Moseley's Rockhopper Penguin - Mark Conboy
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Date

Location

Volunteer Point Penguin Colony
Falkland Islands (Malvinas), Falkland Islands (Malvinas)
Media from this location Illustrated Checklist
Map
Map Coordinates: -51.4798327, -57.8337908
Age and sex
Unknown age, Unknown sex - X

Observation details

Many photos taken. With Gentoos adjacent to main King Penguin colony. Small. Reddish beak with no pink fleshy gape. Yellow crests partially erect. Crests fuller and longer than Southern Rockhopper but perhaps not as long as a typical Moseley's Rockhopper; this bird is likely just completing its prebasic molt, so plumes are not fully grown yet. Yellow supercilium thicker than Southern Rockhopper. Apparently this bird has been present at Volunteer Point for some time.

Technical information

Model
DMC-FZ200
ISO
100
Focal length
108 mm
Flash
Flash did not fire, auto
f-stop
f/2.8
Shutter speed
1/1600 sec
Dimensions
4000 pixels x 3000 pixels
Original file size
4.77 MB