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Rockhopper penguins build their nests on steep, rocky hills and cliffs. With their piercing red eyes and flamboyant yellow feathers, they are fun to watch as they hop from rock to rock in their colony.

This group of Rockh...

A colony of Rockhopper penguins hanging out on the rocks, enjoying the warm summer day. As you can see, they build their nests on steep cliffs and hillsides covered with rocks. To get to the ocean to feed and to return to ...

This cute little Rockhopper penguin watched me as he sunned himself on the steep slope near his nest. He then treated me to a few hops as he wandered off to another place to hang out for a while.

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This little Gentoo penguin is working hard on building up his nest for his mate who is sitting on an egg. Gentoos will build their nests out of any suitable material that is close by, including mud, sticks, grass and shrub...

A nice clip of a couple of Gentoos on their nest, yawning in their cute way, and calling for their mates. The penguins will bray and call for their mates when their partner has been gone for a day or two. They might possib...

I can't decide which one I like better, this video or the one called Time Lapse Ori. Let me know what you think!

The start of this video is a 6-hour time lapse of the Gentoo penguin colony at Bull Roads in the Falkland Is...

I can't decide which one I like better, this video or the one called Time Lapse Upbeat. Let me know what you think!

The start of this video is a 6-hour time lapse of the Gentoo penguin colony at Bull Roads in the Falkland...

This Gentoo penguin pair is starting their courtship late in the breeding season. As most of the other penguins in this colony have already laid their eggs, this couple is just getting started and are at the outskirts of t...

This is a short video clip of a Gentoo penguin trumpeting, or braying, for its mate. This is the call they make when their mate returns from a day of feeding, presumably to make sure they are with the correct partner.

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These Gentoo penguins spend the day out in the ocean feeding while their mate sits on the nest. Typically, they alternate every day or two to take turns feeding. This colony is nearly a half-mile from the shore and as the ...

This is a group of Rockhopper penguins in their colony. They typically build their nests among the rocks at the top or side of a cliff or steep hill and use their large feet to help them hop from the shore to their colony....

This group of King Penguins is slapping and fighting with each other at the start of the breeding season. Based on behavior theories about these birds, it is believed that this is a group of males who are challenging each ...

This group of King Penguins is slapping and fighting with each other at the start of the breeding season. Based on behavior theories about these birds, it is believed that this is a group of males who are challenging each ...

This King penguin pair is deep in the midst of courtship behavior at the start of the breeding season. They rely on posturing and visual cues - as do many birds - to find a mate and begin when the female is ready. Not only...

At the start of the breeding season, this King penguin pair has finally made it to the point of mating. Courtship has already been in progress for several days. Because of a penguin's anatomy, the male must actually stand ...

This Macaroni penguin is spending some rare time among the King penguins. The King penguin colony numbers at around 4000 birds, and this Macaroni penguin found his way there and has camped out.

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These King penguins are in the midst of mating season courtship behavior. Notice how they stretch their bodies tall - even leaning toward their partner - relying on cues from the other bird. King penguins exhibit this type...

These King penguins appear to be courting each other at the start of mating season. As one penguin trumpets, the other follows cue and trumpets as well. After the birds have chicks, they make this trumpeting sound frequent...

This group of King penguin chicks of varying ages is gathered around a small pool of murky water next to the colony. The fluffy brown feathers prevent the penguins from swimming, but their instinct is to be near the water....

These King penguins are in the midst of mating season courtship behavior. Notice how they stretch their bodies tall - even leaning toward their partner - relying on cues from the other bird. King penguins exhibit this type...

Nighttime time lapse of gentoo penguins at the Bull Roads penguin colony. Filmed over four hours on a rare cloudless sky in the Falkland Islands.

Music written and performed by Brian Self.

These King penguins appear to be irritated with each other for no apparent reason. But looking closer at the penguin on the left, it is face-to-face with another penguin. The time of year is mating season, and it appears t...

This pair of King penguins are going about their daily business in the colony. The bird with the darker feathers is believed to be a juvenile, as indicated by its lighter colored markings on its neck and head. These feathe...

This video shows the typical behavior within a King penguin colony. From penguins sitting on their eggs, to parents grooming their chick and themselves.

The baby King penguins retain their downy brown feathers for several...

