Gentoo penguin coming ashore, after foraging at sea, walking through ocean water as it wades onto a sand beach. Adult gentoo penguins grow to be 30" and 19lb in size. They feed on fish and crustaceans. Gentoo penguins reside in colonies well inland from the ocean, often formed of a circular collection of stones gathered by the penguins. New Island, Falkland Islands, United Kingdom
Stock Photo: 23824 Species: Flightless steamer duck, Tachyeres brachypterus Location: New Island, Falkland Islands, United Kingdom Format: Digital 3:2 Copyright © Phillip Colla, all rights reserved worldwide. Purchase a print of this image Request a review copy of this image Keywords: animal, animalia, atlantic, aves, bird, chordata, duck, falkland islands, falklands, flightless steamer duck, gentoo penguin, island, islas malvinas, malvinas, new island, ocean, oceans, outdoors, outside, papua, penguin, pygoscelis, pygoscelis papua, sea, seabird, south atlantic, southern ocean, spheniscidae, sphenisciformes, steamer duck, tachyeres brachypterus, united kingdom, vertebrata, vertebrate, wildlife |