Thanks everyone! You are awesome guys 😃 And yes, please, do join us on the new platform, there are plenty penguin images to be classified!
@AVGVSTA I think it may be snowing, although you are right about the moulting. Even adults moult every year to keep the insulation and waterproof qualities of their feathers.
The light reflection is very strong here so it is difficult to tell.
@AVGVSTA Yes, well noticed. You can mark them as chicks as long as you can see any chick features. (They look a bit punk, don't they?)
@AVGVSTA It's a good question. We don't see King penguin eggs very often as they are hidden under the skin fold you see above their feet. That's why we cannot say whether they're incubating eggs or warming up little chicks who aren't able to stay on their own yet.
Well spotted! They are sheep indeed. You don't have to mark them as they are very distant from the colony we focus on here.
According to this article, the cause is unknown and their number decrease is a mystery to the scientists. It can be caused by climate change but no one seems to know.
Seems like you are correct. 😃
@Lennoxville Thanks. I'm pretty sure you would notice if the pop-up message appeared - it wouldn't let you classify without clicking 'OK'.
@Lennoxville When you go to the Classificatiion page, by any chance, do you see a pop-up message telling that 'We've run out of data' before you start classifying?
@Lennoxville Well noticed! Thanks for letting us know.
It seems to come from one of the more distant nests: APZ000erku
@Lennoxville I don't think so. It seems to have both white and grey parts visible. Not sure what nest Lulu came from but we can have a look in the collection...
Yes, please. One shouldn't get the same image to classify multiple times. If that happens we have to alarm the researchers.
Cool!
Nice!
Just mark what you see and if you think there may be some more animals in the image, tick 'There were too many penguins to mark.' option. Thanks!
It is an ecstatic display call. You'll see it often at the beginning of the breeding season when a pair meets and starts bonding. It strengthen the bond also when a partner returns on the nest after a long absence.
They tend to keep close to their nest but as they grow up and start gathering into creches they may move further away but they will get back to their spot again.
Not sure whether a sheep or a cattle but they shall be marked as Other. But don't forget we don't have to mark too distant animals and others that are not close to penguins.
Cute little face 😃 Love it!
Could you please remove the tag by editing your post? We have an automatic collection of images tagged with 'Leucistic' and this one don't belong there. Thank you.
I'm sorry, can't see it here either. Please, remove the tag from your post. Thank you.
I don't see any, just penguins bent the way we only see their belly. We haven't seen a leucistic one on this site as far as I know.
So only if identifiable, then we mark them, right?
FAQ 3.3 If there are distant birds flying above the sea/land and are too small to be identified (even by a scientist), don’t mark them.
@gardenmaeve Do we really mark flying birds? I thought we don't.
Oh, cool! Hope you're enjoying the project! 😃
There is no chick at the bottom half of the image so whatever you were referring to is not a dead chick. Anyway, we don't mark dead chicks.
Yay, finally some macaronis 😃
They are nesting there 😃
You don't have to mark very distant animals like here. But if they are close to penguins, you can mark sheep as other without choosing any option from the list.
This site is on Falklands, the objects in the background are local sheep.
Don't worry about not being perfect. Each subject/image is classified by multiple volunteers and all marks are then combined together. Just try your best and have fun 😃
😃 Let us know then.
looks like a flipper raised up 😃
Yeah, chicks start to group into 'crèches' once they are big enough to stay without their parents. It helps them to keep warm and safe.
Vision test! Almost missed them 😃
Haha, kind of looks like one 😉
Gentoo chicks have white front side up to the bill so they may seem completely white. Also, in this colony we have seen a leucistic chick as well. Anyway, it's a gentoo chick 😃
It's been a long time since I got an image displaying all categories at once! 😄
Just remember, we only mark eggs and chicks we actually can see displayed in the image.
Yeah, good thinking. King penguins keep their eggs on their feet, covered by that skin fold (see those bumps below belly in many adults) to keep their eggs/little chicks warm.
Check out the FAQs for some hints how to tell moulting chicks apart from moulting adults (look for the throat colour, tail length, head patch)
They actually have all the signs of moulting adults so it would be more appropriate to mark them as Adults as they also moult (at the same time as chicks!) 😉
Oh, they are very clear. Thanks for sharing 😃
I guess it was placing the marks behind the image frame without displaying them as I didn't add a new mark.I only moved a mark placed before.
2/2 I wasn't able to click on the mark with my finger and although I didn't place any new mark, the pop-up saying it's 30 marks appeared.
1/2 I am not sure what happened but I was trying to move a mark I have placed already on one of the penguins standing near the left margin..
I wonder whether they got behind the image frame.
While using a touche device, some marks have been probably placed and counted but didn't display. Like about four marks near the left edge.
As for the geese, it is very likely. We have seen some geese already, even in different sites.
We do not need you to count all sheep/cows/humans, but it is good to be aware of their presence, so please, mark at least the closest one to the peng colony. Thanks.
Yeah, indeed. Sometimes the penguins pretend to be rocks, sometimes the rocks pretend to be penguins. I was tricked by it for the first second too 😃
This is a thing to be discussed more. I'm sending an email to the PW team.......
OK, how do we mark sheep? Is it no option from the list, or the last one (seals, etc?) I went with the last one although he Tutorial instruction isn't clear as it suggests not to choose anything but there is an option for the other others now.
Thanks. There is also the option to mark as Other without ticking anything from the list. But I'd go with the vessel anyway 😃
Do we mark cars as vessels or as humans? I went with a vessel.
Welcome 😃 It is a pleasure indeed! Lots to see in the new pictures!
The head patches in juveniles are fuzzy and not as clear as in adults, also, adults have long tail feathers. You'll get to see these little signs after a while 😃
You can easily tell by the white throat (=chick) or black throat (=adult). Also, adult Gentoos have distinct white head patch unlike chicks.
Don't worry, just make your best guess with placing marks and then go with the reply that you haven't marked them all. It will be seen by others so don't worry if you miss something.
Actually, there are some clear chicks present too - you can tell by the white throat feathers, and also by the small unclear white head patch. It gets bigger after getting the adult plumage.
😃 Thanks https://www.planktonportal.org/ would really need some help these days as we are only about 30 % done with the current data sets (there are two at once!).
Just to avoid confusion, we are not done with the current data set yet. Still need your help! 😃
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Ah! It is just the head of the penguin bent to the back!! And the other head belongs to another penguin standing just behind it 😄 Thanks for the zoom cut out! 😃
Nope, they are cormorants, aka Antarctic shags. Mark them as Other with no species choice please, check out the FAQs for more info 😃
Can't see it properly on my screen - any idea what is the white object that seems to be in the air just in front of a penguin head on the left?
Yeah, looks like a penguin head, doesn't it?
Yes, very well recognized! Those are seals for sure. You'll get familiar with various sites after you see them more often, in different seasons 😃
@gtedbury Please, only mark those you are sure about and then go with Too many to count. Or use the I can't tell option at the first place. Check out the FAQs for more info 😃
I can't say why but I really enjoy the current data set 😃 Like every single frame!
Yes, there is always a different individual in each picture 😃 If you look at the time stamp, you'll see that both pictures were taken hours apart.
Cool! Let's find and tag the ones from the # dailyzo and # pengfun discussion 😄
Thanks.
(we could also add the published tag to all subjects from the Dailyzoo collection that have been published on Dailyzoo to make the Dailyzoo collection smaller, what do you think?)
Oh, look at the little guy who came to huddle to an adult penguin warming up its two chicken. So cute. Is it worth #socialmedia?
Maybe just in hurry to be in a good light for the picture 😉
Yes, they are. Well recognized 😃 At the beginning of the project, there was a data set from different sites and they weren't expected to appear on the images. Just mark them as Other without choosing the species. Thanks a lot.
These are both cormorants and you should be able to mark them as Other (blue mark), just without choosing any species. Let us know if it doesn't work for you. And check out the FAQs for more information about classifying difficult images.
There are many nesting adults with some small chicks under their feet. Check out the FAQs for more information.
These all seem to be Cormorant (antarctic shags) to me. You can mark them as other (blue mark) without specifying the species.
Well, I did mark them, but then I remembered the new Tutorial says not to mark the distant locations (2nd page of the Tutorial) and so I panicked.
@gardenmaeve@AvastMH What do you think, shall we mark the humans here when they are so distant? I guess not?
Yes, well spotted 😃
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@duedool As said below your post, there are clear instructions how to mark seals (or other unlisted animals) in the FAQs, check them out 😉
Looks like an #injury to me 😦 Poor guy. Let's hope it will survive with that.
We've seen this site before, although probably not in the previous data set (can't tell for sure).
Haha. It would be perfect as a #dailyzoo for the Easter time 😄
Looks like it has found an Easter egg! (surprised it is there so early! 😄)
You're welcome. It is never too late to read them .) I'm sure you'll find many useful information there.
Actually, there is no need to mark all present other animals - as explained in FAQs. It is OK to mark the one standing closest to the penguins or out the mark in the center of their flock. You can mark more of them of course, but no need to mark every individual.
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It probably just went for a selfie, then went back to check the results and happily walked away .) There must have been a cool view! 😄
Yeah, their snowy camouflage doesn't work so well on rocks 😃
I like a good laugh 😄 Don't worry, it happens! Everyone would like to find something extraordinary and cool, like a fish having a sunbath on an iceflow.
Have you seen the comparison thread in our FAQs? It may be helpful sometimes 😉
@Arnika Well noticed. These are not penguins but Antarctic shags (cormorants). You can mark them as Other (blue mark), without choosing a species. Check out the FAQs for more.
😃 Actually, not a fish but a seal! They often take a nap on ice flows. That would be quite a big fish (and of an unusual seal-like shape) 😉
Not sure what it is and whether it is alive. It could be a lying penguin. When you aren't sure better not to mark it. Check out the FAQs for help.
Yep, exactly as @mudbidog said, there are about two tiny chicks visible under many nesting penguins and an abandoned one on the left image margin. No need to mark eggs outside the nest, or empty shells.
It is not common to see a chick alone, having a nap on a rock, but there seem to be other penguin(s) just behind the left image margin. Let's hope it's OK:)
@Auds63 Yep, you are right! You can mark them using the Other (blue) option, just use the OK button without choosing a species. Check out the FAQs for more.
@jma62 Well done. These are Antarctic shags (cormorants). They share some rookeries with penguins and sometimes can be easily confused. You can mark them as Other birds (without specifying the species). No need to mark them all.
@jma62 Well spotted 😄 You can always mark seals by the Other (blue) mark, just without specifying the species. Just mark it and use the OK button. It is explained in the FAQs. Have a look 😉
Please, mark them as Other animal without choosing the species. Thanks.
Very 😃 It is like a Sugar land!
Oh yeah, well spotted! 😃
There are more of them on the image edges. I don't find anything strange on their number here 😃
We, moderators of PW, do read all the comments that appear on the Talk. And when we find something that is worth an attention of our scientists, we inform them immediately.
Anyway, it is good to follow the FAQs and recommendations by the moderators on various project Talks while using tags in your comments.
But in many projects (like PW) the researchers don't use any comments from our volunteers, they only work with the classification results.
@lpilarsk It's a good question. In some projects tags from comments play a very important role in the classification data processing (Chimp&See).
Awesome! 😄 Thanks.
Thanks 😃 Have you added the new site nicknames to the list?
Ah, I've almost missed the Sheathbill! 😄
No need to worry. That is not a blood but poo that is red from krill.
Please, check out the FAQs for more information about how to classify difficult pictures.
We want you to mark the other animals because they can mean a threat for penguins. When you use it for penguins then them make no sense 😃
@MrsPinguinNL I am sorry but we cannot see your marks. We don't want you to mark dead animals. The blue mark is meant only for other animals seen on the sites, not for penguins.
Yeah, I think you are right. But please, mark only those you are sure about. Check out the FAQs, there are more information about classifying difficult images. Thanks.
Well, I haven't found any penguin there. But don't worry. We only mark those we are sure about. Check out the FAQs for more information 😃
If the image is too dark for your screen to see any, then use the "I can't tell' option please. Thanks a lot for your help and for the question 😃
The researchers are very interested in their night time behaviour as this is the 1st time they can study it. Please, mark as many penguins as you can, and then go with Too many to count.
No, we monitor the penguins 24 hours a day, 365 days in a year. This one was made at 10 pm of the winter time, that's why there's so dark.
And some Antarctic shags (we mark them as Other birds) well mixed with the penguins 😃
Haha, so happy to see that at least the two guys on the left have found each other 😄
Haha, yeah, this one is also hilarious. The one I was mentioning displayed rockhoppers 😄
Just mark as much as you can and then use the "Too many to count" option. No need to worry that you didn't count them all, each subject is classified by multiple volunteers. Enjoy it 😃
Hey! 😃
We only know the approximate area, but not the exact locations.
Haha, actually, we had a real Waldo here some time ago. It was a Magellanic penguin staying in a Rockhopper collony! 😃
😃 I remember getting a picture (about 2 years ago) with like 80 penguins, all of them headless but one looking at the camera! It must be somewhere in my collections 😄
Yeah, well spotted. It is called ecstatic display.They call their mates that way. The yellow stuff looks like a poo.
Eggs are rarely to be seen, especially on sites like this. We only mark eggs that we are sure about. The same for chicks. Have you seen the FAQs already? There are some pretty helpful information 😉
The light is OK, those lines you see are water drops/snow falling into side due to a strong wind, with a light reflection on them. Sometimes it makes great illusions 😄
Thanks, @coldcounter ,wish you good night 😃 See you on the Talk when the morning comes to you too! 😄
Yes, well spotted. They do share some rookeries with penguins. This is one of them 😃
Oh, what an amazing scenery! I love it. All penguins seems to be out on the sea yet, but I'm sure they're about to come soon to start new nests.
Just try your best. It is perfectly OK to mark the closest 30 penguins and then use the Too many to count. Thanks for your help 😃
No tags, please.
@PenguinFindersonalookout Please, don't create new tags. They have specific purpose - they're used for the search. I doubt you are going to search for Random frames.
It is indeed. Reminds me of an endless sand desert! 😃
It is from May, 22nd, the time when winter comes. Penguins should have been moulted already and away on the sea at this time. Check out the FAQs with breeding cycles for more.
Yes, well recognized. There are quite a lot of Gentoos hiding in grass tussocks. Please, mark as much as you can and then use the 'Too many to count' option. Check out the FAQs for more.
There is one penguin visible well enough on the left, it is a Gentoo one, with the typical white head patch. There may be more of them but we can't be sure.
If you aren't sure there are any penguins, go with the "I can't tell' option. Or mark as much as you can and use the 'Too many to count'.
since it is the first time they can study it! So your marks in night time frames are very helpful. We know it is not always easy but please, mark as much as you can.
Hey, we monitor penguin during day and night, every single hour through the whole year. The researchers are very interested in their night time behaviour
And there are also some Antarctic shags close to them. Mark only those you are sure about (shags should be marked as Other animals) and then go with Too many to count. Thanks.
Yeah, there are many to be marked on my screen. If you aren't sure what you see, just use the I can't tell option. Otherwise mark as much as you can.
Good for you, I cannot! -)
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Oh, so adorable guys!!!! Love them 😃
I don't see any injured penguin there, just one dirty from a poo. Is that what you meant @seacher ?
It is just a penguin poop red from krill they feed on. Check out the FAQs for more.
@dmwinand Please, don't use the Other mark for penguins. It is meant for other birds like Skuas or Sheathbills but not for penguins. You can also use it for marking seals or cormorants. Thanks.
No need to mark birds flying in a distance. Check out the FAQs for more information about difficult images.
It is just a moulting adult chinstrap penguin. They can look quite funny when moulting 😃
Just mark the ones you are sure about then.
They are antarctic shags (cormorants). Just mark them as Other animals without choosing the species from the list. Thanks. More in the FAQs.
Don't worry. We only want you to mark 30 of them. If you have troubles marking 30, then mark as much as you can and use the Too many to count option.
Hey, these are all Adelie penguins. Adults are black on back and white on the front side. All the full dark birds are their chicks here 😃 Check out the FAQs for the differences between adults and chicks.
Yeah, it happens often in the antarctic weather. Just mark as much as you can and then use the "Too many to count" option.
@Afinston Not sure what are you talking about. Where did you read that this is near a town? What town? The absence of penguins here has nothing to do with people. There are no people anywhere near.
Check out the FAQs for more information. Also, please, don't create hashtags in this project.
Yes, there are two nice chicks under that penguin. Usually, they lay two eggs in each nest. But not all chicks made it into their adulthood.
@swonne Please, don't create new tags. They are meant for search purposes only. We don't need to search for fog images here. Check out the FAQs for more info.
Nice 😃
Yeah, it looks like a Chinstrap juvenile.
Don't worry. It's just a poop, red from krill our penguins feed on 😃
We've seen this site already.
Please, don't create unnecessary tags. The tags are meant for the search. Thanks. We will have to remove your posts 😦
Well recognized. You can mark them as other animals without a need to choose the species.
I am sorry but there are no babies. It is too early for them. 😃 Check out the FAQs for breeding cycles. They will tell you when to expect seeing babies.
I cannot see any, where exactly?
Yes, we have got a new data set for a couple of days already. There are more cameras placed close to each other as there are more colonies.
There is a fog on the camera lens that makes it looks blurry and reminds of clouds. There is actually a land behind that. Please, use the "I can't tell" option for these. Thanks.
Oh my! There are two of them!! 😄 Must be aliens 😄
Please, don't create new tags.We don't need search for dark images. (You can edit your posts to remove the # symbols if you want to help us)
Yes, as @Singing_Ginger said, the usual number of kids is two for each pair. Please, don't create unnecessary tags. Thanks 😃
The ones lying on the rocks? They are nesting 😃 They build their nests from pebbles (as seen on the right bottom).
Or foggy camera lens. That happens when the weather conditions aren't ideal. Just go with the "I can't tell" option. Thanks.
Check out the FAQs for more information about classifying difficult images.
Oh, no need to mark all the tiny distant birds. Just mark as much as you can in the front and then use the Too many to count (no problem if that is less than 30).
Just use the Too many to count option and that would be fine 😃 Thanks for your help, enjoy the project.
Check out the FAQs for the key features how to tell them apart from penguins.
Oh, well spotted! These are Antarctic Shags (cormorants). You can mark them as Other animals (without choosing the species as they aren't listed among the other options).
Thanks for your help. And believe me, your time isn't wasted by classifying these pictures at all! 😃
Just mark as much as you can and then go with Too many to mark. If it is so dark that you aren't sure whether there are penguins or not, then go with the 'I can't tell' option.
Not a waste of time. It is the first time the scientists can monitor penguin behaviour at night time. The results from these pictures are very useful and we really appreciate your marks there.
Cool!
Beautiful! 😃
Well spotted. We monitor a few mixed colonies displaying two or even more penguin species at once! But usually they tend to stay aside from other sp.
@edytajj well recognized! 😃 They are my favourite penguin species. I love their red beaks and feet!
If unsure, you can always use the "I can't tell" option 😃
I can see why you think you can see the head there. Their throats are dirty from lying on the ground. Just a visual trick.
Ah, no. There is no beak or eyes visible. Can you see the chick on the left with its head bent to the side? It is a typical chick posture.
Congratulations! It is always great feeling to find an egg! 😃 Wait for the moment you'll find more of them in a single frame! 😃
Anyway, thanks for asking. It is always exciting to find a leucistic penguin in our data 😃
Yeah, let's hope those colonies won't get much smaller the following years......
To me, it looks the way it should. Well, we can't tell what the colour of its head is unless we can see it. But there is too small chance the colour isn't right.
Its head is bent the way we can see only the white throat. No parts that are supposed to be dark appear white there so I wouldn't speak of leucism.
As said in the FAQs, when you aren't sure whether it is a penguin or a rock, don't mark it.
There are no penguins in this picture. Some rocks make it difficult but once you get more familiar with individual sites you'll be able to recognize them more easily 😃
And check out the FAQs for more information. There are also breeding cycles for individual species that will help you to tell when to expect seeing eggs.
Oh, these two in the front are tiny chicks. So cute! 😃 On the top menu, there is a Search page. Look for "egg" there and it will show you some examples.
Hey, that happens, especially in night time pictures. Just mark as much as you can and you are sure about and then go with the "Too many to count" option. Thanks for your help!
Hard to say in penguins. But most of them seem to be just standing. Interesting view anyway 😃
Please, read the FAQs. There is a chapter about using hashtags for this project. Thanks for your help.
@HKMacalligan Please, don't create unnecessary hashtags. They are meant for search. Are you going to search for pictures that are hard to see? We aren't either.
Just go with the "I can't tell" option when it asks you whether there are any penguins. Thanks for your help 😃
Also look at their chin. Adult Gentoos have black chin/throat, unlike juveniles who have white chins! 😉 Check out the FAQs for more info.
I agree with @coldcounter it is just a poo. The chick looks fine, just napping after a good snack 😃
Thanks @coldcounter for your help with replying 😃 @WilliamPHall Check out the FAQs for detailed differences between chicks and adult in individual species.
We don't need you to mark eggs out of the nest 😉 A flying skua is possible there, but we can't tell unless we can see it too 😄
Just mark as much as you can and then use the Too many to count. Check out the FAQs for more information about classifying difficult images.
No need to worry. It is helpful to mark 30 of them and then go to another frame. Just use the Too many to count option before finishing the classification 😉
Luckily, not too dark to mark the penguins 😉
If unsure - because the signs are not visible or when you aren't sure, the best thing to do is to mark them as adults. Thanks for your help.
Hello @swanwick1 Have you read our FAQs? Some cameras are more distant than others but when you know what signs to look for, then you can tell adults from chicks anyway.
Just mark as much as you can and then mark one from the distant bird and use the Too many to count option. Thanks.
We cannot tell their health from this picture but it looks glorious indeed!
Check out the FAQs for more information 😃
They are dirty from lying on the ground. They are unable to thermoregulate their body temperature and so when feeling hot, they have to cool themselve that way.
Haha ,now I'm recognising the site!
Yes, it is a chick crèche. Check out the FAQs for more about breeding behaviour
Not a problem 😃 Thanks for your help, we appreciate it.
Not a problem. Just mark as many penguins as you can see in the unobscured part of the picture and then use the Too many to count option. Check out the FAQs for more.
@NNortham No need to worry. Each frame is classified by multiple volunteers. I'm sure the others won't make the same mistake 😃 Thanks for your help. Hope you like the project.
Yeah, they seem to be mating.
Yep, there's a sheathbill on the right. Well spotted in the snow! 😃
I was wondering whether it may be hidden under the skin fold... What do you think? I'm on a tiny screen device at this moment 😦
Is it just me or is there an egg? 😄
I can't tell what it is but since it is April already, that would be probably just a corpse. It is too late for small chicks. Check out the FAQs for more information.
