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• by Edyflwr

  I can't tell if the objects near the building are penguins or rocks.

  Posted July 28, 2016 2:20 PM

• by AvastMH moderator

  Then don't mark them Edyflwr . Others may have a lightly bigger screen and so 'they' will be accessed correctly.

  Posted July 28, 2016 2:25 PM

• by AvastMH moderator

  Look at the wind & snow spindrift on the left! - beastly weather eh? 😃

  Posted July 28, 2016 2:25 PM

• by Edyflwr

  Yes, it looks like a real blizzard, cold and windy.

  Posted July 28, 2016 5:26 PM

• by AvastMH moderator

  Hello @gardenmaeve and @Yshish - just getting back to emails from today.

  Posted August 8, 2016 7:56 PM

• by yshish moderator, translator

  Hey, I have too many emails to go through. It is sooo crazy you can't even imagine 😃 Will get to you and @gardenmaeve when things slow down

  Posted August 8, 2016 8:10 PM

• by yshish moderator, translator

  I miss you!

  Posted August 8, 2016 8:11 PM

• by gardenmaeve moderator

  Glad you're home, @yshish. Do what you need to! 😃

  Hi there, @AvastMH

  Posted August 8, 2016 8:50 PM

• by AvastMH moderator

  Yes - great to have you back @Yshish! Take your time with those emails 😄 Hiya @gardenmaeve! Hiya hard working volunteers too 😄

  Posted August 8, 2016 9:34 PM

• by LynetteC

  Bet it's much colder with that bleak wind than the temperature indicates!

  Posted November 5, 2016 11:27 AM

• by AvastMH moderator

  It crossed my mind that beaks are right out in the temperature like their feet. If it gets very cold does that give them a headache?

  Posted November 5, 2016 1:56 PM

• by LynetteC

  Or chilblains? Seems to be different coping mechanism for penguins - they just hunker down; other birds fluff up their down feathers

  Posted November 6, 2016 12:44 PM

• by gardenmaeve moderator

  @LynetteC - Oh the penguins are adept at feather fluffing to increase trapped air as insulation in extreme weather!

  Posted November 6, 2016 1:02 PM

• by gardenmaeve moderator

  Their feathers and down are densely packed, and dark tips absorb solar heating. There's a thick layer of of insulating fat under the skin.

  Posted November 6, 2016 1:03 PM

• by gardenmaeve moderator

  Finally, they can regulate body temperature by reducing blood flow to the feet, keeping them just above freezing while the vital organs stay warm.

  Posted November 6, 2016 1:04 PM

• by gardenmaeve moderator

  Even the snow provides a brilliant insulation layer. Penguins are designed for such weather- heat is more of a problem than cold.

  Posted November 6, 2016 1:05 PM

• by LynetteC

  thank you@gardenmaeve

  Posted November 7, 2016 11:55 AM

• by gardenmaeve moderator

  You're most welcome, @LynetteC 😃

  Posted November 7, 2016 11:57 AM