We watched the Penguins.What a great experience. Our Penguins
Blue Penguins (Eudyptula minor) or Korora (its Maori name), are the world's smallest penguins. They stand at 30cm tall, weigh around 1000g as an adult, and live about 8 years. In our sanctuary we have birds that are still breeding at 16 years old.
Blue penguins breed on the coastal mainland and islands of New Zealand and southern Australia (shown right). To the Australians they are also known as little penguins or fairy penguins.
There are several things that are unique to the blue penguin:
• Its colour — blue with a white chest
• It walks on land with a forward stoop
• It has no other colour or crest on its head
Vocalisations
Blue penguins are very vocal, they have a range of calls which serve many purposes. To recognise each other or claim or defend territory they have a braying call. As they come ashore they quack, this keeps the group of penguins together and may alert the birds ashore of their return.
Spring flowers are blooming and so many are also common to B.C.
The farmers are busy with"lambing" and they are so cute.
3 comments:
Hi Jane, & Ralph,
cold and wet here. Love your pictures though. It sure keeps us warm. Bora Bora looks like a hot place to go. Barrie's birthday today. I won a cake for him on the radio. Now he gets to share with everyone at the office and save me a piece. We can send you a piece too. great blog. Happy to hear you are having so much adventure and fun. Jaqie & Barrie
Oops, spelts your name wrong. more coffee for me. sorry about that Jan
enjoy the heat and travel today love you guys and bless you big time
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