Huge King penguin colonies

Breathtaking, overwhelming, unforgettable.

The number of penguins are breathtaking. Standing on the beach is overwhelming. The sound and smell is unforgettable.

South Georgia Island.

South Georgia Island is problably the best place in the world to see King penguins (Aptenodytes patagonicus) in the wild. King Penguins breed on the subantarctic islands and over 1,000,000 pairs breed on South Georgia Island. Huge colonies can be seen on St. Andrews Bay, Gold Harbour, Fortuna Bay and Salisbury Plain.
Photos were taken on a Cheesemans' Ecology Safaris tour to this fantastic Subantarctic island in the South Attlantic Ocean near Antarctica in 2003 and 2008.

King penguins close-up pictures

If you sit still or lay down on the beach the penguins will approach you and you can get close-up photos of King penguin individuals very easily.

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All-black penguin or penguin dressed in black mud?
St. Andrews Bay - 250.000 King penguins
Teenage King Penguin chick begging for food
King penguin hill at St. Andrews Bay
King penguin portrait.
Moulting king penguins in a mountainous landscape
Adult moulting King penguin sleeping in the grass.
Salisbury Plain overlook, South Georgia Island
King Penguin and tourists at Gold Harbour
King penguin colony at Salisbury Plain.

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More than one million King penguins breed on South Georgia Island. Breathtaking, overwhelming, unforgettable are a just a few words to describe these huge rookeries.