If you have no doubt there are any penguins present, mark at least one and then use the Too many to count button. Thanks.
Just mark as much as you can. This is the only way how to study the colonies during night time. Thanks for your help.
Yes, we've got some mixed colonies where multiple species nest together, although pairs of the same species usually stick together anyway.
Yeah, they've got a great camouflage for this environment. I personally pretty enjoy such challengeable frames 😃
Please, just mark as much as you can and then use the Too many to count button. Thanks.
@SKuoy well spotted! There is a White sheathbill indeed.
Check out the FAQs for more details of how to tell them apart. Hope you are enjoying the project 😃
You can actually see a lot of chicks in this one. They are older and look more like their parents now but still considered as chicks due to the lack of mature features.
It was a good decision not to mark them. They are rocks. Check out the FAQs for pictures of eggs or use the search. Penguins usually have two in each nest.
There are no penguins present at this moment. I'm sure you will find some in the following frames 😃
The weather conditions are not always friendly in Antarctica. The pictures are taken by automatic cameras during the whole year without a human presence. The blur is usually made by water drops on the lens.
It is not too dark on my screen. Please, try to mark as much penguins as you can. Even if it is less than 30, it is helpful to say there are some then to leave the image unmarked. Thanks.
Moreover, we mark the unsure ones as adults too! 😉 Don't worry if you make a mistake, other volunteers will go through the same pictures as you, and together we will very likely get to the correct classification.
This image is not as blurry as it may seem on the firs sight. There are many penguins standing in the background of the foreground land. You can mark them all as adults since it is April time.
As for this one, yes, these are chicks 😉 But when you're having troubles to tell, it is always better to mark the unsure ones as adults. Thanks for your help, hope you enjoy the project! 😃
Not always. When moulting, even adults look fuzzy! Check out our FAQs (top menu on the Classification page) for the differences between adults and chicks in each penguin species.
Yep, as @coldcounter said, it is a Brown Skua. You can recognize them by the white V shaped patterns on their wings (when spread).
Oh, what an unknown tag for me, a new site nickname? 😄 (BTW, check out your email please)
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Ah, an invisible Sheathbill! 😄
@SarahBlue Yes please, we would love to know the location names 😃 Thanks in advance!
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@DorosZoo Hey, They are quite distant indeed but looking at the date (top left corner) will help you. It's end of April so no chicks are expected to be seen. Check out the FAQs for breeding cycles and more tips how to tell what you see.
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I think it's easier to go around than across the rock in the center which would make such a circle around. Even when no one actually goes in circles.
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This one makes me feel dizzy.
Feeling dizzy?
What a cool snapshot! 😃
Yay, by the statistics we're on 90 % with the classification! 😃
@gardenmaeve Haha, not from my window but there is one beak in the kitchen, singing like a canary. Well, it is a canary! 😉 Oh, and it's started snowing heavily this morning.
Yeah, I missed those challenges! This is what the weather is like here at this moment 😃
Hah, reminds me what I've just seen in a Star trek series 😄
On Plankton Portal, we call such a visiontest
Awesome! 😃 (Reminds me of my fieldwork 😄)
Cool. Boatwrecks it is!
Lovely tracks indeed!
What about nicknaming it a "Boatwreck" or a "Boatwreck hill"? I'd say there will be more sites from Trinity/Mikkelsen.
Isn't that a boat wreck on Trinity isl., Mikkelsen Harbour?
The wind seems to be going from the top left to the right bottom.
Not as cold though.
LOL
Nice to see so many happy chicks at once 😃
A new site I guess 😃
But they do attack it with their bills when it gets close enough. Depends on how many penguins are in the rookery and how big the chicks are
They have to stay in the nest on their eggs/chicks - if they followed the Sheathbill, it could flight to the unprotected nest and take the treasure.
It is the end of March and this guy hasn't finished the process of moulting yet. There seem to be shadows of two more pengs on the left. The others might be out in the sea already.
@nthrockmorton Hey! Happy to see you keep enjoying this project, guys! 😃
Yep, no need to worry, it should be alright. We're just waiting for a new data set at this moment.
@ferrell11 Don't worry. Each frame is classified by multiple volunteers 😃 I'm sure someone will notice and mark it 😉
@mllauro No need to worry. Each frame is classified by multiple volunteers and if you read the comments below you would figure out we are aware of what is present in this one 😉
Yeah, I like the depth of the view 😃
Well, they must be aware of them as the PW team members come there for the maintenance and batteries exchange etc.But I don't think they pay an extra attention to them on daily bases.
@Marwags There are no chicks in this frame. It is April, all Gentoo chicks are adult already.There are no corpses either.Just holes in snow.
@sheshe2 If you read the previous comment (below yours) you could find the answer. It is a chick corpes being eaten by Skuas
Just overlapping of their heads 😃
Nice scenery!
Crèche of Macaronis, not an easy one to classify 😄
Check out the FAQs for more detailed differences between adults and juveniles 😃
Why do you think so? There are no signs for that. Most of them are clearly adults (juvs don't have the black stripes over chins or long tail feathers)
Please, mark them as Other animals (with no need to choose any option).
Definitely not. They are adults once they've got black throats, white bellies and long tail feathers, like most of these.
Anyway, don't give it up! If there is one I'm sure we find it! 😃
Yeah, it is less rare in Gentoos but the frequency is still only about 1:20.000 by this paper.
it also shows black patch on the head. (Sorry for ruining your wishes!)
It looks like a typical colouration of a penguin from such angle. The flippers are white from the underside (camouflage while swimming) and
What a nice sunny day, even some chicks stopped huddling to each other.
I think the egg shell may be empty (on the left next to the chick)
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Nothing to add, you explained that perfectly @gardenmaeve 😃
Thanks. Will keep my eyes open! 😃
Oh, I'm sorry it happens. Don't worry about that 😃
Have you tried zooming in the Joan's cropped image? Don't you see the dark back(on the right side of the body)? We see mostly the belly with dirt in the front.
Ah, it wasn't supposed to change into a tag with the * symbol in front of # but they have changed that. Thanks for mentioning that.
Thanks! I appreciate that attitude.
So thanks for removing the tags. I prefer using them in the sure cases only. 😃
My Leucistic collection is a Tag group so all images with "#leucistic" will end up there no matter what is really displayed in the image, and I can't control that.
Yes, I was looking at the cropped image made by Joan so we are definitely talking about the same guy.
Hah, I just commented on that image too. Sorry but I disagree there too 😦
on the right side of the belly. Don't you see it? I would be more careful with calling something a leucistic penguin. This one is not visible well enough.
It don't see a leucistic penguin here. I consider it as a penguin heading to the camera with its dirty belly. I think I can see a black back
I don't see a leucistic penguin here. It may be just an illusion - angle and bad quality. More pictures of the same penguin would help.
I am sorry but I can only see a white belly (all dark parts seem to be hidden). I would have to see the penguin from different angles to agree it is a leucistic guy.
I miss you!
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
Beautiful!
Congratulations! 😃 (I'm sorry, cannot confirm that, using just a small screen and sun is shining on it too strongly, I can barely see it)
Yeah, they do. And penguin chicks/eggs are part of their food.
These may be Northern Gentoos who incubate their eggs during a bigger part of the year,anytime from half of June to November.
Yeah, I miss them too 😃
From my collection. I wanted them to be tagged since I had to search for them manually! .(
Once they've got the yellow crests on their heads, they are considered to be adults. When you aren't sure, marking as adult is always the best solution.
Don't worry about such accidental mistakes 😃 Each image is review by multiple volunteers = the researchers should get the results they need
They shouldn't get closer than 5 m to penguins in Antarctica. But these should be used to their presence since it is in Port Lockroy with Penguin Postoffice and souvenir shop.
Nice image of a #mating behaviour. I was just looking for one a couple of hours ago 😄
Nice! Congratulations 😃 They are rare objects to be found!
I can see more of them there but they are very well camouflaged in the snow when facing the camera.
Congratulations! 😃
Well done.
Unbelievable!
@fred_neil Please, check out our very useful FAQs (accessible directly from the classification interface). You can use the Other mark without choosing any option.
Yes it is! Well recognized 😃 (You can tell it by that stone on the left horizon of the rock!)
chick carcass at the top left and another one in the top right, just below the distant penguins. We don't mark carcasses.
There are three moulting penguins at the bottom and middle and then some distant in the top right and left corners. Then there seems to be a
Nice scenery!
It must be a curious penguin to come that close!
Here is another view of the same site APZ000ai9y , so I'd say Yes, there must be some seals on the beach 😃
😃 We get really stunning pictures from this site! Especially with those wonderful mountain reflections on the water surface.
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Yeah, there is also a difference in the size/age of the siblings. Somewhere it is more obvious then elsewhere.
Yes, it is one 😃 Well spotted. The ice is distant so the animals there appear small in comparison to the foreground ones!
Oh, indeed! Very clear lens!! 😃 Unbelievable. Thanks for sharing, @Norsetroll76
Yay! Love it!
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They're trying to be unnoticed, pretending to be discussing just politics! 😉
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Haha, not sure they would let you 😉 They can be very aggressive!
Or a tactic how to escape and not to be noticed by the seal? 😄
It is a Seal for sure, can't tell what species though. Just mark it as Other animal and don't tick any option, as suggested in our FAQs.
@coldcounter Yes! You seem to be right! 😃 It really looks like another skua. I can see it when you said it.
Thanks! 😃 I'm sure it will help you with classifying other uncommon images.
(I'm not very familiar with this site, since I mostly see it blurred to see the terrain well enough.)
Oh, yes! Well spotted @Norsetroll76 It took me a while to spot the second Skua! 😄 Not sure but there could even be a dead chick in front of them. What do you think?
Yes, exactly as @Sitandslide said, we don't count animals in the water. Check out the FAQs for more tips how to classify 😉 Thanks for your help!
(Such things are better explained in the FAQs.)
has just become an adult or an older adult which is just in the moulting process. Anyway,we count them all adults once they've got marks of maturity 😉
clearly got the key features of adults - in this case it is the clear white head patch we can see,we cannot tell whether it is a juv which
@bienle123 In fact it is not obvious at all. When adult feathers moult they look exactly the way you see on that animal. As long as it's
There's a dead chick(bottom left), a Brown Skua(a predator in the center) and also adult(?) penguins(bottom margin and the top right corner)
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They've got a good camouflage there.
Wow, what an extremely clear picture of #Macaroni!
The building is a boat shed near Penguin Post Office in Port Lockroy! 😃 We were classifying images from this site in the first data set.
Look at the tiny chick!
Yay, Macaronis! 😃
Hah! My new favourite site! :E What a challenge!
The new data has come!!!!! 😄
I'm sorry I can't tell from this picture 😕
Hah, what a funny scenery!! 😄
Yep, it happens in Antarctica. The weather conditions are very tough there! Please, mark as much as you can and then go with Too many to count.
If unsure, mark it choose the adult option please.More information in our FAQs 😉
There are both. Look for white throats for chicks and black for adults. Adults have also distinct white head patch of a clear shape.
Don't worry, many others have marked this image already and I am sure someone did mark it properly.
Oh hai hello! 😃
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A snowy sheathbill hiding on the rocks:]
As mentioned in the FAQs (Frequently Asked Questions), if you aren't sure whether eggs or pebbles, don't mark them. There are more useful hints. Have a look 😃
Just count chicks and adults or their eggs, and mark any other animals/humans/vessels please. That's all we need to know 😉 BTW, These are Chinstraps
are meant as a guide to help you recognize chicks from adults in any species and switching them doesn't affect the classification results.
Hi @Johanna25 You don't have to tell the species, and there is even no way to do so in the classification. The pictures of adults/chicks below
They all seem to be Antarctic shags - we mark them as other animals with no need of choosing any option from the list.
@sheshe2 Even after reading the FAQs? Have a look and if it wasn't clear even then, let us know please. We could try make it clearer. Thanks
LOVELY
Yay!
They're too blurry 😕 Sorry.
@gardenmaeve I am confused. They all look like Skua to me but the 2nd from the right (front left) it so much reminds me of a Petrel by the shape.
Cute little chicks:)
Ah, you actually saw the one I meant: APZ0003acn but I forgot it wasn't completely leucistic since it had some grey feathers on back. Cool anyway 😃
We saw the leucistic chinstrap with adult plumage last year, it must be in my collection somewhere 😃
though, I think there are dark parts visible on that penguin. Lucy is white with very very pale grey head/back feathers. This one looks like a regular chick.
Ah, I searched a bit and got it. Although there was no post with the naming process among the search results 😦 I disagree with the red circle
better marking them separately since you don't get that feeling you are doing the same thing 3 times and that it is waste of your time.
easily by marking the same individuals tree times in raw, mainly if there were no visible differences among the three pictures. It is much
If the pictures were in sequences like you mentioned, then it would be too complicated with placing the marks in it. People could get bored
We've got people working on an automation of the counting process, let's hope the computer will be able to count such images better than us
Poor egg, so close to the pool!
As said in the FAQs, when you can't tell them apart, it is better to go with the adult option. There are also the key features to help you recognize them.
Yeah. no need to comment on that. Just mark as much as you can and then use the Too many to count 😃 Thanks for all your effort!
Yes, they are indeed! 😃
As said in the FAQs, just mark as much as you can and then use the Too many to count option. Thanks for all your effort! 😃
It is called an 'ecstatic display'. They are calling their mates this way, especially while re-uning together.
Yes, well noticed. There are many shags nesting on the rocks. Please, mark them as Other animals. Thanks!
Yes, you're going to see them here very often as they are nesting on the margin of the rocks 😃
Yep, they are also nesting in this site 😃 Please, mark them as Other animals (no need to choose the species).
As for this one, I would go with the 'I can't tell' option which is the safe choice for any cases I can't tell what I see.Check out the FAQs for more. Thanks.
Please, don't mark objects you can't tell whether they are animals or rocks/piles of soil/... We don't even mark dead penguins.
I just love those challenges!! 85 adults if I haven't missed anyone 😃
Sadly, there is no whale present in this picture. BTW, we haven't see any cetacean in the previous data sets yet although they live there.
Hello, please, mark them as adults whenever you cannot decide whether they are adults or chicks. Check out the FAQs for more, it's helpful.
It could be a shag (cormorant). Please, don't mark any penguins in the water. Thanks!
Can't tell. Sorry. I would go with no animals for this one.
I have found it in more pictures from this site: APZ0009bqu and APZ0009bqk ..etc.
Yay! There is definitely one #leucistic penguin in this frame!!! So cool 😃 We have seen some very pale but not that white yet!! #Dailyzoo
Hi @Angiepow Have you checked our FAQs? It is very well explained there! 😃 Let me know if it didn't help you and I'll come back to you. Thanks!
Yeah, just do your best guesses and don't worry about possible mistakes 😃 Others will classify the same images too which should make the results useful.
It sadly happens.. Just use the 'I can't tell' option please (or mark as much penguins as you can if there are some visible anyway). Thanks!
LOVELY!
A secret message in the snow 😃
Most of these are really juveniles, but I can see a few adults there, well hidden though, too.
Hi. As mentioned in the FAQs, all chicks form creches when they become big enough to stay outside the nest, guarded/protected by a few adults only.
I can see some definitely fully adult ones together with some juveniles with almost adult plumage. They all are finishing their feather exchange 😃
Not really a pebbler but definitely a #nest_builder 😃 (Yeah, I've just started a new hashtag for those carrying grass material for their nest)
What a sad picture 😕 But this is how it works in nature. Sheatbills have to eat too, and they have to feed their babies.
So cool! Well, Dr. Tom was talking about lots of seals in the new data set. I can't wait to see more of them 😃
Check out the FAQs for more details between adults and chicks for individual species. Thanks for your help. Always go with adult mark when in troubles.
patches. As they grow up, their bellies become creamy but not white like in adults - and their chins/throats are never black until they become adults.
Hi. I can say they are all adults.You can tell by their black chins/throats.These are Adelies,their chicks are dark brown/grey with no white
Cool! Thanks 😃 I was just marking the same site picture with bigger juveniles all around, and I think I got them all, both adults and young
Don't worry, we all understand you here!! 😃
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penguins seem to be present. I'll check with the researchers how much beneficial their marks could be and what they prefer.
Yeah, I agree with @coldcounter that all of those look like cormorants/shags. I think you don't have to mark them all - just a few, since no
Yeah, this one is going to be a big challenge! 😃 I'm curious how many such ones are coming yet! 😄
It is actually even less than 1 % at this moment!! So close to the finish!! 😃
Once again, please, remove that hashtag from your posts as they are not correct and could be misleading. Thank you very much! Hope you're enjoying the project 😃
@jsamet Have you read the comments below, sent by our moderators? It is just an illusion 😃 It has got both flippers and no visible injury.
Finally some Macaronis and they are so camera shy.. 😦
35 invisible penguins 😃
NP, this one is so bad it won't make much difference anyway 😃 Don't worry about that much, multiple volunteers classify each frame...
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Oh wow! You're incredible!! Thanks for all the penguins! Very helpful 😃
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Neither have I! I missed them though 😃
I wonder when the new data are available................
A Giant petrel among Kings at night.. A bit like from a horror scene!
And we're 99 % done!! 😄
I can only agree 😃
Yay! What a heart shaped throat!!! 😄
Ah, I've just marked over 700 penguins in this frame.. it was almost impossible to place any more marks. Need a coffee break 😃
Check out the FAQs for more tips how to classify difficult images. Anyway,when you can't tell whether chick/adult,then go with adult please.
The easiest way to tell the Gentoo chicks apart from adults is by their white chins/throats and by dark grey heads with no white patches.
You won't see a penguin carrying a fish here.
I'm sorry but it is actually its flipper what seems to be the fish 😃 A tricky angle!
Happy Mother's Day from Penguin Watch!! 😃
😃 I can imagine that!
Beautiful picture!
Yeah! We've done over 3,700,000 classifications all together! Check out the project Home page for the exact number 😃 Thanks everyone!
BTW, we're on 98 % done with the current data set (and the number's still growing!) So exciting 😃
That was actually the best thing you could do! 😃 Check out the FAQs for other tips how to classify difficult images.
Nice view of eggs 😃
Thanks! 😃
I love this picture! 😃 @gardenmaeve Please, keep it in mind. I am just heading to the bed, falling asleep. Thanks!
If a human gets too close to the nests, it can be attacked by the penguins.
Why not? Doesn't the Other mark work for you? Please, be more specific so we could help you. Thanks a lot! And sorry for any troubles!
Thanks!
Hey,Are you sure you have classified the same one before?Are the subject ID numbers the same? If so, please, let us know.It shouldn't happen
Yay! So cute! 😃
Nice 😃 Seeing both their eggs is rare in general but this specific rookery provide such views more often 😃
Don't worry about that. It happens often in the Antarctic conditions.. Just mark as much as you can and then use Too many to count option
Me too 😃 They seem to be smiling with that stripe on their chins 😉
Yes, exactly as @coldcounter said. Thanks for your help! 😃
Just mark as much as you can and then go for the 'Too many to count'. Thanks a lot! Check out the FAQs for more info about classifying difficult images please. Thanks!
Interesting, I wonder what made such a shape..
Hey,just mark as much as you can and then use the 'Too many to count' option.Multiple volunteers will classify each image but every count helps.
Cool! Well noticed 😃
Hey, if you cannot tell them apart,please, do count them all as adults.Better than leaving them unmarked 😃 Check out the FAQs for more info
@SarahBlue Cool to hear you've recognized this place! 😃
A Kinguillion! 😃
creamy white (as well as their chin/throat). They become adult after moulting those feathers and becoming white and black. Check out FAQs for more details 😃
at their chins/throats. When it is black, then it is adult. Small chicks are fully dark grey/brown but as they grow up their bellies become
Hi, Yes, well noticed. Adult tail feathers are longer but there are more differences that can help you to tell them apart. In Adelies, look
At such pictures just use the Too many to count button after marking the visible ones. Thanks a lot for your help!
In general, when you can't tell them apart, just mark them all as adults, it is the safe choice. As for those big guys, they are all adult.
Hi, Well noticed. The red stuff is a penguin poo. It is red from krill they feed on. The krill pigment makes Gentoo bills and feet red too.
That's what the Too many to count button is good for 😃
you can't see any specific signs of their immaturity. Thanks! Have a look at the FAQs, there are many useful hints 😉
Not actually. Both adult and chicks moult and it happens about the same time. So we want you to mark all moulting guys as adults as long as
Hi @Kyo87 I'm sorry to say so but this guy seems to be injured by a marine predator. Can't tell who did it, but it has survived (at least for a while)
This camera is very close to the rock you are looking at. This is how it looks like without snow: APZ0005bfz 😉
I can't see any other bird there either.. most probably just an illusion?
Well recognised! Please mark them as other animal, no need to choose the exact species. Read the FAQs, this is explained there.
All these guys have all the signs of maturity. Check out the FAQs for the differences between adults and chicks for individual species.
At this age they can stay on their own for some time, so they form crèches and their parents can go foraging for food in the meantime.
Thanks for your effort. Please, use the Too many to count option after marking the visible guys, or you can choose the I can't tell answer at the start.
Thanks everyone for all the effort!!! We have finished 3,269,245 images all together! You are absolutely amazing guys! Keep counting! 😄
No babies here, it is too soon yet 😃 Check out the breeding cycles. BTW, we've got 30,006 volunteers participating in the project so far!!
Ah, we have got many kids among our volunteers. Could you remove your last post here please? Thank you very much.
You can notice the rock has the same whitish marks everywhere around the nests. Sometimes the poo is red from krill pigment.
Hahaha, what a funny coincident! Those guys were hit by a poo being shot by some of their neighbours 😉
Yes, well spotted! 😃 (just on the top right)
😃 But we can try it at least! Together we can mark most of the foreground ones. We have volunteers who marked over 700 penguins in such an image!
I can't tell you the exact location at this moment but it seems to be somewhere on Petermann island.
Definitely alive, it looks perfectly 😃 This is a position of lying penguins used for nesting.
There's probably snow/water on the lens obscuring the view. Please,choose the I can't tell option for pictures like this. Check out the FAQs
When you aren't sure whether you have marked them all, use the Too many to count answer please. Thanks for your effort, you're doing great!
Penguins are extremely flexible in comparison to humans. The head is bent and hidden under its right flipper on the other side of its body.
That is the best thing you can do when you can't tell them apart. There are actually both adults and chicks. Check out the FAQs for the differences between them.
Well spotted! Yes, it is a Blue-eyed cormorant aka Antarctic/Imperial shag. Mark them as other animal please, even when not listed. More in the FAQs.
Well noticed! Older chicks, when able to stay on their own, form crèches with other chicks and their parents can go back to the see foraging for food.
