17th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Natural World
half moon chinstrap

A chinstrap penguin emerges from the sea to return to her chick with food. She crosses the black stone beach on half moon island off the Antarctica peninsula and marches up the steep rocky cliffs to find the chick before doing this all again.

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 01.2019
Date Uploaded: 10.2019
Photo Location: Antarctica
Camera: NIKON D5300
Copyright: © eric keller