Point Tombo
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The Magellanic Penguins at Point Tombo welcomed us with open arms
The main penguin activity seemed to be sleeping
Penguins hanging around in the shade looking hilarious
The penguin was not too sure what to make of Cheryl´s penguin speak
¨Should I swim to Brazil today? Nah, the water is too cold I´ll go sleep some more.¨
There is a penguin colony 140km South of Puerto Madryn and Valdes, at the peak of the season the population is over 600,000. Right now there is ¨only¨about 200,000 as most of the chicks have their feathers and taken off to live at sea. They actually migrate North to Brazil, these Magellan penguins do not go to the colder Southern waters.
After our Valdes experience we were a bit dubious about another wildlife tour but this time we were rewarded with a very close encounter with these cute little birds. It was a great experience, if you ever get the opportunity, go there!
The Magellanic Penguins at Point Tombo welcomed us with open arms
The main penguin activity seemed to be sleeping
Penguins hanging around in the shade looking hilarious
The penguin was not too sure what to make of Cheryl´s penguin speak
¨Should I swim to Brazil today? Nah, the water is too cold I´ll go sleep some more.¨
There is a penguin colony 140km South of Puerto Madryn and Valdes, at the peak of the season the population is over 600,000. Right now there is ¨only¨about 200,000 as most of the chicks have their feathers and taken off to live at sea. They actually migrate North to Brazil, these Magellan penguins do not go to the colder Southern waters.
After our Valdes experience we were a bit dubious about another wildlife tour but this time we were rewarded with a very close encounter with these cute little birds. It was a great experience, if you ever get the opportunity, go there!
posted by Laurie Barram at 7:34 am
1 Comments:
Well done Cheryl, you got Laurie near a beach.
Steve.
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