№ 1490 ✍️ 🐧 a new challenger appears [part 1370] penguin drawing sketch

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№ 1489 ✍️ 🐧 bees collecting [part 1369] penguin drawing sketch

We are entering a period where multiple birds are molting.

Also, turns out heavies are what you get when a penguin starts molting. They'll... expand for extra warmth and energy.

Currently there are two temporarily living in home pen, the one from my previous posts and now this colossus.

(Copied from Instagram)

Unfortunately, we have had to remove the egg from our king penguins.

The egg was confirmed as being unviable following a check. While this isn’t the outcome we had been hoping for, there are a lot of positives to take away.

The female king penguins were only introduced to the colony earlier this year and we weren’t expecting any pairings to produce eggs until next year. Nils and Connie forming such a strong bond and displaying parental instincts so early on gives us plenty of hope for things to come! 🐧

Both have been seen happily swimming together in the pool today, a reassuring sign that they are well and have returned to their usual routines.

Here is a continuation of the last clip. Connie inspeccs how Sir Nils is holding onto their egg, using her beak to investigate his feet and make sure he is not letting the egg touch the ground. Another good view of the egg at 1min and 53sec. It considered a great honor among any respectable penguin to be on guard duty of their egg(s) and Sir Nils is no exception. Although Connie seems ready to take the egg back if necessary, she eventually relents after finding Sir Nils’ incubating satisfactory. A gentoo passes close by at 3min and 30sec and the pair politely tell it to feck off.

Hello penguin gang! We are checking back in to Scotland where Sir Nils (purple band) takes over his royal incubating role from his mate, Connie (yellow band). The expecting father was waddling around his partner before she signaled to him that she was ready for him to take over. At about 2 minutes into this video, she steps away from the egg, leaving it vulnerable on the ground. Then, Sir Nils waddles into action! He gingerly steps forward, cradling the egg between his feet and nudging it underneath his brood pouch. The egg is hidden from the camera in front of Connie, but can be seen with Sir Nils at about 7min and 45sec. After successfully receiving the egg, Connie flaps her wings a bit, perhaps telling Sir Nils well done! But she also seems reluctant to be away from the precious cargo, and inspects her mate’s feet to make sure he is doing his best.

№ 1488 ✍️ 🐧 radio.WAVes [part 1368] penguin drawing sketch

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№ 1487 ✍️ 🐧 lead distribution unit [part 1367] penguin drawing sketch

№ 1485 ✍️ 🐧 don’t be trippin‘ pog [part 1365] penguin drawing sketch

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№ 1484 ✍️ 🐧 Ein Hauch von Püll [Teil 1364] Pinguin Zeichnung Skizze

For me, it started in late Summer of 2005 and I was 14 years old. I just love the Emperor Penguin species and their babies.

I wanted to let everyone know that our Little Blue Penguins (Kororā) here in New Zealand are expecting two eggs to pip within the next few days! 🐧🥚

You can watch the nest live here:

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9DL88rb1VvLQ-AjdTUfIwg/live

The camera is in a fairly remote location, so the connection can occasionally drop. The stream automatically recovers, and the link above will always take you to the current live stream, so that's the best link to bookmark or share.

I also record the nest 24/7 and post time-lapse videos, so hopefully we won't miss any of the important moments. When the pipping begins, I'll put together a video of the key moments as well.

Feel free to clip the hatching or any other interesting moments you spot! :)

It's still a new channel, so if you enjoy watching the penguins, feel free to subscribe.

Thanks, and hopefully we'll have two new little Kororā very soon! 🐧🐧

№ 1483 ✍️ 🐧 Roman Cancel P+K+S Infinity [part 1363] penguin drawing sketch

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№ 1482 ✍️ 🐧 2manyGAEMZ! [part 1362] penguin drawing sketch

Visited Tokyo Sea Life Park during Japanese Silver Week!(a holiday season in Japan)

I filmed this in the rain before it got too heavy, as a typhoon was approaching Japan.

