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Four King Penguins in a Mating Ritual March
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Four King Penguins in a Mating Ritual March

by Charles Sleicher

Category: AvianAdded January 25, 2005285 views

Flightless Birds

Keywords: King, Penguin, bird, wildlife, mating, ritual, courtship, love, display, marching, strutting, leader, follow, guide, arrogant, South Georgia Island, humor

I followed this group four penguins for over nearly two hours as they wandered among hundreds of other King Penguins. They would march for a few minutes and then stop and form a tight circle. Periodically, one of them would slap another smartly with its wing, and after a time they would march off again. I put this image in the "Digital Composite/Illustration" category becuase I deepened the blue of the sky.
Image Reference: BPenK0509Image Format: 35mm slideImage Crop: Full FrameDigital Enhancement: Digital Composite/IllustrationModel Release: NACaptive: No