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“Crashing home”. Less than 2,500 breeding pairs of the Fiordland penguin exist in the world and are are unique in that they breed and nest north of the subtropical convergence, in the temperate rainforests of New Zealand’s rugged southwest coast and its outlying islands. Coming back to shore is generally not an easy task, with the penguins (often in pairs) spending up to an hour simply trying to judge the safest time to land between the crashing waves. This penguin didn’t judge this as well as some others, but did eventually make it to shore safely. Photo location: Fiordland, South Island, New Zealand. (Photo and caption by Douglas Gimesy/National Geographic Photo Contest)
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