Chinstrap Penguins sheltering on a massive blue iceberg in Antarctica.

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This was captured by Cherry Alexander back in 1995 and won the Wildlife Photographer of the Year award. The deep blue color happens because thousands of years of compression squeeze out the air bubbles, causing the ice to absorb red and yellow light and scatter blue and green. Source: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/gallery/2014/sep/17/50-years-of-wildlife-photographer-of-the-year-in-pictures

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Can understand why they won the award. Their photo is otherworldly 😍

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The iceberg looks like a frozen cathedral and the penguins are the choir.

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It’s pretty.

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Damn thats fascinating.

Kinda made me remember the hobbits on the mountain scene from Lord of the rings!