Rockhopper Penguin portrait, West Point Island, The Falkland Islands

West Point Island, The Falkland Islands (Malvinas) (December 2018)

This image was taken during the Fabulous Falklands trip organised by Natures Images in association with Falkland Islands Holidays and led by Mark Sisson. A few Rockhopper Penguins were interspersed with Black-browed Albatrosses in the colony on West Point Island.

Status is classified as Vulnerable. For more information on this species of bird see the following links:
Southern rockhopper penguin (Eudyptes chrysocome) / Wikipedia
Southern Rockhopper Penguin / BirdForum
Southern Rockhopper Penguin Eudyptes chrysocome / BirdLife International
Southern Rockhopper Penguin Eudyptes chrysocome / Cornell Lab of Ornithology

Shooting Time 12:17
Tv(Shutter Speed) 1/1600
Av(Aperture Value) 11
Exposure Compensation -1
ISO Speed 640

Latitude 51 20 58.3 S
Longitude 60 42 45.3 W
Altitude 55.20m