There were 12 penguins in the forest clearing. The small white dot at the right is a gull and there is also a wooden box in the clearing that the penguins like to stand on at times. So most people were spot on saw the penguin hiding behind another penguin and one behind the tree! Well done!
Here is a short performance of a Yellow-eyed penguin chick practicing flapping. As you can see it it arrives in front of the camera, has a good look around, does its flapping and then takes a bow! Priceless!

​Yellow-eyed penguins are often described as anti-social or 'the least social of all penguins' and being solitary nesters. But are they? While they have to nest out of sight of each other they need some cover for their nest (a nest box will so, or some vegetation). But when they are not nesting, they choose to be with each other rather than being alone. They also hang out in the open - thus choose open air over canopy given the option. So, does this penguin need a tree?
This photo shows a group of penguins hanging out in the penguin colony in the evening choosing to sit in a clearing - sky overhead - and in a group. How many penguins can you count? We will post the correct number in a couple of days.

 They are all grown up and have left the colonies. They got away at good weights. When we give them transponders at 70 days they were also weighed (average was 5.2kg). We weighed most of them again at 100 days (to check in on them to see how they were doing) and their average weight was 5.9kg which is fantastic.
Some chicks had to come into our rehab for one reason or another and when it is time for them to go they are left in a pen in the penguin colony for a week where they are fed daily. This way they get to know the locals. Here is a short spy-video of a chick that was ready to go when we opened the gate! Byebye and good luck, buddy!!