18th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Natural World
An adult Adelie penguin feeds her chick a bundle of krill

Paulet Island, at the north end of the Antarctic Peninsula, is one of the largest Adelie penguin colonies in Antarctica. After catching and storing krill in its stomach, this adult Adelie penguin returned to the colony, reunited with its chick and regurgitated this krill bundle to help appease a voracious appetite.

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 02.2020
Date Uploaded: 11.2020
Photo Location: N/A, Antarctica
Camera: E-M1MarkII
Copyright: © david jaffe