Feeding Time on Petermann Island
by Jeff at JSJ Photography
Title
Feeding Time on Petermann Island
Artist
Jeff at JSJ Photography
Medium
Photograph - Photographs
Description
An Adélie penguin feeds a young baby on Petermann Island, Wilhelm Archipelago, Antarctica on 4 FEB 2020. Adélie penguins feed on tiny aquatic creatures, such as shrimp-like krill, but also eat fish and squid. The adults regurgitate the krill or fish for to feed their young.
FROM WORLD ATLAS:
In zoological terms, penguins are classified as birds (Aves). Penguins are members of the Spheniscidae family, which is an order of flightless birds that live in the southern hemisphere of Earth. They share all of the common traits that birds are characterized as having.
FROM WIKIPEDIA:
Petermann Island is a small, low and rounded island, lying off the northwest coast of Kiev Peninsula in Graham Land, Antarctica, a short distance south of Booth Island and the Lemaire Channel. It is a popular tourist destination.
Description
The island is 1.8 km (1.1 mi) long and 1.2 km (0.75 mi) across. It rises steeply to elevations of up to 250 m from a rocky coastline with raised pebble beaches. It has volcanic origins, with about half the land surface covered by a permanent, crevassed icecap. Ice-free areas have a sparse vegetation of mosses and lichens.
History
The island was discovered by a German expedition of 1873–74, who named it after geographer August Petermann. The French Antarctic Expedition of 1908-10 wintered over aboard ship in a cove on the southeast side of the island, named Port Circumcision because it was spotted 1 January 1909, the traditional day for the Feast of the Circumcision.
Huts built by the expedition are gone, although a cairn remains, along with a refuge hut built by Argentina in 1955, and a cross commemorating three members of the British Antarctic Survey who died in a 1982 attempt to cross the sea ice from Petermann to Faraday Station.
Geography
The bedrock of the island is Mesozoic granite, with xenoliths and aplite dikes.
Important Bird Area
The island has been identified as an Important Bird Area (IBA) by BirdLife International because it supports a breeding colony of about 3000 pairs of gentoo penguins. Other birds nesting at the site in smaller numbers include Adélie penguins, imperial shags, Wilson's storm petrels and south polar skuas.
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Comments (13)
Brian Tada
What a precious, tender moment captured beautifully, Jeff! Congratulations on your image's recognition as a Dawn's Delight! F/L
Don Columbus
Congratulations Jeff, your work is Featured in "Birds In Focus" I invite you to place it in the group's "2020 Featured Image Archive" Discussion!! L/Tweet
Jeff at JSJ Photography replied:
Thank you VERY MUCH Don Columbus for featuring my photo artwork "Feeding Time on Petermann Island" in the FAA group Birds In Focus on 05/23/2020! Thanks for the L/Tweet too! ~Jeff at JSJ Photography
Jeff at JSJ Photography
Thank you VERY MUCH Mariola Bitner for featuring my photo artwork "Feeding Time on Petermann Island" in the FAA group Wildlife ONE A DAY on 05/05/2020! ~Jeff at JSJ Photography
Debra Martz
Such a beautiful moment captured! Congratulations on your well deserved Dawn's Delight recognition in Wild Birds of the World group!!
Morris Finkelstein
Beautiful photograph of Adelie Penguins with great timing, action, and composition, Jeff! Congratulations on your "Dawn's Delights" selection! F/L
Judi Dressler
What a wonderful thing to be able to see and capture this tender moment -- well done! Congrats on your Dawn's Delight! l/f
HH Photography of Florida
What a sweet little fluffball. Cute capture. Congratulations for being chosen as a Dawn’s Dellghts in the Wild Birds of the World group. L/tw
Dawn Currie
Congratulations on being named among ‘Dawn’s Delights’ this week. This image has that extra something special that makes it an extraordinary image. Wonderful interaction between adult and child with strong composition!
Jeff at JSJ Photography replied:
Thank you VERY MUCH Dawn Currie for selecting my photo artwork "Feeding Time on Petermann Island" as one of this week's "Dawn's Delights" in the FAA group Wild Birds of the World on 04/30/2020! ~Jeff at JSJ Photography
Dawn Currie
Thank you for submitting this fine image of this identified wild bird. It is now featured on the homepage of Wild Birds Of The World - A Nature Photography Group. Please take a moment to add it to the 2020 Thanks and Features Archive discussion for additional visibility.
Jeff at JSJ Photography replied:
Thank you VERY MUCH Dawn Currie for featuring my photo artwork "Feeding Time on Petermann Island" in the FAA group Wild Birds of the World - A Nature Photography Group on 04/30/2020! ~Jeff at JSJ Photography