Hi, they can be both adults and chicks. They all moult about the same time in the year and at this moment we can't tell them apart. Mark them always as adults please.
Or adults changing their old feathers for new ones.. We simply can't tell as they all moult about the same time. Please, mark them as adults
😃 Tricky one, isn't it?
If you can't tell them apart, mark them as adults please. Check out the FAQs for more advice 😃 Cheers.
Hey, not a problem, just mark as much as you can and then use the Too many to count button 😃 Enjoy!
@ThePurpieHead I can't see any human in this picture(Where exactly shall we seen it?) but there is a ship in the background you can mark using Others mark.
Yes, exactly as @Natureview said. Thanks! Happy to see our volunteers helping each other 😃
As for me, no need to hashtag them anymore 😃
Hey! Good day/night everyone 😃
Merci 😃
I cannot see anyone there. Just rocks 😃
Don't worry. It happens often. Just choose the 'Can't tell' option if you cannot see a single animal there. Thanks a lot.
It is on Petermann island!
No please. We are interested in the viable eggs inside nests. The empty egg shells can be seen around nests for weeks.
Hey, don't worry about that guy. It is just a penguin poo which got its red colour from krill they feed on. More about that in the FAQs.
Yes, well spotted! This is one of the mixed colonies. There are actually many more Gentoos, just staying behind the camera.
Yes, we try to mark as many as possible. Of course it is impossible to mark them all. Check out the FAQs for more about how to classify pictures like this one. Thanks!
questions there. Thank you!
of the nest (the ones which are clearly abandoned). Please, check out the FAQs for more details. You can find answers for most of your
Please, mark only the eggs you can clearly see = you are sure it is an egg and you can see it. Don't mark any empty shells and eggs outside
It is possible but in general, it is always better to mark only those you are sure about and then using the 'Too many to count' button. Thanks!
Actually, they all are moulting, both adult and chicks, about the same time 😉 Check out the FAQs for more about moulting.
There must have been snow or water on the lens. Please, chose the 'I can't tell' option for such cases when you cannot tell whether there are any penguins.
@Trancilian Wow, that is very impressive count! Thank you very much for all the penguins you have counted! 😃
Mark only the real penguins you can see please 😃 And have a look at the FAQs, it could help.
No please, don't mark any shadows. We are also training computers by placing our marks and we don't want them to recognize penguin shadows.
You can notice this picture comes from April, which is the time they have left the rookeries and went to the sea.Check out the breeding cycles in our FAQs.
Welcome! 😃 Nice to see you here.
Those are all penguins by the way.
And if you cannot tell adults from chicks, marking them as adults is the safe choice you should go for.
It seems to be guarding the colony 😃
What a lovely picture. Beautiful light conditions 😃 Have you noticed that Kelp Gull? (BTW, we use hashtags for the search purposes here)
Let's hope it will work properly on your tablet! I got some troubles using one.
Snad česká verze Penguin Watch konečně najde využití 😃
@Pendileno Yes please! That would be just awesome!! 😄
Lol, we definitely could!
Hey, it is a Kelp gull. You can find it under Other animals. I think I can see some more other birds around, Brown skuas most probably.
@kamindela 😃 Děkujeme! (Je to milé potkat tu české dobrovolníky.)
Oh, hai! What a shame the PM doesn't want to work for you! I'm going to test it myself... I emailed you a while ago. Have a look please 😃
Glad you find it awesome. I like this site too! 😃 BTW, we use hashtags for the search purposes here.
Hi @Nel901 Just mark as much as you can and then use the 'Too many to count' button 😃 There's no need to comment such pictures then. Thanks
Amazing!!! Thank you all, PW loves you guys! 😃
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Hey! Have you already found any Easter penguin eggs today? 😃
Can you tell what site it is?
Hello. Nope, Dr. Tom hasn't uploaded any new pictures yet. You'll know when it happens 😉
@rabd Chicks are easy in this one. Can you see the dark grey blob under the foreground adult? Some hints for recognising chicks from
another troubles with the classification! We need to know what exactly happens and what browser/OS you're working one. Thank you very much.
He's afraid he won't have any time to look at this until Monday at the earliest. So please, bear with us. Anyway, let us know if you had
@emf05 OK, one of the developers was able to reproduce the bug. Only seems to happen in Firefox, not Chrome.
(Not sure you can see it properly from the picture but they're completely white except for the black tip!)
Please, could you try to run PW from another browser and let us know whether it helped or not? Thanks!
If the problem is still there, please, could you try another browser and let us know whether it helped or not? Thanks!!
Here's a detailed picture of Adelie feathers
Just use the 'Too many to count' option after you mark the few visible penguins please. Thanks.
This is enough for me now. Thank you! I wanted to make sure you aren't working on a phone or another touch device. If they needed to know more, I'll PM you.
Thanks! Please, what device are you working on? What operating system? This is important. It should be working on FF.
@Hatschi Please, could you provide more details about the device which is having troubles with the classification? Like what OS/browser you're trying to work on. Thanks!!
And juvs are usually dirty on bellies from coolig themselves by lying in the mud 😃
The easiest way to tell adult Adelies from juveniles(those with pale bellies) is by the chin colour: black chin = adult; white/creamy = juv
Eh, 14.. Did I get all of them?
I guess that neighbour penguin nesting above it, on the left, was shooting its poop by its direction :]
while 5% are currently active, and 22% are inactive but still need to be classified. Then new data set will be uploaded and activated 😉
There are a total of 409,808 images that need to be classified. 73% of them have been classified and are considered complete,
@jennfurr As for your question how many times is each picture reviewed,it's 5-20 times for each, depends on whether there are penguins in it
😃 Yay! What a nice one! Can't remember such a clear image of Macaronis from this site. Thanks.
When chicks get older and are able to stay outside the nest and regulate their body temp., they always form creches like that. The 'seal' is just a rock.
compare it with the breeding cycles (you'll find them in FAQs) whether it is a season when you can expect seeing chicks.
As said in the FAQs, when you can't tell them apart, just mark them all as adults. You can always check the date the photo was taken and
Ah, after a couple of months, I finally got an image from this location to classify! And.. it's empty :[
Hard to tell without seeing other pictures .( Both is possible .)
Oh, the front one is very cute indeed! 😃
testing
Yeah, they like penguin eggs even more than we do! 😉
Yay! I haven't seen Macaronis for quite a long time!! 😄
What a nice picture 😃 It is like being among them...
Oh, you are really great, guys!!! 😃 Thanks!
As for me, I would mark there a chick. I think we can see its pale body and dark grey head.
Each image is classified by multiple volunteers and usually, the scientists get the annotation they need 😉
@jo_lomanhotmail.com Sometimes it's not clear what we see and then we have to make our best guesses. No need to worry if you make a mistake
Hello @coldcounter ! Welcome back 😃 Hope you enjoyed your Antarctic experience.
I can't see it properly to tell what exactly they're doing (it could be just an illusion) but everything they do is a kind of behaviour 😃
they will do it as a kind of greeting. So you can see both of them in an ecstatic display standing next to themselves.
that he owns that specific nest. Couples use their voice to find each other in the colony. And even after they have found each other,
This behaviour is called "ecstatic display", typically is given by unpaired males attracting females or can be a warning for the others,
Yes, there are definitely some humans in the background. It is OK to place the other mark somewhere in the middle of the crowd or on the closest human.
Hi @MrsRhino They all seem to be perfectly alright. They are just cooling themselves and taking nap after a snack 😉 No need to worry.
Penguins can attack if feeling too stressed!
@jennfurr Don't worry, it happens.Each image is classified by multiple volunteers - I'm sure someone else will notice it and mark for you 😃
impact - protect penguins from attacks by predators.
They shouldn't come too close (there is a limit of 5 m distance), especially during nesting season. But presence of humans have even good
Can't tell but I think it is possible.
@AvastMH I actually meant this one: APZ0002omz 😉 (there are more of them)
For me it was when we saw King penguins together with three Reindeer in the same picture 😄
Nice 😃
@gardenmaeve I'm sorry, this is actually a #Magellanic penguin. Galapagos are endemic to Galapagos islands.
I can see her on the Talk now! 😃 Hello @coldcounter How are you doing? 😃
We have the 'Too many to count' option for such cases 😃
Hi @kwade We have the 'Too many to count' option for that 😃
We have the 'I can't tell' option for such ones.
Each image is classified by multiple volunteers. I'm sure someone else will notice that guy and mark it. Don't worry about your mistake! It happens to all of us 😄
Yep, it happens. Please, use the 'I can't tell' option for such images. Then there's no need to report that in the comment 😃
Hey @PaulQ Just use the "Too many to count" option for them, no need to report that in the comments 😃 Thanks.
Yeah, some aren't easy due to the light conditions.. Just mark as much as you can and then use the 'Too many to count' option. Thanks! 😃
(But mark as much as you can in the foreground, of course 😃)
Don't worry if they're too distant, just place one mark on one of them and then use the 'Too many to count' button if there are more of them
worry about the species, the scientists are aware of them, we shall just focus on adults/chicks.. Thanks for your help 😃
Hi @B1GR3D This is one of the mixed species colony on Petermann island. You can see a Gentoo one in the foreground too! 😃 But no need to
Oh, #sheathbill duo, haven't seen those guys for quite a long time!
Occasionally they get snowed over and it looks like it’s just fallen on the lens in a strange way. So definitely no flying penguins obscuring the lens .)
I have received the reply already! 😃 Tom confirms that it is just snow or moisture. This camera is on a pole as normal.
Well, I asked the scientists about this camera location since I don't think it is possible - if the camera is placed on the pole, as usually
That's an awesome count!! Many thanks, @coldcounter 😃
(I am sometimes so sorry I don't understand your comments, but it seems to be fun! 😃)
Ah, I'd actually say it is just an illusion, they seem to be in a different plane to me.. but I may be wrong 😃
I always thought they are dirty from lying in their dirty nests, covered with poo/mud.. but this is another option 😄
I can't wait to be able to make some by myself! :] ......(let's hope it will be before the end of this year!)
Not sure where exactly in the centre you meant.. but haven't found any dead chick there.
It seems to be just a front view of penguin, they're pale from that side 😃
Oh, I would love to have some.. pancakes! 😦
Btw, we don't mark eggshells, nor eggs out of the nest.
Seems to be a little bit upset.. :]
#Dailyzoo? Ah, wait.. I think I can see a fish bone stuck in there..
but can't be linked directly to the Talk so I had to draw my own. Anyway, they were approved by the scientists 😃
@gardenmaeve I'd like to highlight that I used breeding cycles created by someone else as a reference, the original ones come from Pinguins info
(Thanks for the link, @gardenmaeve I forgot to put it in the post. I was trying to explain the penguin above, lying in the nest)
It is actually just dirty from mud 😃 But we like tagging them anyway
Sneaky penguins..
Well, they might be Northern Gentoos?, then the timing would be about OK. Check out the BCs.
@MargritBrunnerSchweiz Mark as much as you can, then use the "Too many to count" button as said in the FAQs. Thank you, enjoy the counting:)
😃 Now everyone wants to be the winner!
the male is usually the one who keeps the old nest.
Depends on the exact species. As for the Gentoos, they quite often use the same nest (89-100% of the returning pairs), if they divorce, then
After 300 it becomes really difficult to tell where the mark is missing.. #penguillion of #king
Don't go by the date only. We are interested in chicks/eggs out of season too! 😉 They are rarely seen but we have found some already.
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Well done this time! I Haven't recognize any of you..
You can even set the resolution to make it smaller, so it fit the column for comments .) Just put a gap/space and =400x at the end of the bracket behind the URL.
@coldcounter Thanks, this is very helpful. Now we know that it isn't a problem of Firefox but PW.
it happens in different browsers too ... Thanks!
while using Chrome? You won't see it at images with no comments to it. We see it only while using Firefox. So it is important to know, whether
@coldcounter I'm not sure how to understand your comment. Did you experience that the last sentence mentioning the number of comments is broken
Strange, I'm working in Firefox and no more troubles 😕 Keep all reports in one thread (here) please. Thanks. Very helpful! 😃
Please! Is anyone else getting the last question in the classification (with number of comments) broken?
Oh. stoop! I was serious. I really need some pancakes! (But can't!) 😦 I can have only the icy ones.. (adding #pebbler too)
Thanks 😃
This is their breeding place where they come to mate and lay eggs. Their chicks are growing there and then moulting to adult plumage..This is their home.
They are actually "singing" (It doesn't sound like a song though), announcing ownership of their territory. It's called ecstatic display.
Yeah. They look like if they were catching a fish being thrown by someone up on the hill 😄.
Hi @1Nikoli1 It is called #Snowy#Sheathbill. We mark them too. You can find it under Other animals. They feed on penguin eggs/chicks!
Now I need some pancakes! Thanks..
LOL!
Excelent! 😃 That is the best think you can do when you are afraid that more of them can be hiding there.
Haha! Perfect you have found it! 😃 Thanks. It seems to be on a different part of the body. I think it is his neighbour 😉
or between their flippers. Their metabolism slows down to save energy during the sleep,which is helpful while nesting/moulting.
or lying on the ground. It is not exactly known, how they sleep on the open sea but probably float on the surface with their head on
They sleep often but in short naps only, have to be on the alert against predators.They sleep while standing with their head under a wing
Brr.....cold!
Can you link the image displaying that legendary accident? 😃
You find it under Other animals
(or to the one, which stands closest to the penguins if it it in a different picture, closer to the rookery).
Hah, that sheathbill looks like an iceflow at the first sight ! 😃
Yes! Well spotted 😃 (unless they are penguins in red coats! 😉). Btw, no need to mark each of them, just put the mark in the centre of the group
Stunning!
Moreover, they both moult at the same time. So the general rule is: When you can't tell, mark it as adult.
And it was the best you could do, @wildisland 😃 Once they get the signs of maturity (chin stripes for this species), we can't tell them apart
;D
That is the brown chest mark I was suggesting 😉 But we couldn't know whether it is what you're talking about, since it wasn't what you call it! We needed to make sure first.
A tricky one! Well spotted 😃
They seem to have an argue.
Likely in the sea, they should have moulted their feathers already and left the land to spend the winter in see. Winter is coming!
Have you got letter-soups in your country? We do!! 😄
No need to mark each of them. Just place one or two marks to the closest ones to let the scientists know about their presence 😃 Thanks!
@Inkogneeto I'm sorry I can't find it. Do you mean that penguin with a brown mark on the chest (centre of the image)? It's head seems not to belong to the body.
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I was just told that names are now displaying identically on old and new Talks 😃 So here will be more surprises like that probably.
Haha. What a monster! 😃 I'd call it one #chick, in a winter coat.
Oh my! 😃
😄 Perfect one!
Maybe it was caused by the last update 😦 Will try to solve it tomorrow.. Thanks everyone for testing. Good night 😃
Thanks, Joan! It works in Chromium (Ubuntu) but not in Firefox 😦 Clearing the browser cache didn't help.
Hey guys, I can't load the classification page. Is it just me?
Yeah, this, Petermann island, is a favourite place to visit. No need to mark all people. Just place the mark in the centre of the crowd, or mark 2 of them only.
Yeah 😃 It was definitely a tough one! Luckily, there are more of us to mark each image 😄
It is an #antarctic#shag aka Cormorant 😃 They are common birds there. Please, mark it as other animal, without the necessity to choose exact species
Well spotted! Winter is coming (it's April) so most of them have probably moulted their feathers and left to the sea..
@IVs_penguins It's called ecstatic display. The penguin is calling its partner, telling him/her its location in the colony. They're able to tell who is who by the voice.
Yeah, there are very tough weather conditions..
@coldcounter I think there are more. Unsure about some, but 10 would be my result: 2 on the image margin, 6 standing and 2 lying on the rock
Ah, indeed! This is one of the sites where you have to first figure out what the scale is! 😃 #challenge
@astroboyOW Yes, it is just a half of the egg shell. Please, don't mark shells/eggs out of their nests. Thanks.
Oh, nice catch of a disgusting view :]
That's much better! 😃
Ah! Thanks, @gardenmaeve I thought it was a reaction on the posts below! :]
It seems to be just blurry view of an empty landscape covered with snow.
Yes, there's a water on the lens, which happens often in Antarctica. Just count as much as you can (there is at least one penguin visible) and then use the Too many to count
They feed on their chicks or eggs only, as far as I know.
@coldcounter Is there something wrong with the light, or what did you mean by your question? /Sorry if I missed something!/ 😃
Haha! Seems to be really surprised 😄
It is preening its feathers to keep them clear and waterproof.
Well spotted, @djntusa ! It is one of the mixed colonies of Adelies and Gentoos on Petermann island. There are more Gentoos behind the camera.
Yes, there seems to be a protective net around the pole.
Hidden below their bodies 😉
It could be algae, mosses or lichens of various species. I can't see it properly to tell exactly.
😃
@Knitting We don't see many dead chicks in the photos, but sadly, this one really died.
To all of us 😉
Hi @Tyson_10 We would be really happy if it was a whale.. Sadly, it is just a rock, pretending to be a large marine mammal..
Has anyone noticed the ice-snail in the water? (walking on the surface in Jesus-style)
@coldcounter Thanks for your help with answering questions 😃
There is another camera placed on it 😃 (Edit: I'm not sure, actually. I can't see any there!)
Check out the FAQs for the differences between juveniles and adults for each species 😃
I would mark them all as adults. Why? Well, none of them has visible signs of juveniles. They've got white head marks and black chins/throats
It is the end of June, they're probably in the ocean now 😃
Yeah, it happens in such tough weather conditions.. Just try your best guessing. Don't worry about mistakes much, it will be classified by multiple users.
@Zilli I'm not sure, I would call it an #egg, and maybe another egg behind, or a chick.
I'm sorry I can't tell from this picture 😦
No one can tell 😃 They may be even both! Scientists on holidays.. too many options.
which contains red pigment from krill they eat. The pigment gets to their beaks and feet as well as into the poo. The penguin looks OK, no need to worry 😉
Ah, I guess that @Ommadawn meant the bottom right one, lying and heading to the camera. The red colour on its back is actually just penguin poo
Frank, don't worry, each image is classified by multiple users so the scientists should get the correct count in the end.
They're actually rocks buried in snow. If you can't tell whether it is a penguin or a rock, don't mark it please 😃
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I love the light here
Ej, poor guys 😃
Hi, Not sure what you meant, I can see just a bird flying above the sea, is that it?
@coldcounter Why so sad? I'm actually happy for your remark! It was an interesting,and surely quite a useful/new, information for many here! 😃 Thank you!
Just mark as much as you can and then use the 'Too many to count' button. Thank you,
Well, I sent this photo to Caitlin and asked for her opinion. Here is her reply:
Looks like the chick is in the brood patch and the 2nd egg is not yet hatched. Since they lay two eggs, this is very common.
That sounds awesome, @scs2015 I can't find the egg, can you help me please? 😃 Thanks!
Well noticed, Annika. I think you are right!
although I'm not sure how much probable it is. This egg seem to be too clear to be old. They get dirty soon. I'm just guessing wildly 😃
eggs, on broken which remains could be displayed in the Dailyzooed pic. || The hatched chick could be hidden somehow behind the egg we see here
Hmm.. There are more possible explanations, we would have to see more pictures of the nest with the dates to tell for sure! There could be 2
great catch! 😃
We've just been dailyzooed!! 😃
Check out the FAQs(Frequently Asked Questions) for more information about classifying difficult images 😃 Cheers, enjoy the counting.
Hi @Happyfeet217 Don't worry, it happens often in such weather conditions. Just mark as much as you can and then use the Too many to count
Finally some #chinstrap penguins after so many gentoos! 😃
Nice!!
Oh, you're the winner! 😄
Haha! Definitely 😃
Hey! It's an International Egg Day today! Let's find some more hatching eggs 😄
At penguins, sometimes chicks can appear even bigger than adults .) And yes, the male/female size differences are not significant in these pictures.
I'm sorry I haven't found any chick in this picture.
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Very likely 😃 Well spotted!
Yeah, this is a real challenge to find them all! 😃
It's much more helpful than leaving them all unmarked. Because when 3 people do the same, the image goes retired as an empty one. It makes bad results. Thank you very much!
Hi @Shara Please, try to mark at least those few you can see, and then use the 'Too many to mark' button when you're done.
Funny:)
Yes, I think they said these are from SG. But not 100% sure 😕
Yep, I can see dome adult penguins there too! Well spotted 😃
Just try your best and then use the 'Too many to count' button to let the scientists know that more pengins can be there. Thanks a lot!
Hi @purehighlander Just mark as much as you can, start with those in the foreground and then click on the "Too many to count". Thanks for your effort! 😃
Don't worry, @Jessiemacrae Just mark as much as you can and then use the 'Too many to mark' button. Thanks much for your effort 😃
Please, if there was a question on me, let me know through email. Thanks!
@AvastMH & @gardenmeave I'm sorry, I'm not able to go through all unread posts, there seems to be a penguillion of them!
Anyway, no need to worry. Just count as much as you can and hit the Too many to count .)
The cameras are usually placed on poles so I don't believe any penguin would be able to stand just in front of the lens to obscure it..
Try another colour, Sheathbill, you're too easily visible on these rocks! 😄
I was just guessing what penguin you could be talking about to help @AvastMH 😉
To be honest, I don't see any white stuff coming out there.. and I'm not sure it's really pooping since more penguins seem to have their tails raised..
The one with its tail raised, I guess
Oh yes, that is always fun checking my own marks and finding new penguins again and again 😄 I love these frosty images!!
Hi @Shara We can't see the marks you placed in the image but there is no boat visible. Please, mark only those objects you are sure they're not just an illusion. Thanks 😃
Oh, congratulations!! 😃 I wish you found some more with their little cute bills visible soon!
We want you to mark what you do see only 😃 Read the FAQs for the breeding cycle diagrams, they can help you to tell when to expect chicks..
or just aren't sure, just click on the 'Too many to mark' button(as you did) to let them know that more can be there. Read the FAQs for more
possible. That's why they offer you to stop after marking at least 30 of them when there are more. If you cannot mark them all (any reason),
Hi @JanetteNoelle It's a good question! The scientists need to count as many penguins as possible but they understand that it's not always
Don't worry, @coldcounter all the other marks you placed are beneficial enough! Thank you very much for your dedicated work!!
Yeah. this one should be somewhere in South Georgia, as well as the site with King penguins 😃
If you cannot tell whether a chick or an adult, mark it as adult. Then the scientists will get their count at least. It is helpful too. Thanks
This frame is from December which is too soon for chicks of the adult size. You can see that most of the penguins are lying on their nests.
there, then click on the "Too many to mark" button. Thanks for your help, enjoy the counting 😃
Hi Janet, These are very tricky indeed. Just mark those you can tell apart from the rocks and if you think that more penguins can be hidden
Don't worry, @californiakiwi ,each frame is classified by multiple users and I'm sure that someone else will notice and mark that guy! 😃
What do you think? (Hope you understand what I meant)
To me, it actually looks like the penguin behind the beak is putting its tail up to make a poo, which makes an illusion the tail feathers are in the beak.
