Penguins: Close Encounters
David Tipling
Language: English
Pages: 160
ISBN: 1780092474
Format: PDF / Kindle (mobi) / ePub
The vibrant and exciting world of penguins is shown in all its glory in this new book from renowned wildlife photographer David Tipling, who has trekked to remote and beautiful locations to capture birds in their natural habitat going about their daily lives. Moments rarely caught by humans have been preserved on film and reproduced in glorious full-colour images. Penguins: Close Encounters showcases 140 amazing photographs of birds in the wild, and a short description accompanies each image. The book has coverage of all of the world's 17 penguin species - including a comprehensive 'penguin fact file' section at the end - and chapters cover all aspects of their lives and behaviour. This book is a celebration of these birds and a photographic study that is sure to captivate any bird lover or wildlife photography enthusiast.
Contents Introduction Penguin land On the move Courtship Family life Survival Penguins and us Penguin fact file Emperor Penguin King Penguin Adélie Penguin Gentoo Penguin Chinstrap Penguin Rockhopper Penguin Royal Penguin Erect-crested Penguin Macaroni Penguin Fiordland Penguin Snares Penguin Yellow-eyed Penguin Magellanic Penguin African Penguin Little Penguin Humboldt Penguin Galápagos Penguin Acknowledgments References Introduction Never have I felt so alive in
Kerguelen, Heard, Macquarie and Staten. The smaller Pygoscelis papua ellsworthi breeds on Antarctic Peninsula, South Shetland, South Orkney and South Sandwich Islands. Prey: Krill, squid and fish. Breeding: Nests are made from stones and plant material. Two eggs are incubated for up to 39 days, young fledge after three months but can be fed by parents for a further period of up to 50 days. Adults are loyal to both nest sites and each other with long-lasting pair bonds common. Population:
hours earlier I had sat in my tent clinging to the roof while it lurched violently in the strong gusts. Yet, as conditions improved a little, I made it back to the Emperor Penguin colony in which I had immersed myself for days. I had photographed the life of a bird that is, for me at least, the ultimate. No other warm-blooded animal on Earth endures such intense cold or has such an extraordinary breeding strategy. In that vile hurricane I stood very close to the Emperors – at least 200 chicks
rookery of Southern Elephant Seals. Few places on Earth support a similar abundance of wildlife in such a spectacular setting and initially it can be almost overwhelming. To take this shot I took advantage of the long sunny summer days, catching the crystalline light just after 4am. A small group of Gentoo Penguins sits out a blizzard at the decaying whaling station of Grytviken on South Georgia. Towering over them is the rusting hulk of Petrel, an old whaling vessel. Gold Harbour on South
From here I would be flying another 1,100km (700 miles) to the Dawson-Lambton Glacier. Our wheeled Hercules touched down on the blue ice runway at Patriot Hills and was described by our pilot as ‘real seat-of-the-pants flying.’ If I’m honest, by the time we came to a halt I was in need of a change of underwear! The aircraft slewed and snaked across the ice. Then as I walked down the ramp of the Hercules the cold was brutal. For the next three weeks I was going to be camping on that ice. I