Tasmania Photography » wildlife http://tasmaniaphotography.com Tue, 10 May 2011 14:39:25 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 Faerie Penguins http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/BichenoDaily/~3/208373622/ http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/BichenoDaily/~3/208373622/#comments Sun, 30 Dec 2007 07:56:20 +0000 Greg http://bichenodaily.com/2007/12/30/faerie-penguins/ Faerie Penguins at Bicheno, Tasmania, Australia 2007 © bichenodaily.com

Bicheno is home to many including Faerie Penguins who have a Rookery  near Diamond Island. Photography is difficult as these birds come ashore at night and flash photography is out as the birds have no eyelids which means a camera flash can leave them blinded for life. Guides carry torches with specific frequencies of light to leave the penguins unaffected.

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