Showing posts with label Summer moult over for the penguins at Seaview Wildlife Encounter Isle Of Wight. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Summer moult over for the penguins at Seaview Wildlife Encounter Isle Of Wight. Show all posts

Wednesday, 5 September 2012

All new Penguin plumage – the moult is finally over!


We’ve blogged a couple of times this summer about how slow the moulting period has been for our Humboldt Penguins this year – and now, at last , they’ve all finished and finally have the most beautiful new feathers to show off.  The colony is looking ultra chic and on top form – it’s almost as though the Penguins are dressed in tuxedos, on their way to a very smart event!  I’ve included two photos taken yesterday showing Dippy and Desmond with their streamlined, proud new look!

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DIPPY (above left)– still stunningly handsome at the age of 17! DESMOND (above right) aged 4 showing off his gorgeous new plumage!