A group of Magellanic penguins heading out to sea to feed. Magellanic penguins have a distinctive form of walking, sometimes described as an old-man walk as opposed to the waddling of Gentoo penguins or King penguins.

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This Gentoo penguin has just walking up from the beach after exiting the ocean from a day of fishing. The birds use the same path up and down the hill from the colony to the ocean and back, as can be seen in the video.

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A short video clip of a group of penguins waddling - and hopping - down their path to the ocean. This video was taken at the Bull Roads penguin colony in the Falkland Islands.

This pair of skuas at first seems to be fighting over a scrap of food, but it turns out to be a courtship ritual that leads to an apparent successful mating. The skua is a large predatory bird found around Antarctica and t...

These Gentoo penguins are returning to their colony from feeding all day in the ocean. The birds continue to waddle up the "penguin highway" - their path to the colony - until around midnight when the last of them have exi...

This is a silhouette shot of a Gentoo penguin colony at dusk. The penguins remain active all through the night as can be seen here at around 10:00 pm. This video was taken at the Bull Roads penguin colony in the Falkland I...

This is a skua, a large predatory bird found in extreme southern latitudes, hunting for eggs. As it flies over the colony looking for an easy meal, it sees an opportunity and hovers in close for the capture several times.

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This Gentoo penguin has just returned from feeding in the ocean. It finds its nest and mate by "singing" with it, then the two penguins change places on the nest so the other one can go out to sea and feed. Then, the newly...

This is a quick video clip of a Gentoo penguin feeding one of its chicks. The adult will regurgitate food from its stomach and allow the chick to eat this food out of its throat. These chicks are approximately two weeks ol...

This Gentoo penguin interacts with its chicks and its mate as it sits on the nest. The chicks get a good feeding by eating regurgitated food from the parent's mouth. The other penguin fusses with the nest, adding small bit...

This is a Gentoo penguin with its two active chicks that are approximately two weeks old.

This video was taken at the Bull Roads penguin colony on the Falkland Islands.

This skua managed to steal a Gentoo penguin egg of its nest for a quick meal. These eggs, however, are very tough and the skua has a hard time trying to break it open. You'll notice that this is a fairly large bird and it ...

This leopard seal was hanging out on the beach near Motley Point in the Falkland Islands. As you watch the video, you will notice that a Gentoo penguin swims past not far out in the water. This seal lied on the beach for a...

This is a slow panning shot of a King penguin to show the detail of its entire body from its head to its feet, details of its feathers, bill and flippers.

This video was taken at the Volunteer Point penguin colony in the ...

These two Gentoo penguins are switching places on the nest. The clean bird has just returned from feeding in the ocean and the dirty bird has been sitting on the nest for 24-72 hours. When the returning birds finds its nes...

This Gentoo penguin is collecting nest-building materials for its mate. As you watch the penguin approach the colony with a mouthful of grass, you notice that it seems to be looking around. It is, in fact, looking for its ...

This is a slow panning shot of a Gentoo penguin to show the detail of its entire body from its head to its feet, details of its feathers, bill and flippers.

This video was taken at the Bull Roads penguin colony in the Fal...

Magellanic penguins dig burrows in the soft soil instead of building nests in colonies. Although these burrows are spread out, they are still in clusters as a type of colony. Burrows can often be dug up to 10 feet into the...

A group of magellanic penguins swimming ashore after a day of feeding. Already ashore are a crowd of gentoo penguins sunning and preening after their time out in the ocean. This video was taken in the Falkland Islands at C...

This is Part 2 of an earlier video entitled, "Gentoo penguins in the Falklands sunset."

These gentoo penguins are heading back to their colony from a day of feeding out at sea. They walk a half mile from the shore to thei...

These gentoo penguins are heading back to their colony from a day of feeding out at sea. They walk a half mile from the shore to their nest, sometimes farther. They follow the same path each time they go back and forth and...

Nighttime time lapse of gentoo penguins at the Bull Roads penguin colony. Filmed over four hours on a rare cloudless sky in the Falkland Islands.

A rare sighting of an all-white gentoo penguin. Many people call this an albino penguin, but it is actually a "leukistic" penguin (also sometimes spelled leucistic). It still has pigment in its feet and its bill, so it is ...