Have backpacks will travel....

We really enjoyed our afternoon visit to the penguin colony - which apparently is home to over 175,000 breeding pairs of Magellan penguins - the largest in Sud America. In peak season, over a million birds can be seen here. We went a bit daft with the digital camera and also took a few video's too.

Penguins coming back after a swim

Posing penguins

The beach at Punta Tombo

This shows a hungry chick being fed

Breeding season lasts a few weeks, so whilst some penguin chicks have been born (as above), some penguins are still incubating eggs and this shows a male penguin nest building (quite right too - Lb) (it has to be done properly you see- Ab)

This penguin got a few funny looks from passing penguins, carrying the huge stick in its mouth. We thought it may have found an alternative way of fishing

Penguins at play on the beach and in the sea

Guanaco that stood still long enough for a photo! These are becoming 2 a penny, we've seen them everywhere.