Lovely penguins near Punta Arena
We were here in early 2008.
Here is what I wrote then:
We docked at Punta Arena, which is one of the two most southern towns in the world.
Took one of my favorite tours, we went out to the summer penguins! Saw some emu’s along the way, wild! Got to the penguins after about one hour. We walked out to the area where they gather, on a wooden path. There is a colony of about 10,000. CUTE,CUTE! They are about 1 ½ feet tall, and there were some older babies that were losing their fluff. Lots of noise, and it’s so different, because they nest in the seagrass, not snow and ice! There are little trails through the grass and they mate and have their young in burrows. Lots of humping! They follow the leader in little groups as they come out of the grassy area to the water. Waddle, waddle!
Took one of my favorite tours, we went out to the summer penguins! Saw some emu’s along the way, wild! Got to the penguins after about one hour. We walked out to the area where they gather, on a wooden path. There is a colony of about 10,000. CUTE,CUTE! They are about 1 ½ feet tall, and there were some older babies that were losing their fluff. Lots of noise, and it’s so different, because they nest in the seagrass, not snow and ice! There are little trails through the grass and they mate and have their young in burrows. Lots of humping! They follow the leader in little groups as they come out of the grassy area to the water. Waddle, waddle!
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I would love to see the cute penguins and wild emu in person and up close. I always thought penguins only live in snow and ice places.
ReplyDeletelove your penguins.
ReplyDeleteWhat a fun place to see in person. Penguins are such interesting creatures.
ReplyDeleteLots of humping - that made me chuckle.
ReplyDeleteI would have loved to see these cutie pies. You two sure have traveled to a lot of wonderful places.
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Nice photo I love the way they walk LOL :-)
ReplyDeleteHave a waddletastic safe week 😷😷😷
What a beautiful sight to see, they are amazingly cute!
ReplyDeleteHow lovely to be able to see the penguins as nature intended.
ReplyDeleteWhat a great experience and photo of the penquins1
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That must have been amazing to see.
ReplyDeleteHow cool. And thanks for the well wishes on our new family members. I like your sense of humor, too. Happy New Year!
ReplyDeleteOH SO CUTE! I would love to photo them in person! Very cool.
ReplyDeleteSome of the most precious critters, the penguins. Love that you got to see them in person in their habitat.
ReplyDeleteKathe,
ReplyDeleteHow cool! That would be super neat to see penguins in the wild. :)