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It’s Penguin time at Boulders Beach, Simon’s Town, SA.
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Feb 21, 2023 14:11:41   #
Sylvias Loc: North Yorkshire England
 
srfmhg wrote:
Fantastic set Sylvia!

Thank you so very much for your generous comment Mark, happy you like them.

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Feb 21, 2023 14:12:48   #
Sylvias Loc: North Yorkshire England
 
Susan yamakawa wrote:
National Geographic moments

Very kind of you to say Susan thank you so much. Pleased you enjoyed them.

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Feb 22, 2023 05:19:07   #
angler Loc: StHelens England
 
A very good set Sylvia.

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Feb 22, 2023 08:41:40   #
Sylvias Loc: North Yorkshire England
 
angler wrote:
A very good set Sylvia.

Thank you very much Jim happy you enjoyed them.

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Feb 22, 2023 22:17:50   #
Bubalola Loc: Big Apple, NY
 
Sylvias wrote:
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.
Hope you enjoy the visit they are such characters.... (show quote)

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Feb 22, 2023 22:21:32   #
Bubalola Loc: Big Apple, NY
 
Sylvias wrote:
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.
Hope you enjoy the visit they are such characters.... (show quote)


Wonderful set of images of not your everyday bird, Sylvia! Excellent work!

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Feb 23, 2023 13:23:06   #
Sylvias Loc: North Yorkshire England
 
Bubalola wrote:
Wonderful set of images of not your everyday bird, Sylvia! Excellent work!

So generous of you to say Eugene thank you very much. Happy you enjoyed the penguins.

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Feb 23, 2023 14:37:25   #
topcat Loc: Alameda, CA
 
Nice series. I saw a video on these guys but forgot where I saw it. They are interesting

It was PenguinTown on Netflix.

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Feb 24, 2023 12:47:04   #
Sylvias Loc: North Yorkshire England
 
topcat wrote:
Nice series. I saw a video on these guys but forgot where I saw it. They are interesting

It was PenguinTown on Netflix.

They certainly are characters, love watching them run out of the sea. Thank you very much for your comments topcat.

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