Shower Time in the Falklands - Make it rain!

This is a classic scene that draws a lot of visitors to the Falklands. Rockhoppers come back from the ocean and, after probably over one hundred "hops", they finally reach an area along the cliff where water is running from above, providing an opportunity to shower. We did not see similar behaviour by other species of penguins. The Rockhoppers seem to have a very peaceful nature. We rarely saw them displaying "agressive" behaviour, except when it came to the shower... There seemed to be some sort of rule, as to who had priority and how long you could be under it.... Very interesting to watch .. The best shower in the Falklands is close by the Rookery on Saunders Island. However, we witnessed similar behaviour on grassy hills where only little streams were running.... you can imagine how much fun it is to watch that.

And for those who like Foy Vance, here is a link

www.youtube.com/watch?v=hD5hIqeKNVE

Taken on: February 27, 2018

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