It’s Penguin time at Boulders Beach, Simon’s Town, SA.
Feb 19, 2023 18:06:22 #
Hope you enjoy the visit they are such characters.
Boulders Beach is a sheltered beach made up of inlets between granite boulders, from which the name originated. It is located on the Cape Peninsula, in Simon's Town, a suburb of Cape Town in the Western Cape province of South Africa. It is also commonly known as Boulders Bay. It’s a popular tourist spot because of a colony of African penguins which settled there in 1982. Boulders Beach forms part of the Table Mountain National Park.
These African penguins are only found on the coastlines of Southern Africa (South Africa & Namibia). They are under the protection of the Cape Nature Conservation.
From just two breeding pairs in 1982, the penguin colony has grown to about 3000 birds in recent years. This is partly due to the prohibition of commercial pelagic trawling in False Bay, which has increased the supply of sardines and anchovies, which form part of the penguins' diet.
They are also known as Jackass penguins, this nickname refers to the loud braying cry that they make to communicate, which sounds similar to a donkey.
Canon 650D, Tamron 18-400mm lens.
Please try the downloads.
Boulders Beach is a sheltered beach made up of inlets between granite boulders, from which the name originated. It is located on the Cape Peninsula, in Simon's Town, a suburb of Cape Town in the Western Cape province of South Africa. It is also commonly known as Boulders Bay. It’s a popular tourist spot because of a colony of African penguins which settled there in 1982. Boulders Beach forms part of the Table Mountain National Park.
These African penguins are only found on the coastlines of Southern Africa (South Africa & Namibia). They are under the protection of the Cape Nature Conservation.
From just two breeding pairs in 1982, the penguin colony has grown to about 3000 birds in recent years. This is partly due to the prohibition of commercial pelagic trawling in False Bay, which has increased the supply of sardines and anchovies, which form part of the penguins' diet.
They are also known as Jackass penguins, this nickname refers to the loud braying cry that they make to communicate, which sounds similar to a donkey.
Canon 650D, Tamron 18-400mm lens.
Please try the downloads.
On the look out.
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See the one at the bottom running out of the sea.
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Laying on eggs
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Stolen an egg
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Two eggs to hatch
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Feb 19, 2023 19:02:48 #
I really like these!, Sylvia. A few years ago my wife and I went to Australia. There is a colony of penguins there on the southern coast. They used to call them Fairy Penguins. Some one came along and thought that was not politically appropriate, so they changed the name to Little Blue Penguins.
I have it on good authority that the Penguins were so ashamed of their new name that they didn't show up for three years, costing the local populace untold monetary loss with the drastic drop in tourism.
The same good authority said that the Penguins won at the bargaining table and will be fed 200 pounds of herring per day in perpetuity for the shame that they must bear.
Some of that might not be true, but the name change is! :-))
I have it on good authority that the Penguins were so ashamed of their new name that they didn't show up for three years, costing the local populace untold monetary loss with the drastic drop in tourism.
The same good authority said that the Penguins won at the bargaining table and will be fed 200 pounds of herring per day in perpetuity for the shame that they must bear.
Some of that might not be true, but the name change is! :-))
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Feb 20, 2023 05:21:02 #
COLANN
Loc: Pahiatua Tararua New Zealand
There is nothing like wildlife to photograph, well not as far as I am concerned,
Thanks for posting, and please continue to do so,
Thanks for posting, and please continue to do so,
Feb 20, 2023 05:55:19 #
Sylvias wrote:
Hope you enjoy the visit they are such characters.... (show quote)
Fantastic set!!! Sylvia
Feb 20, 2023 05:59:26 #
Feb 20, 2023 07:19:15 #
Nice, we visited last year and loved it. South Africa is an incredible country to visit and I would encourage everyone to visit. Be advised that regular power blackouts can be disruptive so be prepared!
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