Ngaire Hart, Subantartic Penguins (ANIMAL & NATURE 2025)

Half way to Antartica are a group of islands known as Subantartic Island. These different penguins are known for their unique appearances and habits. The moulting Royal Penguins live on Macquarie Island and have vibrant yellow and orange crests Also on Macquarie Island are the King Penguins the second largest species after the Emperor Penguin. I spotted the Yellow Eyed Penguin on Enderby Island, they are very shy and dislike noise, I was lucky to get that shot. The Erect Crested Penguins were on Antipodes Island with their babies. They build nests out of stones, grass and mud on steep rocky places that are hard for predators to reach.

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