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Emperor Penguin

From a destination specific cruise to Snow Hill Island, Antarctica. Our goal was to approach the island and then helicopter onto the island's extensive "fast ice" fields. After a long hike into virgin snowfields, I came upon an Emperor Penguin colony. This fellow had me at "hello."

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 11.2023
Date Uploaded: 11.2024
Photo Location: Snow Hill Island, Antarctica
Copyright: © Gary Krosin