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One of our goals in going to Antarctica in December was to see some chicks.  It would be early summer rather than late spring and some eggs should have hatched.  And we were not disappointed as on our first landing on Antarctica mainland (as opposed to a nearby island) were were rewarded with Adelie penguin chicks.

Gentoo Penguin with chick, Brown Bluff Gentoo Penguin with two chicks, Brown Bluff Gentoo Penguin with two chicks,  Brown Bluff

We also watched their courtship, nest building and egg sitting

Gentoo Penguins courting, Port Lockroy

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Gentoo Penguin  protestings Chinstrap Penguin coming close, Aitcho Island

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