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| Rockhopper penguins are the third smallest penguin,
but they make up for it with their fesity attitudes, thinking nothing
of picking a fight with another penguin coming too close! They prefer
rocky cliffs as areas to nest and have been known to spurn vast empty
stretches of sandy beaches (certainly, at Saunders Island in the Falklands,
they ignored a nearly barron beach near their cliff...) |
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Devil stare
Saunders Island, Falkland Islands
With vivid red eyes and menacing yellow 'eyebrows,' the Rockhoppers
can look pretty intimidating!
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Squabbling in a tidal pool
Saunders Island, Falkland Islands
In this tidal pool near their nesting area, numerous Rockhoppers
were cleaning and playing amongst themselves in shallow rock pools
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Sharing the nest
Saunders Island, Falkland Islands
The rocky cliffs of Saunders Island were precious nesting ground,
and here the Rockhoppers were sharing their turf with nesting Blue
Eyed Shags
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Hopping along the trail
Saunders Island, Falkland Islands
Grass either side, but the sturdy Rockhoppers all hopped up and
down this little rocky trial to get to higher nesting ground.
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