Sleepy Magellanic Penguin outside burrow, Volunteer Point, Falklands

Sleepy Magellanic Penguin outside burrow, Volunteer Point, Falklands - Magellanic Penguin
Volunteer Point, East Falkland, 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 day-trip to Volunteer Point requires about a 2-hour drive from Stanley by 4x4 vehicle of which approximately 1 hour is off-road. It is possible to stay at the Warden's House (Volunteer Shanty) overnight for photography at sunset and sunrise.

Status is classified as Least Concern. For more information on this species of bird see the following links:
Magellanic penguin (Spheniscus magellanicus) / Wikiepdia
Magellanic Penguin Spheniscus magellanicus / BirdForum
Magellanic Penguin Spheniscus magellanicus / BirdLife International
Magellanic Penguin Spheniscus magellanicus / Cornell Lab of Ornithology

Shooting Time 14:25
Tv(Shutter Speed) 1/8000
Av(Aperture Value) 4.0
Exposure Compensation -1
ISO Speed 200

Latitude 51 28 45.5 S
Longitude 57 49 59.9 W
Altitude 26.90m


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