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Image ID: 10000439
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Caption: Adelie Penguin (Pygoscelis adeliae) returning to relieve its mate at the nest. The returning bird (standing) has just returned from foraging and is giving the greeting display (sky-pointing ecstatic braying similar to courtship) to its mate sitting on the nest.
Keywords: Bird | Adelie | Antarctica | Display | Nest | Penguin | Pygoscelis adeliae courtship | Wildlife
Location: Island near Palmer Station , Anvers Island
Season: 1979/1980
Photographer: Chris Gilbert
Image size (pixels): 3666 x 2430