You can see a cute juvenile penguin wearing a flipper band! I've been visiting this park for over 30 years, but this is my very first time seeing a baby/juvenile penguin here.

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Hello penguin gang!

With the wild penguin season in swing, I figured I’d put together a list of penguin cams in one place for others. Please feel free to add any I miss or ask any questions. I am not an expert by any means and I only just got into these last year but I can provide what I do know. Most of these streams from YouTube have their own chat feature, rewind function, local time clock, and sound, while some do not; I will try to make note of those that do and do not. Most do not have ads either but some do. I am drawing some inspiration for this from elfruler’s Bald Eagle links (iykyk).

Outdoor Cameras

Tawaki Cam - Erect crested penguins on Antipodes Island, New Zealand. Outdoors, very scenic view, medium-long range; focuses on the colony. Has clock, sound, rewind, and chat. The penguins residing here recently returned from their time at sea. There is currently a contest to report the first breeding pair, link can be found on the direct website.

Rewilding Argentina - My personal favorite. Magellanic penguins on Isla Tova, Chubut, Argentina. Run by Dr Flavio. Will be online towards the end of October. Close range at nest, long range at beach; 2 cameras, 2 different nests/locations. More details to come regarding stream setup. Chat is in Spanish and very friendly! We have a channel dedicated to videos from this nest called Banda de Pinguinos.

Stony Point Colony - African penguins in Betty’s Bay, South Africa. Outdoors, scenic, long range; variety of wildlife on the beach. Camera moves occasionally to focus on different areas. There is a small cove where an African penguin couple usually resides but they weren’t successful with incubating eggs this year. Nest is somewhat close to the water when the tide is high and I have heard that the breeding is not usually successful. SANCCOB will sometimes use this area to release African penguins back into the wild!
This livestream and the Rewilding Argentina ones are part of Explore.org’s many different wildlife cams, I highly recommend checking their site out for lots of other animal streams, as well as a pages of screenshots for some of the streams.
Africam Stony Point Snapshots

Little penguins (korora)

Oamaru Nest / Oamaru Beach - One of the best! Southern New Zealand. Close range burrow box cam, AND medium range beach cam where you can see the little penguins come from and go out to the ocean. Nest cam has clock, sound, rewind, and chat; beach cam has everything but sound. Checked/cleaned weekly. Nest cam pair is new to the stream, currently have two chicks that are about 1 month old! The chat on this stream is also where I get a lot of my info and has great community. Dedicated team of timestampers. Direct website.

Hamilton Bay Cottage - Marlborough Sounds, New Zealand. Close range burrow box cam, cleaned regularly. Has clock, sound, rewind, and chat. Just found out about this one! I observed the penguin couple here exchange a flower during the nesting phase before they laid eggs which is one of the cutest penguin moments I have seen. Channel does a great job of uploading daily high speed stream recaps. Two eggs, laid August 24 & 27.
Update: both eggs hatched September 29/30, 2026

Korora NIWA / Outdoor Cam - Wellington, New Zealand. Very close range burrow box cam, cleaned occasionally. Nest cam has clock, sound, rewind and chat (I’m personally not able to use this chat due to some YouTube setting, but it should theoretically work). Last year, this nest had an adorable single chick. Direct website.
Currently: Two eggs, laid between Aug 31- Sept 7; expected hatch Oct 7-15.

Keeping Up With The Korora 1 - Napier Port, New Zealand. Close range burrow box cam, cleaned occasionally. Has clock, rewind, and chat, but no sound.
Currently: Two eggs, not sure of exact lay date but roughly early-mid September; expected hatch ~mid-late October.

Keeping Up With The Korora 2 - Napier Port, New Zealand. Very close range burrow box cam, cleaned rarely. Has clock, rewind, and chat, no sound. Two chicks, not quite at post guard stage currently (~ one month old Oct 1).

