Banthesun spots egg laying in process?

• by AvastMH moderator

  Hi everyone,
  banthesun spotted an egg under the penguin on the right -I think it's just laying the egg...any thoughts?
  http://talk.penguinwatch.org/#/subjects/APZ0001k2n

  By 3pm (the next time slot I could find for that site) there's a penguin sitting there: http://talk.penguinwatch.org/#/subjects/APZ0001k2p

  Posted January 30, 2015 3:50 PM

• by AvastMH moderator in response to AvastMH's comment.

  Then shortly after mkmcguir spots this - another laying event?
  http://talk.penguinwatch.org/#/subjects/APZ0002mlj

  Posted January 30, 2015 4:12 PM

• by yshish moderator, translator in response to AvastMH's comment.

  Hi Joan,

  Please, what exactly makes you think that it's just laying the egg? That would never come to my mind:]

  Z.

  Posted January 30, 2015 5:00 PM

• by yshish moderator, translator in response to AvastMH's comment.

  Oh, look at this one: http://talk.penguinwatch.org/#/subjects/APZ0001k1l .. I'm sorry to disprove your idea, but it shows the same nest with two eggs at once a few days ago!

  Z.

  Posted January 30, 2015 5:02 PM

• by wildmonster

  Pl. pardon my ignorance. When penguins lay eggs, do they:
  1: stand up/upright (in which case the egg will be in front of the penguin)
  OR
  2: lie belly down (in which case the egg will come out from behind / the back end of the penguin)
  OR
  either stand or lie down?

  The two images mentioned show the penguins standing with eggs in front of them.

  And I found this image of a rockhopper penguin lying down with an egg emerging from its behind:
  http://ibc.lynxeds.com/files/pictures/Eudyptes_chrysocome_Rockhopper_Penguin_-_290.jpg

  Thanks!

  Posted January 30, 2015 5:03 PM

• by yshish moderator, translator in response to wildmonster's comment.

  Yes, that's exactly what I would expected from penguins lying an egg (However we had a bird which was used to lying eggs while flying or sitting on the frame of a picture placed in the wall..) But these linked images doesn't look like lying at all. The first one was disproved by the older photo anyway:]

  Thanks for the Rockhopper's photo!

  Z.

  Posted January 30, 2015 5:10 PM

• by AvastMH moderator

  I am more than happy to accept your decisions 😃 I saw a programme about pengs and one laid it's egg pretty much standing up. Can't recall which type though 😃

  Posted January 30, 2015 8:05 PM