The penguin standing back to the camera seems to have quite bald tail, don't you think? (Or just an illusion?)
It's just preening itself.
Hah, I've just created a new one using just #marching 😉 I wasn't satisfied with how the more-tags tag group works.
I created a tag group for #marching#behaviour but it must have both tag used to collect the images 😦
Just use the 'Too many to count' button after you mark the visible ones. When you click on it, there's no need to comment that there are more 😉
Please, check out the FAQs for details about classifying difficult images, like the night ones or blurry/obscured ones. Thanks for your help!
This button informs the scientists that not all penguins have been counted; they will check the image themselves so no need to report it in comments 😃
@oyrsal That's exactly what you should do, and then click on the Too many to count since you don't know whether more, obscured ones, can be there
(A penguin? I wouldn't guess so since the cameras are usually placed high on the poles. Why do you thinks so?)
It could just roll out of the nest by an accident 😦 Anyway, if you find another picture with it, make a comment 😉
Winter comes in May there; this picture is from the end of March, the end of the moulting season.
Wow, I don't remember seeing there about so much penguins (about 60 adults and 10 chicks visible).
No need to mark abandoned ones until they're inside the nest.
Not sure about the second, but one for sure 😃
Agree with humans from zodiacs
Well spotted! 😃
I think it's just dirty from laying in the mud.
They've got fluffy feathers 😃
If you can't tell whether it is a chick/egg or a rock, then it's better to leave it unmarked. Don't worry if you make a mistake. Each image is classified by multiple users.
no need to report such images. Thanks for your help. Check out the FAQs for more about classifying difficult images 😃 Happy counting!
Hi Sue, don't worry about obscured view like this. Just count as much animals as you can and then click on the 'Too many to count'. There is
It's a back of a lying penguin, you can see the tail pointing to the top! 😃
let me know immediately when it happens the next time (I mean at a new post). This is important. Hope we'll track it down!
OK. It is exactly the same behaviour which I experienced 5 months ago in the PP. Still unable to edit that post. Thanks for your help.Please
Thanks, @gardenmaeve ! Please, can you see the Edit button at the posts which can't be edited? What is the exact behaviour?
PLEASE, these of you who had problems editing your own posts, try it now again and let me know whether it's working. It should have been fixed 😃
technical problems with old projects affecting Talk (Search, displaying images, loading Recents etc.) so it may be related to it. Will report it to @DZM
There is no time limit for editing posts. I see the 'Remove' button at your post but don't want to try whether it works or not. There are some
Once I experienced the same problem in the PP. I hasn't been able to edit my post since the moment I sent it. The only post on the whole portal.
It's very odd! Thanks for clarifying.
It's April = all chicks are adult size and moulted (and cannot be distinguished from adults since they have become them).
Don't feel bad about using a wrong hashtag. If you remove the #, everything will be fine 😃
@coldcounter What do you mean by 'it won't let me'? Just hover over the post with your cursor and click on the Edit button. Doesn't it work for you?
They seem to be alarming others about the pebble thief in the colony! #pebbler
when you are sure that you have classified the same image before. Sorry for the troubles.
The developers have got problems to replicate this issue since it happens rarely, although in more projects. They ask you to reload the page
Yes, that's the place they are used to go through..
Yeah, they remind of punkers 😃
The white is snow, the dirty is feather 😃
Not sure you're talking about what I think... but it is just a bird flying above the bank
One of them must have lost its contact lens 😦
Yes, there are more mixed colonies being monitored. The scientists are aware of them, no need to report:)
Please, mark only the sure ones. Thanks.
Hope their egg didn't fall down from the rock!
Well done, thanks for your dedicated work. Very appreciated!
Yes, as @coldcounter said, these are Gentoos. But no need to worry about the species. We just want you to distinguish between adults/chicks and count them 😃
Just a too proud parent, pretending preening to let you see its treasure 😉
Thanks, you're very welcome! 😃
lol! 😃
You can use it during the classification too (in case the image didn't display in the full resolution for you.)
then paste the URL into a new browser tab/window. And, voilà.. (You can use it anywhere on the internet to get the original size)
(In case you don't know how to get the original size, just click on the thumbnail/image you classify with the right mouse button and choose Copy image location
same size you should see while classifying (depends on setting). There's no bigger resolution available for you, the magnifying won't add more details.
The bigger image version linked by AvastMH is the original size which displays while hovering over the thumbnail here, on the Talk, and the
Your browser should have such a function too. My Firefox can zoom in when combining CTRL with + But it may differ in other browsers/versions of Firefox.
display it bigger, but pixelated. You won't see more details. But it may help you to see it bigger in some cases, especially when distanced from the monitor
@Judiejay There is no way to magnify the original size of the images by any program to see it in a better quality. The magnification will
When you can't tell. mark them as adults please. It is the safe choice.
The mud contains penguin poo, feathers, rotten corpses etc. and must be very stinky
They are actually very dirty because they do bath in the mud(!) to cool themselves down when the temperatures are too high.
?what is terrible
Don't worry, it happens often. Just mark the visible ones and hit the 'Too many to count' button. No need to report obscured images!
Yeah, it happens. No need to worry about nor report it. Just try to mark as much as you can and then click on the 'Too many to count'.Thanks
the black and white, as at the penguin standing in the centre, then it is a juvenile. The head patches are helpful the same way. Check out the FAQs for more!
line between the white belly feathers and black chin feathers. When the line is clear, then it may be an adult. When there's no clear line between
Actually, most of them seem to be just moulting adults although there are a few surely juveniles too. You can tell them apart by comparing the
Check out the FAQs for more details about classifying difficult images 😃
In general, please, don't mark anything you're not sure whether it is a rock or a penguin. And if you can't tell whether a chick or an adult, mark it as Adult please.
Hi. There are many penguins at the top so I'm not sure which 4 you meant by that, anyway, there are no chicks visible there. It's too early for any chicks.
It's a #moulting Gentoo.May be an adult, may be a juvenile.All feathers are being replaced by new ones.As they come off,they appear white at the roots.
Just mark as much as you can and then use the 'To many to count' button. If there is no penguin visible, then choose the 'I can't tell' option
There may be some water drops/snow on the lens obscuring the view.Weather conditions are not very friendly there so this happens often 😦
of classifications yesterday! Which is pretty awesome. I believe that we're going to reach 2.5 million today! 😃
Don't worry, there are some others all the time,the Talk displays only name of those active on the Talk.Anyway,we did over 2.5 thousands
species examples).They're bigger and have rich yellow/orange head feathers. No need to worry about the species, just wanted to correct your tag 😃
@dkralkueter I'm sorry but these are actually #Macaroni penguins. They look very similar to Rockhoppers (and they are not included in the
Yes, it happens pretty often. No need to report them, just mark as much as you can and then use the 'Too many to count' button please.Thanks
Don't worry. Each image is classified by multiple users. I'm sure someone else will notice and mark them.
Please, hashtag these as #darkfeet. I've asked the scientists for their opinion. I'm curious what will they say about it 😃
Today, it's over 1720 so far! 😃 We're getting better!!
Haha, great catch! (talking about the image above; the BBC video isn't available n my country! 😦) #pebbler
Well, apparently, you deserved them, @gardenmaeve ! 😉
I haven't seen a Macaroni, King, Rockhopper nor Chinstrap for a long time either. But it shouldn't take much longer if no problems appear.
I actually like this particular site more than some others. The penguins are well visible and no tricky rocks there.. 😉 but can imagine others don't.
Please, try to be patient a bit longer, or you can try some other project in the meantime (like the http://www.planktonportal.org/ .)
The scientists are trying to figure out a solution and Tom is currently finishing pre processing the images by other cameras, so soon there hopefully will be a lot more diversity.
Hi @eevhaa We're aware of that this site provide much more images that the others and I'm sorry to hear that you aren't finding it fun any more
I can't play videos 😦 (flash problems)
Hey, no need to worry about the penguin species at all! We just want you to count adults and chicks 😉 Check out the FAQs for more details.
Thanks everyone! You are awesome guys 😃 And yes, please, do join us on the new platform, there are plenty penguin images to be classified!
@AVGVSTA I think it may be snowing, although you are right about the moulting. Even adults moult every year to keep the insulation and waterproof qualities of their feathers.
The light reflection is very strong here so it is difficult to tell.
@AVGVSTA Yes, well noticed. You can mark them as chicks as long as you can see any chick features. (They look a bit punk, don't they?)
@AVGVSTA It's a good question. We don't see King penguin eggs very often as they are hidden under the skin fold you see above their feet. That's why we cannot say whether they're incubating eggs or warming up little chicks who aren't able to stay on their own yet.
Well spotted! They are sheep indeed. You don't have to mark them as they are very distant from the colony we focus on here.
According to this article, the cause is unknown and their number decrease is a mystery to the scientists. It can be caused by climate change but no one seems to know.
Seems like you are correct. 😃
@Lennoxville Thanks. I'm pretty sure you would notice if the pop-up message appeared - it wouldn't let you classify without clicking 'OK'.
@Lennoxville When you go to the Classificatiion page, by any chance, do you see a pop-up message telling that 'We've run out of data' before you start classifying?
@Lennoxville Well noticed! Thanks for letting us know.
@AvastMH What did you try searching?
It seems to come from one of the more distant nests: APZ000erku
@Lennoxville I don't think so. It seems to have both white and grey parts visible. Not sure what nest Lulu came from but we can have a look in the collection...
Yes, please. One shouldn't get the same image to classify multiple times. If that happens we have to alarm the researchers.
Cool!
Nice!
Just mark what you see and if you think there may be some more animals in the image, tick 'There were too many penguins to mark.' option. Thanks!
It is an ecstatic display call. You'll see it often at the beginning of the breeding season when a pair meets and starts bonding. It strengthen the bond also when a partner returns on the nest after a long absence.
They tend to keep close to their nest but as they grow up and start gathering into creches they may move further away but they will get back to their spot again.
Not sure whether a sheep or a cattle but they shall be marked as Other. But don't forget we don't have to mark too distant animals and others that are not close to penguins.
Cute little face 😃 Love it!
Could you please remove the tag by editing your post? We have an automatic collection of images tagged with 'Leucistic' and this one don't belong there. Thank you.
I'm sorry, can't see it here either. Please, remove the tag from your post. Thank you.
I don't see any, just penguins bent the way we only see their belly. We haven't seen a leucistic one on this site as far as I know.
So only if identifiable, then we mark them, right?
FAQ 3.3 If there are distant birds flying above the sea/land and are too small to be identified (even by a scientist), don’t mark them.
@gardenmaeve Do we really mark flying birds? I thought we don't.
Oh, cool! Hope you're enjoying the project! 😃
There is no chick at the bottom half of the image so whatever you were referring to is not a dead chick. Anyway, we don't mark dead chicks.
Yay, finally some macaronis 😃
They are nesting there 😃
You don't have to mark very distant animals like here. But if they are close to penguins, you can mark sheep as other without choosing any option from the list.
This site is on Falklands, the objects in the background are local sheep.
Don't worry about not being perfect. Each subject/image is classified by multiple volunteers and all marks are then combined together. Just try your best and have fun 😃
😃 Let us know then.
looks like a flipper raised up 😃
Yeah, chicks start to group into 'crèches' once they are big enough to stay without their parents. It helps them to keep warm and safe.
Vision test! Almost missed them 😃
Haha, kind of looks like one 😉
Gentoo chicks have white front side up to the bill so they may seem completely white. Also, in this colony we have seen a leucistic chick as well. Anyway, it's a gentoo chick 😃
It's been a long time since I got an image displaying all categories at once! 😄
Just remember, we only mark eggs and chicks we actually can see displayed in the image.
Yeah, good thinking. King penguins keep their eggs on their feet, covered by that skin fold (see those bumps below belly in many adults) to keep their eggs/little chicks warm.
Check out the FAQs for some hints how to tell moulting chicks apart from moulting adults (look for the throat colour, tail length, head patch)
They actually have all the signs of moulting adults so it would be more appropriate to mark them as Adults as they also moult (at the same time as chicks!) 😉
Oh, they are very clear. Thanks for sharing 😃
I guess it was placing the marks behind the image frame without displaying them as I didn't add a new mark.I only moved a mark placed before.
2/2 I wasn't able to click on the mark with my finger and although I didn't place any new mark, the pop-up saying it's 30 marks appeared.
1/2 I am not sure what happened but I was trying to move a mark I have placed already on one of the penguins standing near the left margin..
I wonder whether they got behind the image frame.
While using a touche device, some marks have been probably placed and counted but didn't display. Like about four marks near the left edge.
As for the geese, it is very likely. We have seen some geese already, even in different sites.
We do not need you to count all sheep/cows/humans, but it is good to be aware of their presence, so please, mark at least the closest one to the peng colony. Thanks.
Yeah, indeed. Sometimes the penguins pretend to be rocks, sometimes the rocks pretend to be penguins. I was tricked by it for the first second too 😃
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Wow, amazing image! Love it 😃 Thanks for sharing.
Stunning! #dailyzoo 😃
@AvastMH thank you. Sending best wishes to everyone on PW from me too!
Cool #leucistic chick feeding
A #leucistic chick
#macaroni penguins with a sheathbill
#human group with cars (marked as vessels)
As for this image, all the foreground guys should be marked as juveniles.
Please, count moulting penguins as adults as long as they have adult features visible, and as juveniles if those features are missing. Thanks.
Yes, they are. There is no need to mark them all, just mark the one standing closest to the penguins.
Not sure what bird you are referring to, I can only see penguins-mostly juveniles- there (using small screen device though).
😃 It certainly does!
We should either remove the last option from the list or change the instructions to use it instead of an empty choice. Now it is confusing.
@gardenmaeve but what is then the last option in the other list good for? It is not consistent with the instructions in FAQs/Tutorial.
😃 Nice ! #leucistic
This is a thing to be discussed more. I'm sending an email to the PW team.......
OK, how do we mark sheep? Is it no option from the list, or the last one (seals, etc?) I went with the last one although he Tutorial instruction isn't clear as it suggests not to choose anything but there is an option for the other others now.
Thanks. There is also the option to mark as Other without ticking anything from the list. But I'd go with the vessel anyway 😃
Do we mark cars as vessels or as humans? I went with a vessel.
Welcome 😃 It is a pleasure indeed! Lots to see in the new pictures!
The head patches in juveniles are fuzzy and not as clear as in adults, also, adults have long tail feathers. You'll get to see these little signs after a while 😃
You can easily tell by the white throat (=chick) or black throat (=adult). Also, adult Gentoos have distinct white head patch unlike chicks.
#leucistic
Don't worry, just make your best guess with placing marks and then go with the reply that you haven't marked them all. It will be seen by others so don't worry if you miss something.
Oh, a #leucistic looking #chick! 😃
It could be just their reddish poop, coloured from their krill food, that you're looking at. All chicks seem fine to me, just having a nap.
@Hatschi Don't worry, there are still plenty images to be classified on https://www.planktonportal.org/ 😉 😄
Actually, there are some clear chicks present too - you can tell by the white throat feathers, and also by the small unclear white head patch. It gets bigger after getting the adult plumage.
Yay, that would be awesome! 😃 https://planktonportal.org
😃 Thanks https://www.planktonportal.org/ would really need some help these days as we are only about 30 % done with the current data sets (there are two at once!).
Just to avoid confusion, we are not done with the current data set yet. Still need your help! 😃
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Ah! It is just the head of the penguin bent to the back!! And the other head belongs to another penguin standing just behind it 😄 Thanks for the zoom cut out! 😃
Haha, cool! Is it worth #socialmedia?
Nope, they are cormorants, aka Antarctic shags. Mark them as Other with no species choice please, check out the FAQs for more info 😃
Can't see it properly on my screen - any idea what is the white object that seems to be in the air just in front of a penguin head on the left?
Yeah, looks like a penguin head, doesn't it?
Yes, very well recognized! Those are seals for sure. You'll get familiar with various sites after you see them more often, in different seasons 😃
@gtedbury Please, only mark those you are sure about and then go with Too many to count. Or use the I can't tell option at the first place. Check out the FAQs for more info 😃
I can't say why but I really enjoy the current data set 😃 Like every single frame!
Yes, there is always a different individual in each picture 😃 If you look at the time stamp, you'll see that both pictures were taken hours apart.
@daffodil3 Yes, it is a seal. Well spotted! 😃
I can only see one seal there, having a nap on the ice flow.
Lovely scene!
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They are cormorants, known as Antarctic shags. Mark them as Other - don't tick any species and just click OK 😃 Thanks.
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What a tricky picture! 😄
We appreciate your help! 😃
@ggm02 No need to worry about any mistakes. Each subject is classified by multiple volunteers and I'm pretty sure someone will mark it correctly 😉
Perfect!!! #socialmedia
So cool! I missed that 😃 Thanks. #socialmedia
Except the few ones with a black shin strip standing on the left and in the center, they are all chicks.
Haha, definitely! 😄
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Cool! Let's find and tag the ones from the # dailyzo and # pengfun discussion 😄
Thanks.
(we could also add the published tag to all subjects from the Dailyzoo collection that have been published on Dailyzoo to make the Dailyzoo collection smaller, what do you think?)
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Oh, look at the little guy who came to huddle to an adult penguin warming up its two chicken. So cute. Is it worth #socialmedia?
Maybe just in hurry to be in a good light for the picture 😉
Yes, they are. Well recognized 😃 At the beginning of the project, there was a data set from different sites and they weren't expected to appear on the images. Just mark them as Other without choosing the species. Thanks a lot.
These are both cormorants and you should be able to mark them as Other (blue mark), just without choosing any species. Let us know if it doesn't work for you. And check out the FAQs for more information about classifying difficult images.
There are many nesting adults with some small chicks under their feet. Check out the FAQs for more information.
These all seem to be Cormorant (antarctic shags) to me. You can mark them as other (blue mark) without specifying the species.
Well, I did mark them, but then I remembered the new Tutorial says not to mark the distant locations (2nd page of the Tutorial) and so I panicked.
@gardenmaeve @AvastMH What do you think, shall we mark the humans here when they are so distant? I guess not?
Yes, well spotted 😃
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@duedool As said below your post, there are clear instructions how to mark seals (or other unlisted animals) in the FAQs, check them out 😉
Looks like an #injury to me 😦 Poor guy. Let's hope it will survive with that.
We've seen this site before, although probably not in the previous data set (can't tell for sure).
@moderator #socialmedia (creating a tag group for those, for the meantime)
Haha. It would be perfect as a #dailyzoo for the Easter time 😄
Looks like it has found an Easter egg! (surprised it is there so early! 😄)
You're welcome. It is never too late to read them .) I'm sure you'll find many useful information there.
Actually, there is no need to mark all present other animals - as explained in FAQs. It is OK to mark the one standing closest to the penguins or out the mark in the center of their flock. You can mark more of them of course, but no need to mark every individual.
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It probably just went for a selfie, then went back to check the results and happily walked away .) There must have been a cool view! 😄
Yeah, their snowy camouflage doesn't work so well on rocks 😃
I like a good laugh 😄 Don't worry, it happens! Everyone would like to find something extraordinary and cool, like a fish having a sunbath on an iceflow.
Have you seen the comparison thread in our FAQs? It may be helpful sometimes 😉
The 6th FAQ: https://talk.penguinwatch.org/#/boards/BPZ0000007/discussions/DPZ0000qla
Haha, you are amazing guys!!! 😄 Love you all.
@Arnika Well noticed. These are not penguins but Antarctic shags (cormorants). You can mark them as Other (blue mark), without choosing a species. Check out the FAQs for more.
😃 Actually, not a fish but a seal! They often take a nap on ice flows. That would be quite a big fish (and of an unusual seal-like shape) 😉
Not sure what it is and whether it is alive. It could be a lying penguin. When you aren't sure better not to mark it. Check out the FAQs for help.
Yep, exactly as @mudbidog said, there are about two tiny chicks visible under many nesting penguins and an abandoned one on the left image margin. No need to mark eggs outside the nest, or empty shells.
It is not common to see a chick alone, having a nap on a rock, but there seem to be other penguin(s) just behind the left image margin. Let's hope it's OK:)
@Auds63 Yep, you are right! You can mark them using the Other (blue) option, just use the OK button without choosing a species. Check out the FAQs for more.
@jma62 Well done. These are Antarctic shags (cormorants). They share some rookeries with penguins and sometimes can be easily confused. You can mark them as Other birds (without specifying the species). No need to mark them all.
@jma62 Well spotted 😄 You can always mark seals by the Other (blue) mark, just without specifying the species. Just mark it and use the OK button. It is explained in the FAQs. Have a look 😉
Please, mark them as Other animal without choosing the species. Thanks.
Very 😃 It is like a Sugar land!
Oh yeah, well spotted! 😃
There are more of them on the image edges. I don't find anything strange on their number here 😃
We, moderators of PW, do read all the comments that appear on the Talk. And when we find something that is worth an attention of our scientists, we inform them immediately.
Anyway, it is good to follow the FAQs and recommendations by the moderators on various project Talks while using tags in your comments.
But in many projects (like PW) the researchers don't use any comments from our volunteers, they only work with the classification results.
@lpilarsk It's a good question. In some projects tags from comments play a very important role in the classification data processing (Chimp&See).
Awesome! 😄 Thanks.
Thanks 😃 Have you added the new site nicknames to the list?
Ah, I've almost missed the Sheathbill! 😄
No need to worry. That is not a blood but poo that is red from krill.
Please, check out the FAQs for more information about how to classify difficult pictures.
We want you to mark the other animals because they can mean a threat for penguins. When you use it for penguins then them make no sense 😃
@MrsPinguinNL I am sorry but we cannot see your marks. We don't want you to mark dead animals. The blue mark is meant only for other animals seen on the sites, not for penguins.
Yeah, I think you are right. But please, mark only those you are sure about. Check out the FAQs, there are more information about classifying difficult images. Thanks.
Well, I haven't found any penguin there. But don't worry. We only mark those we are sure about. Check out the FAQs for more information 😃
If the image is too dark for your screen to see any, then use the "I can't tell' option please. Thanks a lot for your help and for the question 😃
The researchers are very interested in their night time behaviour as this is the 1st time they can study it. Please, mark as many penguins as you can, and then go with Too many to count.
No, we monitor the penguins 24 hours a day, 365 days in a year. This one was made at 10 pm of the winter time, that's why there's so dark.
