Macaroni penguins, on the rocky shoreline of Hercules Bay, South Georgia Island. One of the crested penguin species, the macaroni penguin bears a distinctive yellow crest on its head. They grow to be about 12 lb and 28" high. Macaroni penguins eat primarily krill and other crustaceans, small fishes and cephalopods.
Species:
Macaroni penguin,
Eudyptes chrysolophus
Location:
Hercules Bay,
South Georgia Island
Image ID:
24390