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Leap of Faith A rockhoppper penguin leaps across a ledge as it returns to its rookery after a day of hunting.<br />
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Leap of Faith

A rockhoppper penguin leaps across a ledge as it returns to its rookery after a day of hunting.

Eric Lew © 2013 All Rights Reserved

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  1. Very nice. Where were you when you caught this shot? Posted 11 years ago
  2. Thanks Cammy! I was on the falkland islands. I had to wait for 15 minutes before they were brave enough to jump across with my shooting from below! Posted 11 years ago

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The southern rockhopper penguin group , are two subspecies of rockhopper penguin, that together are sometimes considered distinct from the northern rockhopper penguin. It occurs in subantarctic waters of the western Pacific and Indian Oceans, as well as around the southern coasts of South America.

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Uploaded Apr 26, 2014. Captured Mar 10, 2013 13:28.
  • SLT-A77V
  • f/5.6
  • 1/1000s
  • ISO400
  • 16mm