Rockhopper Penguin Glee Club, Falkland Islands

Rockhopper Penguin Glee Club

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Rockhopper Penguin Glee Club
Saunders Island, Falkland Islands   –   January 13, 2006
— Ralph Paonessa
Canon EOS-1D Mark II   *   EF500mm f/4L IS USM   *   ISO 640   *   1/320 sec @ f/4

Rockhopper Penguin colonies have been described as sounding like a thousand rusty wheelbarrows all squeaking at once. You can certainly hear the sound from a great distance.

This family is getting reacquainted after a parent has returned from the sea. The shallow depth of field of a 500 mm lens isolates them from the background.

Photo ID: 20060113-2724