We have had a busy, busy last few days and I have found it hard to find time to "blog" as normal. Take yesterday for example, I went looking for an exotic bird called a Rockjumper but I wasn't successful, I will go back another day.  However, at Betty's Bay, the other well known African Penguin Colony I spent a very entertaining hour photographing penguins as they came in an out of the water. It's hard to imagine that the penguins here are wild because they are so unconcerned about people. The ones that I watched and photographed yesterday were standing on a jetty and coming and going even though I  sat near to them. They were not in the least bit concerned about me , or the other people, coming and going in a constant stream.  As a wildlife lover this is quite a thrilling thing to do and it must be one of the best wildlife experiences you could possibly have.  The African Penguins here are  truly wild and chose to be there in spite of the presence of people. My instinct would be to give them more separation from the public but,  like I said, they chose where to exit the water and it does not matter if people happen to be standing there, they still come out of the water and then carry on preening and resting in a very relaxed manner.  The photographic opportunities are incredible.  Take the picture above which is not even cropped or specially framed and I could just about get this posing female in the frame. The birds yesterday were in brilliant and healthy condition and looked even plump.  

The young birds are interesting and from a distance they look a little bit like a cormorant, they  are dark without the white on the head but they have a totally different beak shape but  already have the white markings on the beak just like the adults.