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Gentoo penguins greet each other, Jougla Point.

Photo of the Day: Gentoo penguins greet each other, Jougla Point. 2003.
All other photos from this day:
Bald Eagle catching some rays to warm up, Loess Bluffs NWR.
2019		 Bald Eagle, Loess Bluffs NWR.
2019		 Bald Eagle from a different angle, showing wing detail, Loess Bluffs NWR.
2019		 Bald Eagles near the nest, Loess Bluffs NWR.
2019		 Trumpeter swans, Loess Bluffs NWR.
2019		 Trumpeter swans, Loess Bluffs NWR.
2019
Trumpeter swans, Loess Bluffs NWR.
2019		 Snow geese, Loess Bluffs NWR.
2019		 Snow geese, Loess Bluffs NWR.
2019		 Snow geese, Loess Bluffs NWR.
2019		 Elk on trail camera, Wind Cave National Park, SD.
2013		 Distant view of elk near where I had the trail camera set up, Wind Cave National Park, South Dakota.
2011
Bald eagles (residents) vocalizing at one of their old nests, Squaw Creek National Wildlife Refuge, Missouri.
2006		 Bald eagles (residents, mates?), Squaw Creek National Wildlife Refuge, Missouri. Taken with DSLR and 420mm lens. Compare to next image, which was digiscoped.
2006		 Bald eagles (residents, mates?), Squaw Creek National Wildlife Refuge, Missouri. Taken through a telescope (i.e. digiscoped). Compare to previous image, which was taken with a DSLR.
2006		 Bald eagles (residents, mates?) near the active nest site, digiscoped, Squaw Creek National Wildlife Refuge, Missouri.
2006		 Juvenile bald eagle, very dark plumage indicates it is probably less than a year old, digiscoped, Squaw Creek National Wildlife Refuge, Missouri.
2006		 Bald eagle roosts on a muskrat lodge as ducks and geese swarm around, digiscoped, Squaw Creek National Wildlife Refuge, Missouri.
2006
Blue heron, Squaw Creek National Wildlife Refuge, Missouri.
2006		 Sunset at Squaw Creek National Wildlife Refuge, Missouri.
2006		 Giant rubber eagle welcomes visitors to Eagle Days, Squaw Creek NWR, Missouri.
2005		 Iceberg and ship near Palmer Station.
2003		 A gentoo snoozes on the nest. Jougla Point.
2003		 Gentoo penguins greet each other, Jougla Point. (Crop of photo [700].)
2003
Penguins spend a lot of time finding rocks for their nests, Jougla Point.
2003		 As this distant shot of a couple of gentoos proves. penguins can indeed fly. For a few feet anyway. Torgersen Island.
2003		 Adelie penguin splashing ashore after a morning swim, Torgersen Island near the US Antarctic Program base at Palmer Station.
2003		 An Adelie finds a good rock. Torgersen Island.
2003		 Adelie Penguin, Torgersen Island.
2003		 Adelie with a rock, Torgersen Island.
2003
Adelie penguin, Torgersen Island.
2003		 Adelie penguin, Torgersen Island.
2003		 Adelie penguin diving in, Torgersen Island.
2003		 Our guide Barb explains the workings of the US base at Palmer Station.
2003		 Getting closer to the beach to get a view of elephant seals, near Palmer Station.
2003		 The only photo I allowed of myself, Jougla Point in front of a whale skeleton.
2003
This portion of a melting iceberg looks like a bird or a seahorse.
2003

 

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