And some Antarctic shags (we mark them as Other birds) well mixed with the penguins 😃
@AvastMH @gardenmaeve (or anyone) What do we call this site please?
Haha, so happy to see that at least the two guys on the left have found each other 😄
Haha, yeah, this one is also hilarious. The one I was mentioning displayed rockhoppers 😄
Just mark as much as you can and then use the "Too many to count" option. No need to worry that you didn't count them all, each subject is classified by multiple volunteers. Enjoy it 😃
Hey! 😃
We only know the approximate area, but not the exact locations.
Haha, actually, we had a real Waldo here some time ago. It was a Magellanic penguin staying in a Rockhopper collony! 😃
😃 I remember getting a picture (about 2 years ago) with like 80 penguins, all of them headless but one looking at the camera! It must be somewhere in my collections 😄
Yeah, well spotted. It is called ecstatic display.They call their mates that way. The yellow stuff looks like a poo.
Eggs are rarely to be seen, especially on sites like this. We only mark eggs that we are sure about. The same for chicks. Have you seen the FAQs already? There are some pretty helpful information 😉
The light is OK, those lines you see are water drops/snow falling into side due to a strong wind, with a light reflection on them. Sometimes it makes great illusions 😄
Thanks, @coldcounter ,wish you good night 😃 See you on the Talk when the morning comes to you too! 😄
Yes, well spotted. They do share some rookeries with penguins. This is one of them 😃
Oh, what an amazing scenery! I love it. All penguins seems to be out on the sea yet, but I'm sure they're about to come soon to start new nests.
Just try your best. It is perfectly OK to mark the closest 30 penguins and then use the Too many to count. Thanks for your help 😃
No tags, please.
@PenguinFindersonalookout Please, don't create new tags. They have specific purpose - they're used for the search. I doubt you are going to search for Random frames.
It is indeed. Reminds me of an endless sand desert! 😃
It is from May, 22nd, the time when winter comes. Penguins should have been moulted already and away on the sea at this time. Check out the FAQs with breeding cycles for more.
Yes, well recognized. There are quite a lot of Gentoos hiding in grass tussocks. Please, mark as much as you can and then use the 'Too many to count' option. Check out the FAQs for more.
There is one penguin visible well enough on the left, it is a Gentoo one, with the typical white head patch. There may be more of them but we can't be sure.
If you aren't sure there are any penguins, go with the "I can't tell' option. Or mark as much as you can and use the 'Too many to count'.
since it is the first time they can study it! So your marks in night time frames are very helpful. We know it is not always easy but please, mark as much as you can.
Hey, we monitor penguin during day and night, every single hour through the whole year. The researchers are very interested in their night time behaviour
Love the sunny mornings there 😃
Yeah, I am really impressed by some of them 😃
@fggnjgbhbehbf Are you sure you wanted to say that?
And there are also some Antarctic shags close to them. Mark only those you are sure about (shags should be marked as Other animals) and then go with Too many to count. Thanks.
Yeah, there are many to be marked on my screen. If you aren't sure what you see, just use the I can't tell option. Otherwise mark as much as you can.
Good for you, I cannot! -)
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Oh, so adorable guys!!!! Love them 😃
I don't see any injured penguin there, just one dirty from a poo. Is that what you meant @seacher ?
It is just a penguin poop red from krill they feed on. Check out the FAQs for more.
@dmwinand Please, don't use the Other mark for penguins. It is meant for other birds like Skuas or Sheathbills but not for penguins. You can also use it for marking seals or cormorants. Thanks.
No need to mark birds flying in a distance. Check out the FAQs for more information about difficult images.
It is just a moulting adult chinstrap penguin. They can look quite funny when moulting 😃
Just mark the ones you are sure about then.
They are antarctic shags (cormorants). Just mark them as Other animals without choosing the species from the list. Thanks. More in the FAQs.
Don't worry. We only want you to mark 30 of them. If you have troubles marking 30, then mark as much as you can and use the Too many to count option.
Hey, these are all Adelie penguins. Adults are black on back and white on the front side. All the full dark birds are their chicks here 😃 Check out the FAQs for the differences between adults and chicks.
Yeah, it happens often in the antarctic weather. Just mark as much as you can and then use the "Too many to count" option.
@Afinston Not sure what are you talking about. Where did you read that this is near a town? What town? The absence of penguins here has nothing to do with people. There are no people anywhere near.
Check out the FAQs for more information. Also, please, don't create hashtags in this project.
Yes, there are two nice chicks under that penguin. Usually, they lay two eggs in each nest. But not all chicks made it into their adulthood.
@swonne Please, don't create new tags. They are meant for search purposes only. We don't need to search for fog images here. Check out the FAQs for more info.
Nice 😃
Yeah, it looks like a Chinstrap juvenile.
Don't worry. It's just a poop, red from krill our penguins feed on 😃
We've seen this site already.
Please, don't create unnecessary tags. The tags are meant for the search. Thanks. We will have to remove your posts 😦
Well recognized. You can mark them as other animals without a need to choose the species.
I am sorry but there are no babies. It is too early for them. 😃 Check out the FAQs for breeding cycles. They will tell you when to expect seeing babies.
I cannot see any, where exactly?
Yes, we have got a new data set for a couple of days already. There are more cameras placed close to each other as there are more colonies.
There is a fog on the camera lens that makes it looks blurry and reminds of clouds. There is actually a land behind that. Please, use the "I can't tell" option for these. Thanks.
Oh my! There are two of them!! 😄 Must be aliens 😄
Please, don't create new tags.We don't need search for dark images. (You can edit your posts to remove the # symbols if you want to help us)
Yes, as @Singing_Ginger said, the usual number of kids is two for each pair. Please, don't create unnecessary tags. Thanks 😃
The ones lying on the rocks? They are nesting 😃 They build their nests from pebbles (as seen on the right bottom).
Or foggy camera lens. That happens when the weather conditions aren't ideal. Just go with the "I can't tell" option. Thanks.
Check out the FAQs for more information about classifying difficult images.
Oh, no need to mark all the tiny distant birds. Just mark as much as you can in the front and then use the Too many to count (no problem if that is less than 30).
Just use the Too many to count option and that would be fine 😃 Thanks for your help, enjoy the project.
Check out the FAQs for the key features how to tell them apart from penguins.
Oh, well spotted! These are Antarctic Shags (cormorants). You can mark them as Other animals (without choosing the species as they aren't listed among the other options).
Thanks for your help. And believe me, your time isn't wasted by classifying these pictures at all! 😃
Just mark as much as you can and then go with Too many to mark. If it is so dark that you aren't sure whether there are penguins or not, then go with the 'I can't tell' option.
Not a waste of time. It is the first time the scientists can monitor penguin behaviour at night time. The results from these pictures are very useful and we really appreciate your marks there.
Cool!
Beautiful! 😃
Well spotted. We monitor a few mixed colonies displaying two or even more penguin species at once! But usually they tend to stay aside from other sp.
@edytajj well recognized! 😃 They are my favourite penguin species. I love their red beaks and feet!
If unsure, you can always use the "I can't tell" option 😃
I can see why you think you can see the head there. Their throats are dirty from lying on the ground. Just a visual trick.
Ah, no. There is no beak or eyes visible. Can you see the chick on the left with its head bent to the side? It is a typical chick posture.
Congratulations! It is always great feeling to find an egg! 😃 Wait for the moment you'll find more of them in a single frame! 😃
Anyway, thanks for asking. It is always exciting to find a leucistic penguin in our data 😃
Yeah, let's hope those colonies won't get much smaller the following years......
To me, it looks the way it should. Well, we can't tell what the colour of its head is unless we can see it. But there is too small chance the colour isn't right.
Its head is bent the way we can see only the white throat. No parts that are supposed to be dark appear white there so I wouldn't speak of leucism.
As said in the FAQs, when you aren't sure whether it is a penguin or a rock, don't mark it.
There are no penguins in this picture. Some rocks make it difficult but once you get more familiar with individual sites you'll be able to recognize them more easily 😃
And check out the FAQs for more information. There are also breeding cycles for individual species that will help you to tell when to expect seeing eggs.
Oh, these two in the front are tiny chicks. So cute! 😃 On the top menu, there is a Search page. Look for "egg" there and it will show you some examples.
Hey, that happens, especially in night time pictures. Just mark as much as you can and you are sure about and then go with the "Too many to count" option. Thanks for your help!
Hard to say in penguins. But most of them seem to be just standing. Interesting view anyway 😃
Please, read the FAQs. There is a chapter about using hashtags for this project. Thanks for your help.
@HKMacalligan Please, don't create unnecessary hashtags. They are meant for search. Are you going to search for pictures that are hard to see? We aren't either.
Just go with the "I can't tell" option when it asks you whether there are any penguins. Thanks for your help 😃
Also look at their chin. Adult Gentoos have black chin/throat, unlike juveniles who have white chins! 😉 Check out the FAQs for more info.
I agree with @coldcounter it is just a poo. The chick looks fine, just napping after a good snack 😃
Thanks @coldcounter for your help with replying 😃
@WilliamPHall Check out the FAQs for detailed differences between chicks and adult in individual species.
We don't need you to mark eggs out of the nest 😉 A flying skua is possible there, but we can't tell unless we can see it too 😄
Just mark as much as you can and then use the Too many to count. Check out the FAQs for more information about classifying difficult images.
No need to worry. It is helpful to mark 30 of them and then go to another frame. Just use the Too many to count option before finishing the classification 😉
Luckily, not too dark to mark the penguins 😉
If unsure - because the signs are not visible or when you aren't sure, the best thing to do is to mark them as adults. Thanks for your help.
Hello @swanwick1 Have you read our FAQs? Some cameras are more distant than others but when you know what signs to look for, then you can tell adults from chicks anyway.
Just mark as much as you can and then mark one from the distant bird and use the Too many to count option. Thanks.
We cannot tell their health from this picture but it looks glorious indeed!
Check out the FAQs for more information 😃
They are dirty from lying on the ground. They are unable to thermoregulate their body temperature and so when feeling hot, they have to cool themselve that way.
Haha ,now I'm recognising the site!
Yes, it is a chick crèche. Check out the FAQs for more about breeding behaviour
Awesome!
Yeah, like ants! 😄
@AvastMH Do you recognize this one?
Haha, cool! So excited!! 😃
Oh wow, so many cuddling penguins!! Love it 😃
Not a problem 😃 Thanks for your help, we appreciate it.
Not a problem. Just mark as many penguins as you can see in the unobscured part of the picture and then use the Too many to count option. Check out the FAQs for more.
@NNortham No need to worry. Each frame is classified by multiple volunteers. I'm sure the others won't make the same mistake 😃 Thanks for your help. Hope you like the project.
Yeah, they seem to be mating.
Yep, there's a sheathbill on the right. Well spotted in the snow! 😃
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@gardenmaeve How do we call this site? 😃
#outofseason
Yes, I did 😃
I was wondering whether it may be hidden under the skin fold... What do you think? I'm on a tiny screen device at this moment 😦
Is it just me or is there an egg? 😄
I can't tell what it is but since it is April already, that would be probably just a corpse. It is too late for small chicks. Check out the FAQs for more information.
If you have no doubt there are any penguins present, mark at least one and then use the Too many to count button. Thanks.
Just mark as much as you can. This is the only way how to study the colonies during night time. Thanks for your help.
Yes, we've got some mixed colonies where multiple species nest together, although pairs of the same species usually stick together anyway.
Interesting! #outofseason #mating can be used here
Yeah, they've got a great camouflage for this environment. I personally pretty enjoy such challengeable frames 😃
Please, just mark as much as you can and then use the Too many to count button. Thanks.
@SKuoy well spotted! There is a White sheathbill indeed.
Check out the FAQs for more details of how to tell them apart. Hope you are enjoying the project 😃
You can actually see a lot of chicks in this one. They are older and look more like their parents now but still considered as chicks due to the lack of mature features.
It was a good decision not to mark them. They are rocks. Check out the FAQs for pictures of eggs or use the search. Penguins usually have two in each nest.
There are no penguins present at this moment. I'm sure you will find some in the following frames 😃
Wonderful colours!
Oh, well spotted @grannieannie !
It may be an abandoned egg as well as an egg shell. We don't mark abandoned eggs (those out of nests) anyway.
The light on rocks you're talking about looks like penguin guano.
Yeah, there is most probably water/snow on the camera lens. Just go with the I can't tell option.
This is exactly what we are supposed to do 😃 Thanks for your help, @pennski Hope you enjoy the project.
Ah, what a sad looking guy. Hope the parents are on their way 'home' with some delicious food :]
Yay! Another one 😄 Unbelievable. #Dailyzoo
The weather conditions are not always friendly in Antarctica. The pictures are taken by automatic cameras during the whole year without a human presence. The blur is usually made by water drops on the lens.
It is not too dark on my screen. Please, try to mark as much penguins as you can. Even if it is less than 30, it is helpful to say there are some then to leave the image unmarked. Thanks.
Moreover, we mark the unsure ones as adults too! 😉 Don't worry if you make a mistake, other volunteers will go through the same pictures as you, and together we will very likely get to the correct classification.
This image is not as blurry as it may seem on the firs sight. There are many penguins standing in the background of the foreground land. You can mark them all as adults since it is April time.
As for this one, yes, these are chicks 😉 But when you're having troubles to tell, it is always better to mark the unsure ones as adults. Thanks for your help, hope you enjoy the project! 😃
Not always. When moulting, even adults look fuzzy! Check out our FAQs (top menu on the Classification page) for the differences between adults and chicks in each penguin species.
Yep, as @coldcounter said, it is a Brown Skua. You can recognize them by the white V shaped patterns on their wings (when spread).
Oh, what an unknown tag for me, a new site nickname? 😄 (BTW, check out your email please)
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Ah, an invisible Sheathbill! 😄
@SarahBlue Yes please, we would love to know the location names 😃 Thanks in advance!
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@DorosZoo Hey, They are quite distant indeed but looking at the date (top left corner) will help you. It's end of April so no chicks are expected to be seen. Check out the FAQs for breeding cycles and more tips how to tell what you see.
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I think it's easier to go around than across the rock in the center which would make such a circle around. Even when no one actually goes in circles.
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This one makes me feel dizzy.
Feeling dizzy?
What a cool snapshot! 😃
Yay, by the statistics we're on 90 % with the classification! 😃
@gardenmaeve Haha, not from my window but there is one beak in the kitchen, singing like a canary. Well, it is a canary! 😉 Oh, and it's started snowing heavily this morning.
Yeah, I missed those challenges! This is what the weather is like here at this moment 😃
Thanks @coldcounter and @gardenmaeve 😃 Merry Christmas to everyone!
I haven't passed... Where do you see that? I can only see penguins and rocks covered with snow there.
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@gardenmaeve Yep, check this out APZ000bb7q
A good one!!
#boatwrecks
Hah, reminds me what I've just seen in a Star trek series 😄
On Plankton Portal, we call such a visiontest
Awesome! 😃 (Reminds me of my fieldwork 😄)
Cool. Boatwrecks it is!
Lovely tracks indeed!
What about nicknaming it a "Boatwreck" or a "Boatwreck hill"? I'd say there will be more sites from Trinity/Mikkelsen.
Isn't that a boat wreck on Trinity isl., Mikkelsen Harbour?
The wind seems to be going from the top left to the right bottom.
Not as cold though.
LOL
Nice to see so many happy chicks at once 😃
A new site I guess 😃
But they do attack it with their bills when it gets close enough. Depends on how many penguins are in the rookery and how big the chicks are
They have to stay in the nest on their eggs/chicks - if they followed the Sheathbill, it could flight to the unprotected nest and take the treasure.
It is the end of March and this guy hasn't finished the process of moulting yet. There seem to be shadows of two more pengs on the left. The others might be out in the sea already.
@nthrockmorton Hey! Happy to see you keep enjoying this project, guys! 😃
Yep, no need to worry, it should be alright. We're just waiting for a new data set at this moment.
@ferrell11 Don't worry. Each frame is classified by multiple volunteers 😃 I'm sure someone will notice and mark it 😉
@mllauro No need to worry. Each frame is classified by multiple volunteers and if you read the comments below you would figure out we are aware of what is present in this one 😉
Yeah, I like the depth of the view 😃
Well, they must be aware of them as the PW team members come there for the maintenance and batteries exchange etc.But I don't think they pay an extra attention to them on daily bases.
@Marwags There are no chicks in this frame. It is April, all Gentoo chicks are adult already.There are no corpses either.Just holes in snow.
@sheshe2 If you read the previous comment (below yours) you could find the answer. It is a chick corpes being eaten by Skuas
Just overlapping of their heads 😃
Nice scenery!
Crèche of Macaronis, not an easy one to classify 😄
Check out the FAQs for more detailed differences between adults and juveniles 😃
Why do you think so? There are no signs for that. Most of them are clearly adults (juvs don't have the black stripes over chins or long tail feathers)
Please, mark them as Other animals (with no need to choose any option).
Definitely not. They are adults once they've got black throats, white bellies and long tail feathers, like most of these.
Anyway, don't give it up! If there is one I'm sure we find it! 😃
Yeah, it is less rare in Gentoos but the frequency is still only about 1:20.000 by this paper.
it also shows black patch on the head. (Sorry for ruining your wishes!)
It looks like a typical colouration of a penguin from such angle. The flippers are white from the underside (camouflage while swimming) and
What a nice sunny day, even some chicks stopped huddling to each other.
I think the egg shell may be empty (on the left next to the chick)
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Nothing to add, you explained that perfectly @gardenmaeve 😃
Thanks. Will keep my eyes open! 😃
Oh, I'm sorry it happens. Don't worry about that 😃
Have you tried zooming in the Joan's cropped image? Don't you see the dark back(on the right side of the body)? We see mostly the belly with dirt in the front.
Ah, it wasn't supposed to change into a tag with the * symbol in front of # but they have changed that. Thanks for mentioning that.
Thanks! I appreciate that attitude.
So thanks for removing the tags. I prefer using them in the sure cases only. 😃
My Leucistic collection is a Tag group so all images with "#leucistic" will end up there no matter what is really displayed in the image, and I can't control that.
Yes, I was looking at the cropped image made by Joan so we are definitely talking about the same guy.
Hah, I just commented on that image too. Sorry but I disagree there too 😦
on the right side of the belly. Don't you see it? I would be more careful with calling something a leucistic penguin. This one is not visible well enough.
It don't see a leucistic penguin here. I consider it as a penguin heading to the camera with its dirty belly. I think I can see a black back
I don't see a leucistic penguin here. It may be just an illusion - angle and bad quality. More pictures of the same penguin would help.
I am sorry but I can only see a white belly (all dark parts seem to be hidden). I would have to see the penguin from different angles to agree it is a leucistic guy.
I miss you!
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
Beautiful!
Congratulations! 😃 (I'm sorry, cannot confirm that, using just a small screen and sun is shining on it too strongly, I can barely see it)
Yeah, they do. And penguin chicks/eggs are part of their food.
(Ah, it must be something with that festival!)
Hey @mrniaboc May I know what that tag means? 😃
Yeah, there is no obvious animal visible. I would go with the I can't tell option too.
Yes, many of them! 😃 Looks like their favourite beach!
of individual sites,there are too many of them(over 100 cameras). We can tell only the most obvious ones or those we have asked about already
Definitely some seals,unfortunately, I can't ID them from this distance. Maybe someone else could tell better.We are not told the locations
You can see it in all penguin species.
Yes, it is called 'ecstatic display', spread wings and heads up while calling... There are more of them in this position in the background.
All of them are incubating their chicks.
Are you talking about Dr. Tom? 😄
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Well spotted, @Pinguana 😃
Yes! There are 2 other bird species. A Snowy sheathbill on the top left and then an Antarctic shag (cormorant) on the right behind the rock.
Please, mark as much as you can and then go with the Too many to mark option. Thanks a lot!
In general, when unsure, go with the adult option. As for Macaronis, adults have yellow crest on their heads but not visible in distance.
It is too soon for such big chicks. If you cannot tell them apart, always go with the adult option please. Check out the FAQs for more tips
And this is the real reason why we nickname this site an Eggrock, it's looks like an egg! 😄
Probably a piece of an empty egg shell. We don't mark them.
It is camera flesh light reflection on snow in wind.
Seals 😉
Seals 😃
Just behind the rock APZ000aegg
These may be Northern Gentoos who incubate their eggs during a bigger part of the year,anytime from half of June to November.
Yeah, I miss them too 😃
From my collection. I wanted them to be tagged since I had to search for them manually! .(
Once they've got the yellow crests on their heads, they are considered to be adults. When you aren't sure, marking as adult is always the best solution.
#johnny #rook
Don't worry about such accidental mistakes 😃 Each image is review by multiple volunteers = the researchers should get the results they need
They shouldn't get closer than 5 m to penguins in Antarctica. But these should be used to their presence since it is in Port Lockroy with Penguin Postoffice and souvenir shop.
Nice image of a #mating behaviour. I was just looking for one a couple of hours ago 😄
Nice! Congratulations 😃 They are rare objects to be found!
I can see more of them there but they are very well camouflaged in the snow when facing the camera.
Congratulations! 😃
Well done.
Unbelievable!
@fred_neil Please, check out our very useful FAQs (accessible directly from the classification interface). You can use the Other mark without choosing any option.
Yes it is! Well recognized 😃 (You can tell it by that stone on the left horizon of the rock!)
chick carcass at the top left and another one in the top right, just below the distant penguins. We don't mark carcasses.
There are three moulting penguins at the bottom and middle and then some distant in the top right and left corners. Then there seems to be a
Nice scenery!
It must be a curious penguin to come that close!
Here is another view of the same site APZ000ai9y , so I'd say Yes, there must be some seals on the beach 😃
😃 We get really stunning pictures from this site! Especially with those wonderful mountain reflections on the water surface.
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Yeah, there is also a difference in the size/age of the siblings. Somewhere it is more obvious then elsewhere.
Yes, it is one 😃 Well spotted. The ice is distant so the animals there appear small in comparison to the foreground ones!
Oh, indeed! Very clear lens!! 😃 Unbelievable. Thanks for sharing, @Norsetroll76
Yay! Love it!
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They're trying to be unnoticed, pretending to be discussing just politics! 😉
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Haha, not sure they would let you 😉 They can be very aggressive!
Or a tactic how to escape and not to be noticed by the seal? 😄
It is a Seal for sure, can't tell what species though. Just mark it as Other animal and don't tick any option, as suggested in our FAQs.
@coldcounter Yes! You seem to be right! 😃 It really looks like another skua. I can see it when you said it.
There is one timelaps by Dr. Tom on the project Science page: https://www.penguinwatch.org/#/science although another site with no iceflows.
Thanks! 😃 I'm sure it will help you with classifying other uncommon images.
