King penguin colony, over 100,000 nesting pairs, viewed from above. The brown patches are groups of 'oakum boys', juveniles in distinctive brown plumage. Salisbury Plain, Bay of Isles, South Georgia Island.
Species: King penguin, Aptenodytes patagonicus
Location: Salisbury Plain, South Georgia Island
Image ID: 24447
Format: Digital 3:2
Species: King penguin, Aptenodytes patagonicus
Location: Salisbury Plain, South Georgia Island
Image ID: 24447
Format: Digital 3:2
Keywords: animal, animalia, aptenodytes, aptenodytes patagonicus, atlantic, aves, bay of isles, bird, chordata, king penguin, oakum boy, oceans, patagonicus, penguin, salisbury plain, sea bird, seabird, south georgia island, spheniscidae, sphenisciformes, united kingdom, vertebrata, vertebrate, wildlife
Categories:
- Animal > Bird > Penguin > King Penguin
- Gallery > South Georgia Island
- Location > Oceans > Atlantic > South Georgia Island
- Location > World > United Kingdom > South Georgia Island > Salisbury Plain
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