Adult king penguins (Aptenodytes patagonicus) returning to sea from the nesting colony at Salisbury Plain, South Georgia, Polar Regions

king penguins aptenodytes patagonicus salisbury plain south georgia nesting colony polar regions sea returning beach wildlife shore penguin colony marine life seabird flightless bird animal migration coastal antarctic birds nature ecosystem group behavior sea access environment habitat icy waters foraging breeding protective behavior penguin habitat walking social interaction south atlantic natural habitat wildlife expedition cold climate shorebirds conservation animal behavior adult penguins nesting season ocean penguin monitoring penguin group sandy shore marine ecosystems snow capped island wildlife animal observation natural behavior