(I'm not very familiar with this site, since I mostly see it blurred to see the terrain well enough.)
Oh, yes! Well spotted @Norsetroll76 It took me a while to spot the second Skua! 😄 Not sure but there could even be a dead chick in front of them. What do you think?
Yes, exactly as @Sitandslide said, we don't count animals in the water. Check out the FAQs for more tips how to classify 😉 Thanks for your help!
(Such things are better explained in the FAQs.)
has just become an adult or an older adult which is just in the moulting process. Anyway,we count them all adults once they've got marks of maturity 😉
clearly got the key features of adults - in this case it is the clear white head patch we can see,we cannot tell whether it is a juv which
@bienle123 In fact it is not obvious at all. When adult feathers moult they look exactly the way you see on that animal. As long as it's
There's a dead chick(bottom left), a Brown Skua(a predator in the center) and also adult(?) penguins(bottom margin and the top right corner)
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They've got a good camouflage there.
Wow, what an extremely clear picture of #Macaroni!
And most of chicks seem to be in pairs, nice! 😃
With a seal family sunbathing on the beach...
#pebbler
I have almost missed the humans there!
It is caused by water drops.. the weather conditions are not very friendly there.
Yeah, and it is very refreshing to look at such images when the temperature's so high outside here 😃
What a shame the Moon is not present in the frame 😦
Maybe they are 😃
and those people won't be able to mark as many penguins as those who use a big screen. So this is very individual - we can't make a border.
We only wanted to let you know what to do in cases when they're too small to be marked. Someone's working on a small screen/tablet/phone
There are no new rules but a new Tutorial since the rules were not as obvious as we wanted. If you manage it, you can mark them all.
Yes, could be a Skua.
Looks dangerous...
I'm for a Seal, seems to big for a penguin and the shape is very seal-like.
Oh yes! There is a Sheathbill indeed. Very well spotted 😃
Hey! It's me, Pete from the 1st season. Do you remember me?
Ah, what a dramatic view!
You can count even distant penguins, but not necessarily if they seem to be too tiny to be marked.
Wow! Nice one indeed #pebbler
Looks like a Seal to me! 😃
The building is a boat shed near Penguin Post Office in Port Lockroy! 😃 We were classifying images from this site in the first data set.
Look at the tiny chick!
Yay, Macaronis! 😃
Hah! My new favourite site! :E What a challenge!
The new data has come!!!!! 😄
I'm sorry I can't tell from this picture 😕
Hah, what a funny scenery!! 😄
Yep, it happens in Antarctica. The weather conditions are very tough there! Please, mark as much as you can and then go with Too many to count.
If unsure, mark it choose the adult option please.More information in our FAQs 😉
There are both. Look for white throats for chicks and black for adults. Adults have also distinct white head patch of a clear shape.
Don't worry, many others have marked this image already and I am sure someone did mark it properly.
Oh hai hello! 😃
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A snowy sheathbill hiding on the rocks:]
As mentioned in the FAQs (Frequently Asked Questions), if you aren't sure whether eggs or pebbles, don't mark them. There are more useful hints. Have a look 😃
Just count chicks and adults or their eggs, and mark any other animals/humans/vessels please. That's all we need to know 😉 BTW, These are Chinstraps
are meant as a guide to help you recognize chicks from adults in any species and switching them doesn't affect the classification results.
Hi @Johanna25 You don't have to tell the species, and there is even no way to do so in the classification. The pictures of adults/chicks below
They all seem to be Antarctic shags - we mark them as other animals with no need of choosing any option from the list.
@sheshe2 Even after reading the FAQs? Have a look and if it wasn't clear even then, let us know please. We could try make it clearer. Thanks
LOVELY
Yay!
They're too blurry 😕 Sorry.
@gardenmaeve I am confused. They all look like Skua to me but the 2nd from the right (front left) it so much reminds me of a Petrel by the shape.
Cute little chicks:)
Ah, you actually saw the one I meant: APZ0003acn but I forgot it wasn't completely leucistic since it had some grey feathers on back. Cool anyway 😃
We saw the leucistic chinstrap with adult plumage last year, it must be in my collection somewhere 😃
though, I think there are dark parts visible on that penguin. Lucy is white with very very pale grey head/back feathers. This one looks like a regular chick.
Ah, I searched a bit and got it. Although there was no post with the naming process among the search results 😦 I disagree with the red circle
@AvastMH Lucy? (I have missed something)
Yay! Congratulations 😃
Yes, they are. Well spotted! 😃
Yes, these are feathers in the foreground. I can't tell where it is but I'd say it is rather on islands.
Go with adult anytime you're in troubles telling them apart. Thanks 😃
Yeah, it seems to be a Seal. Well spotted! 😃
#seal
Hope you got my point 😃
better marking them separately since you don't get that feeling you are doing the same thing 3 times and that it is waste of your time.
easily by marking the same individuals tree times in raw, mainly if there were no visible differences among the three pictures. It is much
If the pictures were in sequences like you mentioned, then it would be too complicated with placing the marks in it. People could get bored
We've got people working on an automation of the counting process, let's hope the computer will be able to count such images better than us
Poor egg, so close to the pool!
As said in the FAQs, when you can't tell them apart, it is better to go with the adult option. There are also the key features to help you recognize them.
Yeah. no need to comment on that. Just mark as much as you can and then use the Too many to count 😃 Thanks for all your effort!
Yes, they are indeed! 😃
As said in the FAQs, just mark as much as you can and then use the Too many to count option. Thanks for all your effort! 😃
It is called an 'ecstatic display'. They are calling their mates this way, especially while re-uning together.
My first egg on this site! 😃
Three eggs 😃
#seal
#seal
#seal
Haha, nope, but they tend to be heading to the same direction as everyone else in the colony. It corresponds to the weather conditions.
Yeah, these are always a great challenge! I love classifying these images 😄
Yes, well spotted! I can see three of them there, two in the horizontal, one in the vertical position 😉
Hi, they all seem to be Antarctic Shags (cormorants). I can't see any bird which looks like a penguin there in this frame. Check out FAQs.
As mentioned in the FAQs, you cannot tell them apart at the end of the moulting season so the best thing to do is to mark them all as adults
Don't worry. Several others will classify this picture and I'm sure some of them will mark them correctly 😃 Thanks for your help anyway!
Well noticed! #outofseason
long black tail feathers and darker black plumage than you can see in chicks.
Yes, there are usually some adults guarding those creches too. In Gentoos, you can easily recognize them by black chins, white head patches,
Yes, well spotted. There is a dead chick indeed. They serve as a food for other Antarctic marine birds like Skuas, Sheathbills, Petrels..
Hello,unfortunately, we can't see your marks on the Talk. If you want to discuss what you've marked as Other, tell us where you placed the mark.
Look at the ice flows!
Yes, there are many of them indeed. You can tell by their white/creamy throats you cannot find in adults! 😃
It is carrying a material for building a nest 😃 #nest_builder
A lonely chick......
Almost invisible sheathbill! 😃 Sneaky!
What a nice creche! 😃
Wow, another stunning scenery!
APZ00090u7
APZ00090um and APZ00090uk shows the egg, 8 pm. (2 of them here: APZ00090ud )
APZ00090wg nesting and here is the egg visible: APZ00090w3. It must have happened 2015-02-01 later that day.
12 hours and 30 minutes later they're gone APZ00090wt
Hi, most of those are creching juveniles (chicks). Check out the FAQs for all the details 😃
Those chicks have started creches = they don't stay in their nests and move around. Can you link the picture from 2 days ago please?
Oh, indeed! Wonderful picture!
Not sure what you meant by your question, @bienle123
Not sure which one you meant by that but there is one preening its tail feathers 😃
Nice!
Yeah, a sad one 😕
What a challenge one!!
Nice mountain reflection
I'm sorry, we can't tell for sure since some are too distant and not well visible. But I can't clearly see any penguin there.
Yeah, looks like the one with lots of mud to me (haven't checked though)
#marching line, isn't it?
What a scenery
@AvastMH was talking about the number of classification, not about the number of images which have been completed.
Moreover, another 20,827 images have been uploaded during the last 24 hours... and I guess they are not finished with uploading yet.
Hi Cindy. Please, check out our FAQs for detailed description of chicks/adults of each species. It is very helpful 😃 (And these are mostly chicks)
As Other animals, without choosing the species.
Hi @Zsazette This guy is actually an adult. You can tell by the well distinct white head patch.
What a combo.. Antarctic shags together with Brown skua and Chinstrap penguins 😃
no animals... but! 😄
Please mark all seals and other unlisted animals as Other animals (no need to choose the species). More info in the FAQs. Check them out.
It is an Antarctic shag, please mark them as Other animals, no need to choose the species.
Yes, they are nesting on this rock. You'll see many of them 😃
PW which also takes some time. All the data are important and helpful no matter how old the pictures are.The can be sorted by the date later
of scientists go to Antarctica and bring new data which have been collected until then. They have to prepare them first before uploading on
Hi. Our cameras are placed in remote locations and take all the pictures automatically each x minutes through the whole year. Then our team
Yes, definitely a mating behaviour.
Yes, it is a seal.
Yep 😃
Well noticed. They are actually Antarctic shags (cormorants). Please, mark them as Other animals (no need to choose the species). Thanks!
Haha! Nice try, penguins..
No need to choose the exact species, just mark them with the proper blue mark and click on the OK button. Thanks!
Hi @agronow Yes, they are shags and yes, they are not an option, but as explained in the FAQs, we want them marked as Other birds anyway.
Yes, well noticed. They are sharing the rockery with penguins 😃
it's having the adult plumage already! 😃 There are more like it, as well as fully adult parents, changing their old feathers for new ones.
Yeah, you can tell them apart by the smaller and fuzzy looking white head patches (as the guy on the left which is clearly a juvenile although
Please, do your best guesses until then. Thanks!
and linking another picture from this site. Still waiting for their reply. I'll create a discussion under the Science board once I know the answer!
It is a good question. I'm not sure what is preferred solution though. Actually, I have emailed the scientists today asking them about that
Most probably a seal, we mark them as Other animals without choosing the species.
They are most probably Antarctic shags.
Don't worry. We were used to use the Other bird options for deer and seals as well as for the other birds 😃
They are Antarctic shags (cormorants), please, mark them as Others (no need to choose the species). Thanks.
and long tail feathers=adults.. 😃 If unsure, go with the adult option please. Thanks for all your effort!
As mentioned in the FAQs, juveniles have white chins/throats but adults have them black. They you can look for the white head patches=adults
I am actually not sure there are any... I would go with the 'I can't tell' option for this one.
It is a perfect timing for Gentoos 😃 You can check out the breeding cycles here: https://talk.penguinwatch.org/#/boards/BPZ0000007/discussions/DPZ00002pg
Yes, well noticed. There are many shags nesting on the rocks. Please, mark them as Other animals. Thanks!
Yes, you're going to see them here very often as they are nesting on the margin of the rocks 😃
Yep, they are also nesting in this site 😃 Please, mark them as Other animals (no need to choose the species).
As for this one, I would go with the 'I can't tell' option which is the safe choice for any cases I can't tell what I see.Check out the FAQs for more. Thanks.
Please, don't mark objects you can't tell whether they are animals or rocks/piles of soil/... We don't even mark dead penguins.
I just love those challenges!! 85 adults if I haven't missed anyone 😃
Sadly, there is no whale present in this picture. BTW, we haven't see any cetacean in the previous data sets yet although they live there.
Hello, please, mark them as adults whenever you cannot decide whether they are adults or chicks. Check out the FAQs for more, it's helpful.
It could be a shag (cormorant). Please, don't mark any penguins in the water. Thanks!
Can't tell. Sorry. I would go with no animals for this one.
I have found it in more pictures from this site: APZ0009bqu and APZ0009bqk ..etc.
Yay! There is definitely one #leucistic penguin in this frame!!! So cool 😃 We have seen some very pale but not that white yet!! #Dailyzoo
Indeed, #Dailyzoo
Hi @Angiepow Have you checked our FAQs? It is very well explained there! 😃 Let me know if it didn't help you and I'll come back to you. Thanks!
Yeah, just do your best guesses and don't worry about possible mistakes 😃 Others will classify the same images too which should make the results useful.
It sadly happens.. Just use the 'I can't tell' option please (or mark as much penguins as you can if there are some visible anyway). Thanks!
LOVELY!
A secret message in the snow 😃
Most of these are really juveniles, but I can see a few adults there, well hidden though, too.
Hi. As mentioned in the FAQs, all chicks form creches when they become big enough to stay outside the nest, guarded/protected by a few adults only.
I can see some definitely fully adult ones together with some juveniles with almost adult plumage. They all are finishing their feather exchange 😃
Not really a pebbler but definitely a #nest_builder 😃 (Yeah, I've just started a new hashtag for those carrying grass material for their nest)
What a sad picture 😕 But this is how it works in nature. Sheatbills have to eat too, and they have to feed their babies.
So cool! Well, Dr. Tom was talking about lots of seals in the new data set. I can't wait to see more of them 😃
Check out the FAQs for more details between adults and chicks for individual species. Thanks for your help. Always go with adult mark when in troubles.
patches. As they grow up, their bellies become creamy but not white like in adults - and their chins/throats are never black until they become adults.
Hi. I can say they are all adults.You can tell by their black chins/throats.These are Adelies,their chicks are dark brown/grey with no white
Cool! Thanks 😃 I was just marking the same site picture with bigger juveniles all around, and I think I got them all, both adults and young
Don't worry, we all understand you here!! 😃
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penguins seem to be present. I'll check with the researchers how much beneficial their marks could be and what they prefer.
Yeah, I agree with @coldcounter that all of those look like cormorants/shags. I think you don't have to mark them all - just a few, since no
Yeah, this one is going to be a big challenge! 😃 I'm curious how many such ones are coming yet! 😄
WOW! #Dailyzoo 😃
Oh my! They are just adorable!!!! 😃
Hah! What a sneaky guy...
Very likely a seal, yes.
Yep, they seem to be common in this site 😃
That would be my guess too. Unfortunately, I don't know the answer 😦
Yeah, that would be my guess too. I don't know the answer though. Sorry.
So happy you like them! 😃
This site is going to be a challenge!
Interesting one 😃
Hey everyone! 23,117 new images have been uploaded so far! 😄 Let's check them out!
I like the couple in the foreground 😃
It is an old one APZ0003w7z
Poor little soul.. 😦
😃 Nice story experience indeed! 😃
😄 Thanks!! We all appreciate it 😃
I would go with no animals for this one 😃
It is actually even less than 1 % at this moment!! So close to the finish!! 😃
Once again, please, remove that hashtag from your posts as they are not correct and could be misleading. Thank you very much! Hope you're enjoying the project 😃
@jsamet Have you read the comments below, sent by our moderators? It is just an illusion 😃 It has got both flippers and no visible injury.
Finally some Macaronis and they are so camera shy.. 😦
35 invisible penguins 😃
NP, this one is so bad it won't make much difference anyway 😃 Don't worry about that much, multiple volunteers classify each frame...
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Oh wow! You're incredible!! Thanks for all the penguins! Very helpful 😃
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Neither have I! I missed them though 😃
I wonder when the new data are available................
A Giant petrel among Kings at night.. A bit like from a horror scene!
And we're 99 % done!! 😄
I can only agree 😃
Yay! What a heart shaped throat!!! 😄
Ah, I've just marked over 700 penguins in this frame.. it was almost impossible to place any more marks. Need a coffee break 😃
Check out the FAQs for more tips how to classify difficult images. Anyway,when you can't tell whether chick/adult,then go with adult please.
The easiest way to tell the Gentoo chicks apart from adults is by their white chins/throats and by dark grey heads with no white patches.
You won't see a penguin carrying a fish here.
I'm sorry but it is actually its flipper what seems to be the fish 😃 A tricky angle!
Happy Mother's Day from Penguin Watch!! 😃
😃 I can imagine that!
Beautiful picture!
Yeah! We've done over 3,700,000 classifications all together! Check out the project Home page for the exact number 😃 Thanks everyone!
BTW, we're on 98 % done with the current data set (and the number's still growing!) So exciting 😃
That was actually the best thing you could do! 😃 Check out the FAQs for other tips how to classify difficult images.
Nice view of eggs 😃
Thanks! 😃
I love this picture! 😃 @gardenmaeve Please, keep it in mind. I am just heading to the bed, falling asleep. Thanks!
If a human gets too close to the nests, it can be attacked by the penguins.
Why not? Doesn't the Other mark work for you? Please, be more specific so we could help you. Thanks a lot! And sorry for any troubles!
Thanks!
Hey,Are you sure you have classified the same one before?Are the subject ID numbers the same? If so, please, let us know.It shouldn't happen
Yay! So cute! 😃
Nice 😃 Seeing both their eggs is rare in general but this specific rookery provide such views more often 😃
#pebbler
Don't worry about that. It happens often in the Antarctic conditions.. Just mark as much as you can and then use Too many to count option
Me too 😃 They seem to be smiling with that stripe on their chins 😉
Yes, exactly as @coldcounter said. Thanks for your help! 😃
Just mark as much as you can and then go for the 'Too many to count'. Thanks a lot! Check out the FAQs for more info about classifying difficult images please. Thanks!
Interesting, I wonder what made such a shape..
Hey,just mark as much as you can and then use the 'Too many to count' option.Multiple volunteers will classify each image but every count helps.
Cool! Well noticed 😃
Hey, if you cannot tell them apart,please, do count them all as adults.Better than leaving them unmarked 😃 Check out the FAQs for more info
@SarahBlue Cool to hear you've recognized this place! 😃
A Kinguillion! 😃
creamy white (as well as their chin/throat). They become adult after moulting those feathers and becoming white and black. Check out FAQs for more details 😃
at their chins/throats. When it is black, then it is adult. Small chicks are fully dark grey/brown but as they grow up their bellies become
Hi, Yes, well noticed. Adult tail feathers are longer but there are more differences that can help you to tell them apart. In Adelies, look
At such pictures just use the Too many to count button after marking the visible ones. Thanks a lot for your help!
In general, when you can't tell them apart, just mark them all as adults, it is the safe choice. As for those big guys, they are all adult.
Hi, Well noticed. The red stuff is a penguin poo. It is red from krill they feed on. The krill pigment makes Gentoo bills and feet red too.
That's what the Too many to count button is good for 😃
you can't see any specific signs of their immaturity. Thanks! Have a look at the FAQs, there are many useful hints 😉
Not actually. Both adult and chicks moult and it happens about the same time. So we want you to mark all moulting guys as adults as long as
#injury
Hi @Kyo87 I'm sorry to say so but this guy seems to be injured by a marine predator. Can't tell who did it, but it has survived (at least for a while)
This camera is very close to the rock you are looking at. This is how it looks like without snow: APZ0005bfz 😉
I can't see any other bird there either.. most probably just an illusion?
Well recognised! Please mark them as other animal, no need to choose the exact species. Read the FAQs, this is explained there.
All these guys have all the signs of maturity. Check out the FAQs for the differences between adults and chicks for individual species.
At this age they can stay on their own for some time, so they form crèches and their parents can go foraging for food in the meantime.
Thanks for your effort. Please, use the Too many to count option after marking the visible guys, or you can choose the I can't tell answer at the start.
Thanks everyone for all the effort!!! We have finished 3,269,245 images all together! You are absolutely amazing guys! Keep counting! 😄
No babies here, it is too soon yet 😃 Check out the breeding cycles. BTW, we've got 30,006 volunteers participating in the project so far!!
Ah, we have got many kids among our volunteers. Could you remove your last post here please? Thank you very much.
You can notice the rock has the same whitish marks everywhere around the nests. Sometimes the poo is red from krill pigment.
Hahaha, what a funny coincident! Those guys were hit by a poo being shot by some of their neighbours 😉
Yes, well spotted! 😃 (just on the top right)
😃 But we can try it at least! Together we can mark most of the foreground ones. We have volunteers who marked over 700 penguins in such an image!
I can't tell you the exact location at this moment but it seems to be somewhere on Petermann island.
Definitely alive, it looks perfectly 😃 This is a position of lying penguins used for nesting.
There's probably snow/water on the lens obscuring the view. Please,choose the I can't tell option for pictures like this. Check out the FAQs
When you aren't sure whether you have marked them all, use the Too many to count answer please. Thanks for your effort, you're doing great!
Penguins are extremely flexible in comparison to humans. The head is bent and hidden under its right flipper on the other side of its body.
That is the best thing you can do when you can't tell them apart. There are actually both adults and chicks. Check out the FAQs for the differences between them.
Well spotted! Yes, it is a Blue-eyed cormorant aka Antarctic/Imperial shag. Mark them as other animal please, even when not listed. More in the FAQs.
Well noticed! Older chicks, when able to stay on their own, form crèches with other chicks and their parents can go back to the see foraging for food.
Hi, they can be both adults and chicks. They all moult about the same time in the year and at this moment we can't tell them apart. Mark them always as adults please.
Or adults changing their old feathers for new ones.. We simply can't tell as they all moult about the same time. Please, mark them as adults
😃 Tricky one, isn't it?
If you can't tell them apart, mark them as adults please. Check out the FAQs for more advice 😃 Cheers.
Hey, not a problem, just mark as much as you can and then use the Too many to count button 😃 Enjoy!
@ThePurpieHead I can't see any human in this picture(Where exactly shall we seen it?) but there is a ship in the background you can mark using Others mark.
Yes, exactly as @Natureview said. Thanks! Happy to see our volunteers helping each other 😃
As for me, no need to hashtag them anymore 😃
Hey! Good day/night everyone 😃
Merci 😃
I cannot see anyone there. Just rocks 😃
Don't worry. It happens often. Just choose the 'Can't tell' option if you cannot see a single animal there. Thanks a lot.
It is on Petermann island!
No please. We are interested in the viable eggs inside nests. The empty egg shells can be seen around nests for weeks.
Hey, don't worry about that guy. It is just a penguin poo which got its red colour from krill they feed on. More about that in the FAQs.
Yes, well spotted! This is one of the mixed colonies. There are actually many more Gentoos, just staying behind the camera.
Yes, we try to mark as many as possible. Of course it is impossible to mark them all. Check out the FAQs for more about how to classify pictures like this one. Thanks!
questions there. Thank you!
of the nest (the ones which are clearly abandoned). Please, check out the FAQs for more details. You can find answers for most of your
Please, mark only the eggs you can clearly see = you are sure it is an egg and you can see it. Don't mark any empty shells and eggs outside
It is possible but in general, it is always better to mark only those you are sure about and then using the 'Too many to count' button. Thanks!
Actually, they all are moulting, both adult and chicks, about the same time 😉 Check out the FAQs for more about moulting.
@gardenmaeve This actually is a #seal! 😃 Well spotted @Catpin We saw some in this site before.