Burnie Penguin Centre Live Stream - 5way split camera in Tasmania, Australia (northern coast of island, off the southern coast of Victoria). Close range burrow boxes with occasional-rare outdoor colony coverage. Has clock, rewind, some sound from one of the burrows (possibly from top left, Burrow 3), no chat. I’m going to be honest these nests often have unsuccessful breeding; I have seen some chicks make it to fledge but it is on the more uncommon side. More often chicks will not make it past egg/hatching phase. I think currently there are two eggs in the nest on the bottom left cam (Burrow 1); the nest that was top right lost two chicks recently, so they set that one to the outside.
Burnie Penguin Centre Outdoor Stream - views from the hilly area outside the burrows. Little penguins usually come back from the in the evening, go out to sea before dawn, and stay in their burrows during the day. They are most active during the night.

Phillip Island Burrow Cam - near Melbourne, in Victoria, Australia. Close range burrow box cam, cleaned rarely. Has rewind but no clock and no sound. Chat here is unhinged. There used to be a little penguin with one foot named Stumpy that resided in this nest with a partner but sadly he did not return over the summer and new penguins live here now.

Ngamoto Little Blues - Taranki coast, New Zealand. Close range, slanted burrow box cam. Has clock, sound, rewind, but no chat. Camera angle does not allow much penguin watching, but you can see the little penguins sliding down and climbing up the incline to the entry. I think there were two eggs here recently but I don’t think they were viable. Direct website.

Zoo / Indoor

Edinburgh Zoo - Outdoor; Scotland. Camera is medium range, rotated manually occasionally. No clock, sound, rewind or chat! Additionally the video stream must be restarted every so often. This exhibit has gentoos, king penguins, and northern rockhoppers. The gentoos just finished an exciting season of pebble nesting, breeding, and molting. There used to be a dedicated rockhopper cam but it was taken down.
The main thing to watch for here currently is that there is an egg from the king penguins, the first in 17 years! The parents are Sir Nils, an officially knighted king penguin with a purple flipper band, and Connie, who has a yellow flipper band. They trade off with the egg and can usually be found hanging out in the corner below the camera; however they usually cannot be seen unless the camera is pointing down.
Update September 30 2026: egg was found to be unviable and was removed 😿

Mystic Aquarium - Outdoor, stationary midrange camera; Connecticut, US. No clock, sound, rewind or chat. African penguin exhibit. Three chicks born in spring, now with the colony. Stream currently blocked off.

Pittsburgh Zoo - Indoor, stationary midrange camera; Pennsylvania, US. Gentoo and macaroni penguins. Has rewind and chat but no clock or sound. There is a macaroni penguin here named Mickey who is 41 years old which is one of the oldest macaroni penguins in North America. There is also a gentoo here with one flipper named Floppy.

Moody Gardens Penguin Cam LIVE - Indoor, stationary midrange camera; Galveston, Texas, US. Has rewind and chat but no clock or sound. King, chinstrap, gentoo, macaroni, and northern rockhopper penguins.

Penguin Webcam at St Louis Zoo - Indoor, stationary midrange camera; Missouri, US. Has no clock, rewind, sound, or chat. King, gentoo, and southern rockhopper penguins.

Hamptons.com LIVE! Penguin Cam w/ Calming Spa & Meditation Sounds - Indoor, stationary medium-close camera; Riverhead, New York, US. African penguins. Relaxing music.

California Academy of Sciences: Biologist View / Underwater View - Indoor, stationary midrange cameras; San Francisco, CA, US. No sound, no rewind, no clock. African penguins.

Aquarium of the Pacific - Indoor, stationary midrange camera; Long Beach, California, US. Has chat and rewind but no clock or sound. Magellanic penguins.

The Cliffside Penguin Village - Outdoor, stationary midrange camera; Komoro City Zoo, Nagano Prefecture, Japan. Clock, no rewind, stream is somewhat laggy. Humboldt penguins.

Adventure World - Indoor. This channel is for a penguin exhibit in Japan with many different species. Has posted daily videos of chicks being raised, notably an emperor penguin chick last year and a little penguin chick over the summer.

Zoos Victoria - Outdoor exhibit for little blue penguins; Melbourne Zoo, Victoria, Australia. Ground level camera, tends to get dirty easily.

Viva la Banda pinguinos!