Penguins, Antarctica

Photograph by Gaston Lacombe

At the Ad lie penguin colony near Esperanza Base in Antarctica, the penguins color the snow with their feet as they shuttle between the sea and the colony.

(This photo and caption were submitted to the 2012 National Geographic Traveler Photo Contest.)

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