During out visit it was also time to see some big chicks, but we saw some smaller and much younger chicks too. Sad because they’ll probably not going to make it. Penguin created paths in the snow, called penguin highways, to make their way so efficient possible back into the sea to catch some food for their chicks. It was really funny seeing lots of penguins using the highway to get to the ocean. Sometimes they even used our “highway” (walking path) to get to the share as quickly as possible.
We also saw many Skua birds lurking around the colony for a chick to catch. Most of the times the colony protects themselves. Penguins look out for each other. If the parents are off fishing, other penguins look out for the chicks on a so do called kinder garden. But sometimes the Skua gets lucky. I saw two times on my trip that a Skua was eating a chick. Sad, but well that’s nature and they need to eat too.
On te picture you see a molting penguin, almost done. You can see some plumage around his neck. Soon he can enter the water again to go fishing.
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