.
Here we have one that is a little older, but still a juvenile. I really like the contrast with the coloring. The brown is starting to turn to the black of the adult penguin.
Of course the adults were all headed to the beach and out to go fishing. Here a a few that have just come back from the ocean and are standing on the beach of Yorke Bay.
I really like the color of the sand and water. The water really reflects the color of the sky.
I really like this picture the contrast of the black penguin with the white sand is very interesting. I have it titled “One of Those Days” in my picture file.
If you like penguins, you may also want to read my review of Mr. Popper’s Penguins.
Just be lucky I didn’t share pictures of icebergs from my trip. They would make you feel colder.
Steven
Braman's Wanderings 
That must have been fun to watch!
Actually it was quite peaceful. They didn’t move around much. We had to be careful though as there were caution signs all over the place since we were near an active mine field.
Penguins fascinate me. Thanks for the post!
I am glad that you liked it Glenda. They are definitely fascinating. We saw many more when we were further south along the Antarctica peninsula.
Great pictures! It’s amazing how close you were able to get to the penguins.
Part of it is the use of zoom lens, but we were pretty close to some of them. Probably less than 5-10 feet in some cases.
I like the penguins lying on their round bellies in the first picture.
But to really be “cold as a penguin” you would need to be cold – and then go swimming!
I thought it was a catchy title, but it really doesn’t fit as well as it should have 🙂
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