Falkland Islands, South Georgia Island and Antarctica - 2010

A Photographic Journal

Birds: Penguins: Macaronis

Maps
Region
Tierra del Fuego
Falkland Islands
South Georgia Island
Antarctic Peninsula
 
Science Notes
 
Journal
 
Species
Penguins
  Rockhoppers
  Magellanics
  Macaronis
  Gentoos
  Kings
  Chinstraps
  Adelies
Waterfowl
Seabirds
Shags & Cormorants
Gulls & Terns
Shorebirds
Owls & Raptors
Parakeets
Passerines
 
Marine Mammals
 
Supplement

Macaronis (Eudyptes chrysolphus) are a sub-Antarctic species, with a prominent orange-yellow crest rising from the forehead, with a thick, orange bill. The Macaronis we saw were on South Georgia Island. It was a zodiac cruise only, without a landing, so all the shots are from a bumpy zodiac.

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