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Caption: Adelie Penguin (Pygoscelis adeliae) greeting display on 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