Adelie penguins weigh about 5kg and
are around 70cm tall. They winter on the pack ice where the air
temperature is higher than on land and where they can find cracks
in the ice to fish through. In October, they begin to move south
to their breeding grounds, the males arriving first to establish
territories and nest spaces with the females arriving shortly afterwards.
This is one of the first males
arriving back in the spring before the remainder of the sea-ice
has broken away.
Photo © Paul Ward - Pentax equipment,
100mm lens, 35mm film, K64.
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or used in any manner without prior written permission.
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