Gentoo chick counting

The Gentoo Penguin chicks are large enough to be left alone by their parents who are off at sea. The adults will return regularly to feed their chicks, but while they're away the young ones gather together in these large creches. Some are fully moulted and look very similar to adults while others are still small and fluffy.

Either way, five of us armed with clickers and notepad went out to count the groups. In some areas there's just a dozen or so, in some areas there's several hundred.


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