There must have been snow or water on the lens. Please, chose the 'I can't tell' option for such cases when you cannot tell whether there are any penguins.
@Trancilian Wow, that is very impressive count! Thank you very much for all the penguins you have counted! 😃
Mark only the real penguins you can see please 😃 And have a look at the FAQs, it could help.
No please, don't mark any shadows. We are also training computers by placing our marks and we don't want them to recognize penguin shadows.
Hi @Djulin I have just replied to the same question here: https://talk.penguinwatch.org/#/subjects/APZ0006wqs
And if you have a couple of minutes, have a look at our FAQs for more information about classifying difficult images 😃 It is very helpful. Thanks !!
any more marks and then just use the Too many to count button. Anyway, we prefer marking the foreground ones first. They are more important
We count as much as possible but of course we aren't able to count them all at sites like this. So it is OK to stop when you're unable to place
Don't worry about 'incorrect' counts. Each image is classified by multiple volunteers and every single mark is helpful for the project! 😃
Hi, just mark as much as you can and then use the Too many to count button. I can see at least 10 penguins there but they are very well camouflaged.
Wow, you're just AWESOME, guys!!!! Thank you all for all your effort. Unbelievable 😃
Done!!
Sadly, I cannot stay awake any longer........ I wonder how much you guys are going to classify before I wake up! 😄 You rock!!!
Thanks for your help! Even such a count is very helpful!
Don't worry about mistakes, each picture is classified by multiple volunteers so the scientists get to the correct count in the end 😃
(I love the couple in the foreground)
Chinstraps, yay!
Morning everyone 😃
#pebbler
Yep, it is 😃
You can notice this picture comes from April, which is the time they have left the rookeries and went to the sea.Check out the breeding cycles in our FAQs.
Welcome! 😃 Nice to see you here.
Those are all penguins by the way.
And if you cannot tell adults from chicks, marking them as adults is the safe choice you should go for.
It seems to be guarding the colony 😃
What a lovely picture. Beautiful light conditions 😃 Have you noticed that Kelp Gull? (BTW, we use hashtags for the search purposes here)
Let's hope it will work properly on your tablet! I got some troubles using one.
Snad česká verze Penguin Watch konečně najde využití 😃
@Pendileno Yes please! That would be just awesome!! 😄
Lol, we definitely could!
Hey, it is a Kelp gull. You can find it under Other animals. I think I can see some more other birds around, Brown skuas most probably.
@kamindela 😃 Děkujeme! (Je to milé potkat tu české dobrovolníky.)
Oh, hai! What a shame the PM doesn't want to work for you! I'm going to test it myself... I emailed you a while ago. Have a look please 😃
Glad you find it awesome. I like this site too! 😃 BTW, we use hashtags for the search purposes here.
Hi @Nel901 Just mark as much as you can and then use the 'Too many to count' button 😃 There's no need to comment such pictures then. Thanks
Amazing!!! Thank you all, PW loves you guys! 😃
😃
Hey! Have you already found any Easter penguin eggs today? 😃
Can you tell what site it is?
Hello. Nope, Dr. Tom hasn't uploaded any new pictures yet. You'll know when it happens 😉
Yay! What a nice catch!
It looks like it is, indeed 😃
adults are mentioned in the FAQs. Take a look 😃
@rabd Chicks are easy in this one. Can you see the dark grey blob under the foreground adult? Some hints for recognising chicks from
another troubles with the classification! We need to know what exactly happens and what browser/OS you're working one. Thank you very much.
He's afraid he won't have any time to look at this until Monday at the earliest. So please, bear with us. Anyway, let us know if you had
@emf05 OK, one of the developers was able to reproduce the bug. Only seems to happen in Firefox, not Chrome.
(Not sure you can see it properly from the picture but they're completely white except for the black tip!)
Please, could you try to run PW from another browser and let us know whether it helped or not? Thanks!
If the problem is still there, please, could you try another browser and let us know whether it helped or not? Thanks!!
Here's a detailed picture of Adelie feathers
Just use the 'Too many to count' option after you mark the few visible penguins please. Thanks.
This is enough for me now. Thank you! I wanted to make sure you aren't working on a phone or another touch device. If they needed to know more, I'll PM you.
Thanks! Please, what device are you working on? What operating system? This is important. It should be working on FF.
@Hatschi Please, could you provide more details about the device which is having troubles with the classification? Like what OS/browser you're trying to work on. Thanks!!
This is a #Dailyzoo one 😃
Yay, haven't seen this site for quite a long time! 😃
I think we could have seen them many times but just been confusing them with skuas .)
Yeah, Storm petrel seems to be a better option than Skua 😃 Well done, @AvastMH
Looks like a Skua to me 😃
test3
If you comment often enough, I'm afraid you'll have to use it again .(
as it seems to be happening randomly and not very often.It probably won't be fixed anytime soon.Use #repeated when it happens again. Thanks.
I spoke with @srallen about the duplicate subjects in other old projects. She's aware of that but it is extremely difficult to reproduce it
Yeah, there's very likely another one! 😃 Well spotted
I love those chicks in the foreground. ňuňuňu!
Cool!! 😃 Haven't seen any for a couple of months!
Well spotted. This site show them often 😃
Sometimes, they even come close to this colony to make some pictures of those penguins.
This site is on Petermann island, which is a favourite touristic location. Sometimes, there are large groups of tourists in the background.
@BZbrbr I'm sorry I can't see any other birds in this image, but penguins.
only... 😮
I love that one!! #Dailyzoo 😄
Going to fly away? 😃
And juvs are usually dirty on bellies from coolig themselves by lying in the mud 😃
The easiest way to tell adult Adelies from juveniles(those with pale bellies) is by the chin colour: black chin = adult; white/creamy = juv
Eh, 14.. Did I get all of them?
I guess that neighbour penguin nesting above it, on the left, was shooting its poop by its direction :]
while 5% are currently active, and 22% are inactive but still need to be classified. Then new data set will be uploaded and activated 😉
There are a total of 409,808 images that need to be classified. 73% of them have been classified and are considered complete,
@jennfurr As for your question how many times is each picture reviewed,it's 5-20 times for each, depends on whether there are penguins in it
😃 Yay! What a nice one! Can't remember such a clear image of Macaronis from this site. Thanks.
When chicks get older and are able to stay outside the nest and regulate their body temp., they always form creches like that. The 'seal' is just a rock.
compare it with the breeding cycles (you'll find them in FAQs) whether it is a season when you can expect seeing chicks.
As said in the FAQs, when you can't tell them apart, just mark them all as adults. You can always check the date the photo was taken and
Ah, after a couple of months, I finally got an image from this location to classify! And.. it's empty :[
Hard to tell without seeing other pictures .( Both is possible .)
Oh, the front one is very cute indeed! 😃
testing
Yeah, they like penguin eggs even more than we do! 😉
Yay! I haven't seen Macaronis for quite a long time!! 😄
What a nice picture 😃 It is like being among them...
Oh, you are really great, guys!!! 😃 Thanks!
As for me, I would mark there a chick. I think we can see its pale body and dark grey head.
Each image is classified by multiple volunteers and usually, the scientists get the annotation they need 😉
@jo_lomanhotmail.com Sometimes it's not clear what we see and then we have to make our best guesses. No need to worry if you make a mistake
Beautiful #light
But in general, when you can't tell whether you see a chick or an adult, it's always better to count it as adult. Check out the FAQs for more
Hi @Armchari_scientists By the date this photo was taken you can tell there are adults only, as all chicks have finished moulting already.
Very likely a Skua but hard to tell for sure from such a distance.
@Otterman If unsure, it's always better to choose the Adult option. Check out FAQs for more info about classifying difficult images 😃
And there are some Kelp-gulls and Brown Skua
Hi 😃 #egg_rock
And they are cooling themselves this way! 😃
So no need to feel silly!! We're learning new things every day, and it is awesome! 😃 Thanks for checking them anyway!
They have a special function here, which seems to be different than elsewhere out of Zooniverse (from my point of view at least).
have started using tag groups in C&S I realized how important is to keep them unified and not to use them when they aren't necessary.
I had no experience with them either before I became a part of Zooniverse. But using them has taught me what they are good for and once we
#Sooty (Hope I'm not wrong with this one)
the tag group utility. Please, remove the # from before "The rock" in your first post so it didn't get collected in the Rock tag group. Thank you.
@AvastMH Please, when you mention the location nicknames, don't use the # symbol when it's not the one displayed in the picture. It breaks
#The_Rock
Hello @coldcounter ! Welcome back 😃 Hope you enjoyed your Antarctic experience.
I can't see it properly to tell what exactly they're doing (it could be just an illusion) but everything they do is a kind of behaviour 😃
they will do it as a kind of greeting. So you can see both of them in an ecstatic display standing next to themselves.
that he owns that specific nest. Couples use their voice to find each other in the colony. And even after they have found each other,
This behaviour is called "ecstatic display", typically is given by unpaired males attracting females or can be a warning for the others,
Yes, there are definitely some humans in the background. It is OK to place the other mark somewhere in the middle of the crowd or on the closest human.
Hi @MrsRhino They all seem to be perfectly alright. They are just cooling themselves and taking nap after a snack 😉 No need to worry.
Penguins can attack if feeling too stressed!
@jennfurr Don't worry, it happens.Each image is classified by multiple volunteers - I'm sure someone else will notice it and mark for you 😃
impact - protect penguins from attacks by predators.
They shouldn't come too close (there is a limit of 5 m distance), especially during nesting season. But presence of humans have even good
Can't tell but I think it is possible.
@AvastMH I actually meant this one: APZ0002omz 😉 (there are more of them)
For me it was when we saw King penguins together with three Reindeer in the same picture 😄
Nice 😃
@gardenmaeve I'm sorry, this is actually a #Magellanic penguin. Galapagos are endemic to Galapagos islands.
I can see her on the Talk now! 😃 Hello @coldcounter How are you doing? 😃
I do agree with #skua
And sometimes they are very good at this game! Especially when playing among rocks 😄
then choose the 'I can't tell' option please. Thanks for your help 😃
Hello @sieis Don't worry. Just mark as much as you can see (if some) and then use the 'Too many to count' option. If you can't see anyone,
Hello from here too! Thanks for coming guys! 😃
Even more! A #penguillion mixed with a #chickillion! 😄
Check out the FAQs for more advice how to classify difficult images
Don't worry about the exact count. Just place the mark on the one standing closest to the penguins (or in the center of the group of humans)
It seems to be a snow/ice pile on the coast.
@PaulQ Hi, mark as much as you can and then just use the "Too many to count" option, no need to comment that 😃
#path
We have the 'Too many to count' option for such cases 😃
Hi @kwade We have the 'Too many to count' option for that 😃
We have the 'I can't tell' option for such ones.
Each image is classified by multiple volunteers. I'm sure someone else will notice that guy and mark it. Don't worry about your mistake! It happens to all of us 😄
Yep, it happens. Please, use the 'I can't tell' option for such images. Then there's no need to report that in the comment 😃
Hey @PaulQ Just use the "Too many to count" option for them, no need to report that in the comments 😃 Thanks.
Yeah, some aren't easy due to the light conditions.. Just mark as much as you can and then use the 'Too many to count' option. Thanks! 😃
(But mark as much as you can in the foreground, of course 😃)
Don't worry if they're too distant, just place one mark on one of them and then use the 'Too many to count' button if there are more of them
worry about the species, the scientists are aware of them, we shall just focus on adults/chicks.. Thanks for your help 😃
Hi @B1GR3D This is one of the mixed species colony on Petermann island. You can see a Gentoo one in the foreground too! 😃 But no need to
Oh, #sheathbill duo, haven't seen those guys for quite a long time!
Favorable light conditions for showing an #egg 😃
to count' button. If you can't see them, then chose the 'I can't tell' option please. Thanks for all your effort!
There are some distant tiny penguins visible, not very well though. If you can see them, then mark as much as possible and use the 'Too many
Nope, just snow/water drops on the lens. The weather isn't very friendly there..
(If there were no animals visible, then the 'I can't tell' option would be the best one to be used.)
Yeah, sometimes snow/water drops obscure the view of our cameras. Just mark as much as you can and then click on the 'Too many to count'.
Don't worry. Just mark as much as you can and then go with the 'Too many to count' button. Thanks for all your effort! We appreciate it.
But clicking penguins is definitely the better one to spend your time by! 😃
Well, there are other things people can enjoy in playing computer games... Sometimes it's not bad to switch for another activity 😉
Peaceful...
Love the scenery here..
Oh, then their children must be playing hide and seek! 😉
Nice light revealing an #egg to us! 😃
LOL
Yeah, thanks:)
I counted 49 adults and only 20 chicks here. It is not the ratio I was expecting, although I know that some chicks are just obscured..
I'm still here 😃 but leaving this place back to my country in about an hour.
Maybe it depends on the rock orientation?
Blablabla @AvastMH I had no problems with commenting this image 😃
Yeah, touch devices are not easy for placing marks 😕 Just try your best 😃 Thanks for your help, we appreciate it.
Safe travels and enjoy the Antarctic ecosystem! Looking forward to see you in one of the next data sets 😄
Just mark those you can see and then choose the Too many to count option. Thanks for your help!
😄
😃
And as for King penguins, they are about 70 - 100 cm tall, so yes, they are about the same size 😃
But it's not visible here APZ0007uzw a few hours later
Very likely. Or it could be just an empty egg shell as well. They can stay on the nesting site for a very long time. Hard to tell.
Margrit, just to make things clear, we don't have to tell what kind of penguin they are. Just count adults/chicks.. 😃
But it is actually just one + the other chick next to it. In total, it is two of them.
Yep, there are two chicks only. As you said, @gardenmaeve ,the tail coloration we look at directly makes the illusion of two bodies 😃
Seems to be one, well spotted! 😃
Nice #egg show 😃
You are very welcome! 😃
Occasionally they get snowed over and it looks like it’s just fallen on the lens in a strange way. So definitely no flying penguins obscuring the lens .)
I have received the reply already! 😃 Tom confirms that it is just snow or moisture. This camera is on a pole as normal.
Well, I asked the scientists about this camera location since I don't think it is possible - if the camera is placed on the pole, as usually
That's an awesome count!! Many thanks, @coldcounter 😃
(I am sometimes so sorry I don't understand your comments, but it seems to be fun! 😃)
Ah, I'd actually say it is just an illusion, they seem to be in a different plane to me.. but I may be wrong 😃
I always thought they are dirty from lying in their dirty nests, covered with poo/mud.. but this is another option 😄
I can't wait to be able to make some by myself! :] ......(let's hope it will be before the end of this year!)
Not sure where exactly in the centre you meant.. but haven't found any dead chick there.
It seems to be just a front view of penguin, they're pale from that side 😃
Oh, I would love to have some.. pancakes! 😦
Btw, we don't mark eggshells, nor eggs out of the nest.
Seems to be a little bit upset.. :]
#Dailyzoo? Ah, wait.. I think I can see a fish bone stuck in there..
but can't be linked directly to the Talk so I had to draw my own. Anyway, they were approved by the scientists 😃
@gardenmaeve I'd like to highlight that I used breeding cycles created by someone else as a reference, the original ones come from Pinguins info
(Thanks for the link, @gardenmaeve I forgot to put it in the post. I was trying to explain the penguin above, lying in the nest)
It is actually just dirty from mud 😃 But we like tagging them anyway
Sneaky penguins..
Well, they might be Northern Gentoos?, then the timing would be about OK. Check out the BCs.
@MargritBrunnerSchweiz Mark as much as you can, then use the "Too many to count" button as said in the FAQs. Thank you, enjoy the counting:)
😃 Now everyone wants to be the winner!
the male is usually the one who keeps the old nest.
Depends on the exact species. As for the Gentoos, they quite often use the same nest (89-100% of the returning pairs), if they divorce, then
After 300 it becomes really difficult to tell where the mark is missing.. #penguillion of #king
Don't go by the date only. We are interested in chicks/eggs out of season too! 😉 They are rarely seen but we have found some already.
😃
Well done this time! I Haven't recognize any of you..
a penguin #kiss!!
I have a collection of some 😃 Didn't created the tag group since no one else use it. But someone uses #pebble instead!
I even remember putting images examples of Gentoo chicks at different age. Pity I didn't feature it.
OK, it's not there. But I definitely put it into some of those threads about recognizing chicks from adults for individual species.
Ah, I thought we have it in the FAQs, I have probably removed it to make them shorter.. Will check it.
I added it to the Hashtag library list 😃
@AvastMH (Oh ,you've lost your new display name! But it means, that sending you PMs should be working again! Yay!) We use #pebbler for that
@bienle123 I can't tell whether there's a chick. The freshly hatched have pretty dark heads but soon they become pale..
@Chocstar No, don't worry 😃 they are just penguin poo! Red from pigment of krill they eat..
Here is a detailed view of a Rockhopper's feather
Edit: Source
Check this out: http://www.penguinscience.com/education/adaptations_feathers.php (You can actually see that often, especially on their necks)
@Zoegas Yes, unfortunately, this chick has really died (can't tell when exectly but there are quite many photos of it, made both before and after
Hovering over with your cursor should help.. the only solution for now...
Yes, seem to be
Ah, don't worry. I'm sure someone else will notice them and mark 😉
@swimmergirl2323 We mark #vessel only - you'll find it under Other animals
@Ethan_E Are you sure?
Yeah, this is one of the clearest views of this site! And unusually empty 😃 #Dailyzoo
Yeah, we had to clear the Discussion board a bit, and maybe we unfeatured this one for some reason? 😃
@Zilli Not sure about a collection but here's a discussion thread: http://talk.penguinwatch.org/#/boards/BPZ0000002/discussions/DPZ0000e9d
Yes, it is a chick. Well spotted 😃 They may be easily confused with a rock at this stage, as they are huddled bellow their parents.
Despite what @gardenmaeve said, I can see only Gentoos here. You can recognize them by the white head patches (when adult).
Anyway, we can tell these are Gentoos due to their white head patches which can be usually seen even for such a big distance.
@ab3 Don't worry 😃 Each image is classified by multiple users. I believe that someone else will notice them and mark 😉
@gardenmaeve feel free to start a thread on the Science board with this awesome material! It will get lost here, flooded by other posts 😕
@gardenmaeve Oh, thanks! What great idea to show some pictures for @coldcounter !!😃 And that video of hatching! Yay, what a cute noise it makes!
apart. Thank you very much! 😃
@benpaco Wow! You are awesome!!! We really appreciate all your effort to keep counting for so long even when it was too hard to tell them
Haha, indeed, they all decided NOT to look at those humans.. 😄
let me know it it started showing the exact number again! Thanks! (The issue has #81)
Thanks, ladies. We have the issue created on GitHub already, waiting for the fix.. I think there is no need to report them any more, but please
chicks of different age side by side in a single image. Hope it is clearer now 😃
They incubate only one egg at once! The cycle takes 14-16 month and most couples raise a chick just 2x in a period of 3 years.So you can see
to leave it and stay on their own outside in crèche, which takes about 30-40 days. Until that, it's unable to regulate its body temperature.
eggs (and then the little chick) on their feet hidden under a skin fold at their brood patch, so you won't see them until they're big enough
Hi @coldcounter As for King penguins, their breeding cycle is quite complicated in the comparison to other penguin species. They keep their
Yeah, but not more than a third of a chickillion 😉
Haha.. I'm perhaps just silly if I test something which is not a problem any more? 😛 ..Please, check your email and confirm. Thank you! 😃
Why do I always get the most challenging images while testing and need to go through as many images as possible in the shortest time? :]
#darkfeet
Oh my, so many colours! I must be colour-blind, I saw them all black 😄
Yay! 😃 #pebbler
Go and edit it! 😃
like this
You can even set the resolution to make it smaller, so it fit the column for comments .) Just put a gap/space and =400x at the end of the bracket behind the URL.
@coldcounter Thanks, this is very helpful. Now we know that it isn't a problem of Firefox but PW.
it happens in different browsers too ... Thanks!
while using Chrome? You won't see it at images with no comments to it. We see it only while using Firefox. So it is important to know, whether
@coldcounter I'm not sure how to understand your comment. Did you experience that the last sentence mentioning the number of comments is broken
Strange, I'm working in Firefox and no more troubles 😕 Keep all reports in one thread (here) please. Thanks. Very helpful! 😃
Please! Is anyone else getting the last question in the classification (with number of comments) broken?
Oh. stoop! I was serious. I really need some pancakes! (But can't!) 😦 I can have only the icy ones.. (adding #pebbler too)
Thanks 😃
This is their breeding place where they come to mate and lay eggs. Their chicks are growing there and then moulting to adult plumage..This is their home.
They are actually "singing" (It doesn't sound like a song though), announcing ownership of their territory. It's called ecstatic display.
Yeah. They look like if they were catching a fish being thrown by someone up on the hill 😄.
Hi @1Nikoli1 It is called #Snowy #Sheathbill. We mark them too. You can find it under Other animals. They feed on penguin eggs/chicks!
Now I need some pancakes! Thanks..
LOL!
Excelent! 😃 That is the best think you can do when you are afraid that more of them can be hiding there.
Hey! both pebbles and mating were used!!
Oh, indeed. Sorry 😃 #light
Haha! Perfect you have found it! 😃 Thanks. It seems to be on a different part of the body. I think it is his neighbour 😉
or between their flippers. Their metabolism slows down to save energy during the sleep,which is helpful while nesting/moulting.
or lying on the ground. It is not exactly known, how they sleep on the open sea but probably float on the surface with their head on
They sleep often but in short naps only, have to be on the alert against predators.They sleep while standing with their head under a wing
Brr.....cold!
Can you link the image displaying that legendary accident? 😃
You find it under Other animals
(or to the one, which stands closest to the penguins if it it in a different picture, closer to the rookery).
Hah, that sheathbill looks like an iceflow at the first sight ! 😃
Yes! Well spotted 😃 (unless they are penguins in red coats! 😉). Btw, no need to mark each of them, just put the mark in the centre of the group
Stunning!
Moreover, they both moult at the same time. So the general rule is: When you can't tell, mark it as adult.
And it was the best you could do, @wildisland 😃 Once they get the signs of maturity (chin stripes for this species), we can't tell them apart
;D
That is the brown chest mark I was suggesting 😉 But we couldn't know whether it is what you're talking about, since it wasn't what you call it! We needed to make sure first.
A tricky one! Well spotted 😃
They seem to have an argue.
Likely in the sea, they should have moulted their feathers already and left the land to spend the winter in see. Winter is coming!
Have you got letter-soups in your country? We do!! 😄
I'm afraid they like the fishy smell 😛
No need to mark each of them. Just place one or two marks to the closest ones to let the scientists know about their presence 😃 Thanks!
