It was cold - yes I know it is summer but the wind was cold.

The volunteer ranger was warning us that it was late in the season and with the near full moon there could be no birds.

We were rewarded for our wait with about 20 little penguins coming ashore.

Apparently they are now called Little Penguins in preference to Fairy Penguins.

Even with the moon it was very dark by the time the penguins started coming ashore. While these photos are not great they are a lot better than I was expecting.

This is a parent bird who has just fed the two chicks in the back ground. It has been using the manmade nesting box there.