Our young Rockhoppers from this season have left! Well actually they left a few weeks ago now so apologies that this blog is slightly late. Gough is not quite empty of penguins just yet as a number of adult Rockhoppers have returned to moult. But in a few weeks time there will be no more magnificent eyebrows on Gough's beaches and it will remain like that for the next 4-5 months.
So what follows are a series of photos showing how our chicks grew over the season until they reached independence. They maybe won't be 'rocking all over the world' but they'll certainly be having a good explore of the Atlantic. And in a few years time they may even be breeding on Gough themselves!
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| One of our first chicks in November (David Kinchin-Smith) |
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| Siblings just a few days old (David Kinchin-Smith) |
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| One week old and growing fast (David Kinchin-Smith) |
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| Too big to fit under a parent (David Kinchin-Smith) |
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Crèching at a few weeks (David Kinchin-Smith)
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| Near-fledging and fabulous (David Kinchin-Smith) |
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| One final meal (David Kinchin-Smith) |
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| Eyebrows are coming! (David Kinchin-Smith) |
David
Fabulous creatures, great photographs. Good work :-) Dave D
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