Magellanic Penguins at Magdelana Island near Punta Arenas
at the southern end of Chile.

The Magellanic penguins dig burrows where the eggs are laid
and the young chicks are protected.

Mating is for life. Each year the penguins come back to the
same island and the same burrow to breed

About 150,000 penguins were at Magdelana when we visited

Gentoo Penguins at the Falkland Islands. These penguins have nests
 on the surface. We could see the eggs at times, as well as the young
chicks. We visited three colonies totaling about 900. In 2001 there were
about 1400. No explanation given for the reduced number.

King Penguins at the Falkland Islands. These elegant creatures
stood out majestically from the Gentoos. We counted only 5.
The eggs are held for incubation in a fold near the feet

Gentoo Penguins at the Falkland Islands.
Look carefully at the lower center to see the mother on an egg.

Or try to imagine the egg above holding one of those
penguins!

Gentoo Penguins at the Falkland Islands.
The lower center was a mother with a chick (hard to see).