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| Parents feed their chicks
by regurgitating food. The demand for food will increase in about 2 weeks
so that both parents will have to forage, leaving the chick alone in groups
with other chicks. |
New born chicks stay close
to the incubation pouch. Notice the chick stays on top of the parent's
feet, much warmer than the rocks. |
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| Chicks learn to tap on the
parents beak to get food. |
One week old today and they
have grown. The parent has trouble keeping them both warm in the incubation
pouch. |
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| Display behaviour |
This pair lost their eggs
to the Skua, but stay around the nest for a few days. |
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| Recognition display of a returning
and greeting mate. They will exchange places on the nest in a few minutes. |
Skua attack on nesting Adelie
penguins. This attack was unsuccessful. Up against the rocks is a good
place to build a nest. |
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| Tobogganing, a fast way for
Adelie penguins to travel over the ice. |
The ice is breaking up near shore. Thus, Adelies have
a hard time negotiating the pressure ridges on their way out to open
water for feeding. |
