gentle lemur

Rockhopper + feather

Whipsnade, 16th October 2020
Eudyptes moseleyi.
I think I might have had to wait for years if I wanted to get a photo of a penguin balancing a feather on its beak - but this happened when I just wanted a nice photo of a rockhopper swimming.
 
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@Austin the Sengi You're too kind: this photo was a complete accident. I was tracking the penguin as it swam underwater and I hoped to get a photo as it bobbed to the surface again. My sheer chance it came up under the feather which stayed balanced for a moment - which happened to be the moment when I pressed the shutter button.
 

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ZSL Whipsnade Zoo
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NIKON CORPORATION NIKON D500
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ƒ/5.6
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200.0 mm
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1/320 second(s)
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Whipsnade006B177.jpg
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Fri, 16 October 2020 12:43 PM
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