Snow storm, freezing wind ~ Life in the Antarctic goes on!!
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Photo of Gentoo Penguins on an iceberg in a snow storm with a freezing wind blowing. The slick on the water (top left hand side) is the sea beginning to freeze.
Photo taken in the Lemaire Channel Antarctic Peninsular
The Gentoo Penguin is listed as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red list of Threatened Species
Melting sea ice and overfishing have triggered a dangerously rapid decline in penguin populations on the Antarctic peninsula – a direct result of global warming, warns a new report from the WWF.
Temperatures on the frozen continent are rising five times faster than the global average due to the unprecedented rate of climate change, pushing four species perilously close to extinction.
Warmer temperatures are forcing penguins to raise their young on increasingly thinner and more precarious ice floes, while stronger winds mean many eggs and chicks are being blown away from their parents before they are able to survive on their own.
The gentoo, chinstrap and adélie – along with the emperor, the largest penguin species in the world – are now struggling to survive as melting sea ice destroys nesting sites and reduces vital food sources, such as krill.
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digitalmidge
This is gorgeous, just spectacular…how amazing…
budrfli
brrrrr, lovely…
Steven Agius
Great catch Robert.
JennyDean
oh ah that looks chilly! Amazing that creatures survive! Lovely shot, really captures the storminess!
Jodie Elchah
Poor babies. Rob..Stunning shot, so much with just 3 colours… My babies had a swim tonight at the beach now they are snuggled up next to the heater with their mum : )
Antanas
great capture
Phil Threlfall
Moody penguin shot. Very beautiful
Wendy Slee
truly magnificent image….. gives us a glimpse of just how cold it is out there….
great shot Robert!
Noelene Davies
Wonderful shot Robert and o how cold you must have been getting such a wonderful capture.
John Michael S...
Amazing to think that those beautiful Penguins wouldn’t want to be anywhere else. They appear peaceful and content looking out over the blue glass. Wonderful photograph.
-JMS
Deborah H. Ben...
This is wonderful Robert.
Rosalie Dale IPA
Robert I am in love with these Antarctic photos…thank you for sharing them with us!
Krys Bailey
Brrr – who’d be a penguin, eh? It I was them, I’d tootle up to the Galapagos like their distant cousins! Great shot – excellent capture of that driving snow!
Jan Piller
Whoa!! that’s friggin cold!! silly birds. Awesome shot though!!
TrEaSuReDiMaGeS
Now that looks COLD …..... LOL Another Amazing shot Rob!! Outstanding capture!!! :-)) I sure love the places and wildlife your photos take me to!!!!
Kate Adams
Beautiful presentation Robert.
whisperingruth
AMAZING capture Rob…..........it’s like the pengs are determining whether to jump in or not! I would say ‘not’!! LOL….........
cherylc1
Oh poor little guys- WOW- incredible capture
tuffcookie
this is beautiful….. you managed to capture a moment in time that says so much! poor little guys look so cold! amazing shot
brian pendrey
great shot
eltotton
This is a very interesting shot. Great job.
mieclarke
Ohhh poor penguins…aren’t they cold ? such an amazing creature…Great catch great shot Robert”)))
Fiona MacNab
Great shot, I can feel the cold.
Mar Silva
Excellent capture and composition.
Marvin Collins
Awesome shot Robert!!
Sean Farragher
fantastic shot
Barry Norton
Great Capture
Lance Leopold
Great shot,Robert,and the penguins make it special!!
Jay Ryser
I agree – great shot
Brad Sumner GLP
Great shot, Robert!
cynthiab
awesome shot can feel the cold
davidmilne
Wonderful pic Robert!! Shivvering conditions!!
Mary Campbell
Thanks for sharing these wonderful artic pictures, that’s a place I’m sure I’ll never get to in person.
lancewilliams
GREAT. nice space in the shot