@Inkogneeto I'm sorry I can't find it. Do you mean that penguin with a brown mark on the chest (centre of the image)? It's head seems not to belong to the body.
😄
I was just told that names are now displaying identically on old and new Talks 😃 So here will be more surprises like that probably.
Haha. What a monster! 😃 I'd call it one #chick, in a winter coat.
Oh my! 😃
😄 Perfect one!
Maybe it was caused by the last update 😦 Will try to solve it tomorrow.. Thanks everyone for testing. Good night 😃
Thanks, Joan! It works in Chromium (Ubuntu) but not in Firefox 😦 Clearing the browser cache didn't help.
Hey guys, I can't load the classification page. Is it just me?
Yeah, this, Petermann island, is a favourite place to visit. No need to mark all people. Just place the mark in the centre of the crowd, or mark 2 of them only.
Yeah 😃 It was definitely a tough one! Luckily, there are more of us to mark each image 😄
It is an #antarctic #shag aka Cormorant 😃 They are common birds there. Please, mark it as other animal, without the necessity to choose exact species
Well spotted! Winter is coming (it's April) so most of them have probably moulted their feathers and left to the sea..
@IVs_penguins It's called ecstatic display. The penguin is calling its partner, telling him/her its location in the colony. They're able to tell who is who by the voice.
Yeah, there are very tough weather conditions..
@coldcounter I think there are more. Unsure about some, but 10 would be my result: 2 on the image margin, 6 standing and 2 lying on the rock
Ah, indeed! This is one of the sites where you have to first figure out what the scale is! 😃 #challenge
@Hatschi That's a useful note!
@astroboyOW Yes, it is just a half of the egg shell. Please, don't mark shells/eggs out of their nests. Thanks.
Oh, nice catch of a disgusting view :]
That's much better! 😃
Ah! Thanks, @gardenmaeve I thought it was a reaction on the posts below! :]
It seems to be just blurry view of an empty landscape covered with snow.
Yes, there's a water on the lens, which happens often in Antarctica. Just count as much as you can (there is at least one penguin visible) and then use the Too many to count
They feed on their chicks or eggs only, as far as I know.
@coldcounter Is there something wrong with the light, or what did you mean by your question? /Sorry if I missed something!/ 😃
Haha! Seems to be really surprised 😄
It is preening its feathers to keep them clear and waterproof.
Well spotted, @djntusa ! It is one of the mixed colonies of Adelies and Gentoos on Petermann island. There are more Gentoos behind the camera.
Yes, there seems to be a protective net around the pole.
Hidden below their bodies 😉
It could be algae, mosses or lichens of various species. I can't see it properly to tell exactly.
😃
@Knitting We don't see many dead chicks in the photos, but sadly, this one really died.
To all of us 😉
Hi @Tyson_10 We would be really happy if it was a whale.. Sadly, it is just a rock, pretending to be a large marine mammal..
Hah! Looks like a white cockatoo 😃
That's great to hear! 😃 @coolchelsea1
But most of them are chicks! 😃
Has anyone noticed the ice-snail in the water? (walking on the surface in Jesus-style)
@coldcounter Thanks for your help with answering questions 😃
There is another camera placed on it 😃 (Edit: I'm not sure, actually. I can't see any there!)
Check out the FAQs for the differences between juveniles and adults for each species 😃
I would mark them all as adults. Why? Well, none of them has visible signs of juveniles. They've got white head marks and black chins/throats
It is the end of June, they're probably in the ocean now 😃
Yeah, it happens in such tough weather conditions.. Just try your best guessing. Don't worry about mistakes much, it will be classified by multiple users.
@Zilli I'm not sure, I would call it an #egg, and maybe another egg behind, or a chick.
I'm sorry I can't tell from this picture 😦
No one can tell 😃 They may be even both! Scientists on holidays.. too many options.
which contains red pigment from krill they eat. The pigment gets to their beaks and feet as well as into the poo. The penguin looks OK, no need to worry 😉
Ah, I guess that @Ommadawn meant the bottom right one, lying and heading to the camera. The red colour on its back is actually just penguin poo
Frank, don't worry, each image is classified by multiple users so the scientists should get the correct count in the end.
They're actually rocks buried in snow. If you can't tell whether it is a penguin or a rock, don't mark it please 😃
😃
I love the light here
Ej, poor guys 😃
Hi, Not sure what you meant, I can see just a bird flying above the sea, is that it?
@coldcounter Why so sad? I'm actually happy for your remark! It was an interesting,and surely quite a useful/new, information for many here! 😃 Thank you!
Just mark as much as you can and then use the 'Too many to count' button. Thank you,
Well, I sent this photo to Caitlin and asked for her opinion. Here is her reply:
That sounds awesome, @scs2015 I can't find the egg, can you help me please? 😃 Thanks!
Well noticed, Annika. I think you are right!
although I'm not sure how much probable it is. This egg seem to be too clear to be old. They get dirty soon. I'm just guessing wildly 😃
eggs, on broken which remains could be displayed in the Dailyzooed pic. || The hatched chick could be hidden somehow behind the egg we see here
Hmm.. There are more possible explanations, we would have to see more pictures of the nest with the dates to tell for sure! There could be 2
great catch! 😃
We've just been dailyzooed!! 😃
Check out the FAQs (Frequently Asked Questions) for more information about classifying difficult images 😃 Cheers, enjoy the counting.
Hi @Happyfeet217 Don't worry, it happens often in such weather conditions. Just mark as much as you can and then use the Too many to count
#Skua, waiting for her chance 😃
Finally some #chinstrap penguins after so many gentoos! 😃
Nice!!
Oh, you're the winner! 😄
Haha! Definitely 😃
Hey! It's an International Egg Day today! Let's find some more hatching eggs 😄
At penguins, sometimes chicks can appear even bigger than adults .) And yes, the male/female size differences are not significant in these pictures.
I'm sorry I haven't found any chick in this picture.
😄
Very likely 😃 Well spotted!
Yeah, this is a real challenge to find them all! 😃
It's much more helpful than leaving them all unmarked. Because when 3 people do the same, the image goes retired as an empty one. It makes bad results. Thank you very much!
Hi @Shara Please, try to mark at least those few you can see, and then use the 'Too many to mark' button when you're done.
Funny:)
Yes, I think they said these are from SG. But not 100% sure 😕
Yep, I can see dome adult penguins there too! Well spotted 😃
😃) #Dailyzoo
@gardenmaeve You could include this one too: APZ0005uvd
It could be an #antarctic #shag (compare: APZ00040wi )
Ah, what a lovely scenery! #mating #pebblestealing #nesting #egg ,all in one! 😃 #Dailyzoo
Indeed!
Yeah, can be useful. Thanks for notifying! 😃
Just try your best and then use the 'Too many to count' button to let the scientists know that more pengins can be there. Thanks a lot!
Hi @purehighlander Just mark as much as you can, start with those in the foreground and then click on the "Too many to count". Thanks for your effort! 😃
Don't worry, @Jessiemacrae Just mark as much as you can and then use the 'Too many to mark' button. Thanks much for your effort 😃
lol! #Dailyzoo?
Luckily 😃 The parents won't be able to provide even more food for their hungry mouths!
Haha, is it what the #Sheathbill said? What a polite intruder!
There maybe aflock of different waterbirds feeding.
Yes, it is. The tail is up!
Yeah, it must be swimming among the iceflows 😃
Hey, I tried to be quiet today 😃 Lovely picture by the way!
But it's cool we can see the flying #Skua in the other half! 😃
LOL! #dailyzoo ?
Yeah, those are a real challenge to mark!
(I really doubt a penguin could get as high as the camera lens are placed although I didn't see it from the other side.There may be stairs.)
😄
Oh, indeed 😄 I haven't noticed them 😃
Yep, it is too early for any chicks, moreover, there are no visible ones and we don't care about the hidden ones:) All of these are definitely adults.
Lovely photo!! 😃 with #Skua
Please, guys, try to mark even the visible ones and then click on the 'Too many to count' to let us know that more p.can be there. Thanks!
Haha, I like it! 😃
@Aha88 Where can you see it? It is half of February, all chicks are pretty big already, the mating season is over for a couple of months.
The moulting season starts in October for King penguins, just after coming back from sea, so it's not "before" but rather about the same time.
😃 I think that most of us have!
So many penguins just come back from sea at this time to mate.. (their breeding cycle is very unique and difficult to understand).
Well, the 1st breeding season starts in November for King penguins, although, there are always some chicks from the other breeding seasons
They seem to be Gentoos, but no need to worry. We mark the on land penguins only 😃
It could be just a shadow of an ice flow.
The blurry stuff obscuring the view.. it is likely snow on the lens. Just count as much as you can and then click on the Too many to count.
#Dailyzoo
Please, if there was a question on me, let me know through email. Thanks!
@AvastMH & @gardenmeave I'm sorry, I'm not able to go through all unread posts, there seems to be a penguillion of them!
Anyway, no need to worry. Just count as much as you can and hit the Too many to count .)
The cameras are usually placed on poles so I don't believe any penguin would be able to stand just in front of the lens to obscure it..
Try another colour, Sheathbill, you're too easily visible on these rocks! 😄
I was just guessing what penguin you could be talking about to help @AvastMH 😉
To be honest, I don't see any white stuff coming out there.. and I'm not sure it's really pooping since more penguins seem to have their tails raised..
The one with its tail raised, I guess
Oh yes, that is always fun checking my own marks and finding new penguins again and again 😄 I love these frosty images!!
Hi @Shara We can't see the marks you placed in the image but there is no boat visible. Please, mark only those objects you are sure they're not just an illusion. Thanks 😃
Oh, congratulations!! 😃 I wish you found some more with their little cute bills visible soon!
We want you to mark what you do see only 😃 Read the FAQs for the breeding cycle diagrams, they can help you to tell when to expect chicks..
or just aren't sure, just click on the 'Too many to mark' button(as you did) to let them know that more can be there. Read the FAQs for more
possible. That's why they offer you to stop after marking at least 30 of them when there are more. If you cannot mark them all (any reason),
Hi @JanetteNoelle It's a good question! The scientists need to count as many penguins as possible but they understand that it's not always
Don't worry, @coldcounter all the other marks you placed are beneficial enough! Thank you very much for your dedicated work!!
Yeah. this one should be somewhere in South Georgia, as well as the site with King penguins 😃
If you cannot tell whether a chick or an adult, mark it as adult. Then the scientists will get their count at least. It is helpful too. Thanks
This frame is from December which is too soon for chicks of the adult size. You can see that most of the penguins are lying on their nests.
there, then click on the "Too many to mark" button. Thanks for your help, enjoy the counting 😃
Hi Janet, These are very tricky indeed. Just mark those you can tell apart from the rocks and if you think that more penguins can be hidden
Don't worry, @californiakiwi ,each frame is classified by multiple users and I'm sure that someone else will notice and mark that guy! 😃
What do you think? (Hope you understand what I meant)
To me, it actually looks like the penguin behind the beak is putting its tail up to make a poo, which makes an illusion the tail feathers are in the beak.
The penguin standing back to the camera seems to have quite bald tail, don't you think? (Or just an illusion?)
It's just preening itself.
Hah, I've just created a new one using just #marching 😉 I wasn't satisfied with how the more-tags tag group works.
I created a tag group for #marching #behaviour but it must have both tag used to collect the images 😦
Here I used #marching #behaviour (but behaviour is a difficult tag, since Americans use #behavior instead)
Awesome! 😃
Just use the 'Too many to count' button after you mark the visible ones. When you click on it, there's no need to comment that there are more 😉
Please, check out the FAQs for details about classifying difficult images, like the night ones or blurry/obscured ones. Thanks for your help!
This button informs the scientists that not all penguins have been counted; they will check the image themselves so no need to report it in comments 😃
@oyrsal That's exactly what you should do, and then click on the Too many to count since you don't know whether more, obscured ones, can be there
(A penguin? I wouldn't guess so since the cameras are usually placed high on the poles. Why do you thinks so?)
It could just roll out of the nest by an accident 😦 Anyway, if you find another picture with it, make a comment 😉
Winter comes in May there; this picture is from the end of March, the end of the moulting season.
Wow, I don't remember seeing there about so much penguins (about 60 adults and 10 chicks visible).
No need to mark abandoned ones until they're inside the nest.
Not sure about the second, but one for sure 😃
Agree with humans from zodiacs
Well spotted! 😃
I think it's just dirty from laying in the mud.
They've got fluffy feathers 😃
If you can't tell whether it is a chick/egg or a rock, then it's better to leave it unmarked. Don't worry if you make a mistake. Each image is classified by multiple users.
no need to report such images. Thanks for your help. Check out the FAQs for more about classifying difficult images 😃 Happy counting!
Hi Sue, don't worry about obscured view like this. Just count as much animals as you can and then click on the 'Too many to count'. There is
It's a back of a lying penguin, you can see the tail pointing to the top! 😃
I love these ones, such a challenge! 😃
APZ0006lt7 you can compare to this frame 😃
Please, use the mailing system here for private messages. There's a list of Moderators(the main Talk page,top left corner). Feel free to ask me.
Hi @grintoul We can't see your marks here. But please, use the Other mark for animals, humans or vessels only. Check out the FAQs for more
Indeed!
It's just the light playing with us! APZ0000c1l || APZ0000c1n 😃
let me know immediately when it happens the next time (I mean at a new post). This is important. Hope we'll track it down!
OK. It is exactly the same behaviour which I experienced 5 months ago in the PP. Still unable to edit that post. Thanks for your help.Please
Thanks, @gardenmaeve ! Please, can you see the Edit button at the posts which can't be edited? What is the exact behaviour?
PLEASE, these of you who had problems editing your own posts, try it now again and let me know whether it's working. It should have been fixed 😃
technical problems with old projects affecting Talk (Search, displaying images, loading Recents etc.) so it may be related to it. Will report it to @DZM
There is no time limit for editing posts. I see the 'Remove' button at your post but don't want to try whether it works or not. There are some
Once I experienced the same problem in the PP. I hasn't been able to edit my post since the moment I sent it. The only post on the whole portal.
It's very odd! Thanks for clarifying.
It's April = all chicks are adult size and moulted (and cannot be distinguished from adults since they have become them).
Don't feel bad about using a wrong hashtag. If you remove the #, everything will be fine 😃
@coldcounter What do you mean by 'it won't let me'? Just hover over the post with your cursor and click on the Edit button. Doesn't it work for you?
They seem to be alarming others about the pebble thief in the colony! #pebbler
Hi @mhwallace01 ! As @Whereizmom said, they're #Antarctic #shags And you did classify them correctly 😃
I've sent you a PM, Joan.
Sorry for disturbing your pretty long conversation but we've been using #darkfeet one for them already 😉 Please, don't make new ones.
Lol! what a sly Gull!! 😄
Brown Skuas have about 126–160 cm (50–63 in) in wingspan. I would go for the #Skua in this case.
#Sheathbills love eggs, as a meal of course:]
when you are sure that you have classified the same image before. Sorry for the troubles.
The developers have got problems to replicate this issue since it happens rarely, although in more projects. They ask you to reload the page
Yes, that's the place they are used to go through..
Yeah, they remind of punkers 😃
The white is snow, the dirty is feather 😃
Not sure you're talking about what I think... but it is just a bird flying above the bank
One of them must have lost its contact lens 😦
Yes, there are more mixed colonies being monitored. The scientists are aware of them, no need to report:)
Please, mark only the sure ones. Thanks.
Hope their egg didn't fall down from the rock!
Well done, thanks for your dedicated work. Very appreciated!
Yes, as @coldcounter said, these are Gentoos. But no need to worry about the species. We just want you to distinguish between adults/chicks and count them 😃
Just a too proud parent, pretending preening to let you see its treasure 😉
Thanks, you're very welcome! 😃
lol! 😃
You can use it during the classification too (in case the image didn't display in the full resolution for you.)
then paste the URL into a new browser tab/window. And, voilà.. (You can use it anywhere on the internet to get the original size)
(In case you don't know how to get the original size, just click on the thumbnail/image you classify with the right mouse button and choose Copy image location
same size you should see while classifying (depends on setting). There's no bigger resolution available for you, the magnifying won't add more details.
The bigger image version linked by AvastMH is the original size which displays while hovering over the thumbnail here, on the Talk, and the
Your browser should have such a function too. My Firefox can zoom in when combining CTRL with + But it may differ in other browsers/versions of Firefox.
display it bigger, but pixelated. You won't see more details. But it may help you to see it bigger in some cases, especially when distanced from the monitor
@Judiejay There is no way to magnify the original size of the images by any program to see it in a better quality. The magnification will
When you can't tell. mark them as adults please. It is the safe choice.
The mud contains penguin poo, feathers, rotten corpses etc. and must be very stinky
They are actually very dirty because they do bath in the mud(!) to cool themselves down when the temperatures are too high.
?what is terrible
Don't worry, it happens often. Just mark the visible ones and hit the 'Too many to count' button. No need to report obscured images!
Yeah, it happens. No need to worry about nor report it. Just try to mark as much as you can and then click on the 'Too many to count'.Thanks
the black and white, as at the penguin standing in the centre, then it is a juvenile. The head patches are helpful the same way. Check out the FAQs for more!
line between the white belly feathers and black chin feathers. When the line is clear, then it may be an adult. When there's no clear line between
Actually, most of them seem to be just moulting adults although there are a few surely juveniles too. You can tell them apart by comparing the
Check out the FAQs for more details about classifying difficult images 😃
In general, please, don't mark anything you're not sure whether it is a rock or a penguin. And if you can't tell whether a chick or an adult, mark it as Adult please.
Hi. There are many penguins at the top so I'm not sure which 4 you meant by that, anyway, there are no chicks visible there. It's too early for any chicks.
Haha 😃
#darkfeet
Me too. Thanks for sharing 😃
Thanks, happy it works! (Anyway, I still do want the screenshots if possible 😃)
Great catch!! 😃
@GizmoMischief Please, could you make a screenshot when it he black ban appears again and send it to me? What OS/browser do you use? So odd!
Nice light
Nice light
Don't worry, I spent quite a long time with this frame checking ever rock many times with the magnifier and still was finding new penguins!!
It's still quite challenging with the shaded zones, you can count >300 penguins in the foreground if crowded enough .)
I've counted 43 but do believe that there are more/less of them 😄
Have you noticed the bill peeking at us from the bottom centre? 😄
ask about the shaded zones..
Yep, it was fun. I started this image exactly when we reached 2,5M classifications and finished it at night 😄 I had to do many brakes. Will
There used to be shaded zones for distant areas, especially for this site, so your counts had to be focused on the foreground animals only.
Good night everyone! mods are tired 😃
Maybe they're playing games with you!! Oh, those tricky penguins..
511.. I wasn't able to magnify the more distant ones, there's no shaded zone
Please, what do you mean by the Adelies? I can't see any there. Are you talking about this frame, aren't you?
Yeah, don't worry about the species 😃 Just enjoy all the funny and beautiful snapshots. Thanks for your help!!
Well, but only if you're brave enough..... http://daily.zooniverse.org/2015/07/30/cthulhu-in-the-mediterranean/ !!!! 😉
If you really want to know, for me it is definitely 1,000,000 for the Plankton Portal 😉 (We're currently on 911,857)
proof!
WE MADE IT! 2,500,000 classifications! 😄
Good to hear that, it is not allowed to be closer than 5 metres 😛
2.5 million - 74 classifications!!
two #eggs I guess
Did anyone say peaceful Addelie? http://images.nationalgeographic.com/wpf/media-live/photos/000/896/overrides/adelie-penguin-antarctica_89655_990x742.jpg
😄
It's a #moulting Gentoo.May be an adult, may be a juvenile.All feathers are being replaced by new ones.As they come off,they appear white at the roots.
Just mark as much as you can and then use the 'To many to count' button. If there is no penguin visible, then choose the 'I can't tell' option
There may be some water drops/snow on the lens obscuring the view.Weather conditions are not very friendly there so this happens often 😦
of classifications yesterday! Which is pretty awesome. I believe that we're going to reach 2.5 million today! 😃
Don't worry, there are some others all the time,the Talk displays only name of those active on the Talk.Anyway,we did over 2.5 thousands
species examples).They're bigger and have rich yellow/orange head feathers. No need to worry about the species, just wanted to correct your tag 😃
@dkralkueter I'm sorry but these are actually #Macaroni penguins. They look very similar to Rockhoppers (and they are not included in the
Yes, it happens pretty often. No need to report them, just mark as much as you can and then use the 'Too many to count' button please.Thanks
Don't worry. Each image is classified by multiple users. I'm sure someone else will notice and mark them.
Yep, we call it a #penguillion 😉
#dailyzoo
I haven't found any image with 3 visible eggs in this net yet 😦 just two of them like here APZ0008gmi It very well may be leg but can't tell for sure
obscured images at all. Thanks. Check out the FAQs for more details about classifying difficult images 😉
Hi @Roxxanne Don't worry about that. Just mark as much as you can and then click on the 'Too many to count' button. No need to report such
Hi, It is actually another camera. They're attached to poles to be kept above snow and to have a better view to the rookery.
Beautiful! Thanks for sharing 😃
Good night, take a rest! 😃
Oh, what a surprise to get some #chinstraps to classify too! 😄
Yeah, I haven't find any dark feet a few days after or before yet.
Don't worry, Joan, I'll try to check the board as often as I can 😃
#darkfeet
#darkfeet
#darkfeet
#darkfeet
#darkfeet
#darkfeet
#darkfeet
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Please, hashtag these as #darkfeet. I've asked the scientists for their opinion. I'm curious what will they say about it 😃
Today, it's over 1720 so far! 😃 We're getting better!!
Haha, great catch! (talking about the image above; the BBC video isn't available n my country! 😦) #pebbler
Well, apparently, you deserved them, @gardenmaeve ! 😉
I haven't seen a Macaroni, King, Rockhopper nor Chinstrap for a long time either. But it shouldn't take much longer if no problems appear.
I actually like this particular site more than some others. The penguins are well visible and no tricky rocks there.. 😉 but can imagine others don't.
Please, try to be patient a bit longer, or you can try some other project in the meantime (like the http://www.planktonportal.org/ .)
The scientists are trying to figure out a solution and Tom is currently finishing pre processing the images by other cameras, so soon there hopefully will be a lot more diversity.
Hi @eevhaa We're aware of that this site provide much more images that the others and I'm sorry to hear that you aren't finding it fun any more
I can't play videos 😦 (flash problems)
Hey, no need to worry about the penguin species at all! We just want you to count adults and chicks 😉 Check out the FAQs for more details.
Well, here it is! https://fossilpenguins.files.wordpress.com/2011/10/tour-of-the-penguin-skeleton.jpg (The ankle bone! 😃)
And then the 'tarsus' length, which I thought is the part above the foot. But I may be wrong!
I actually haven't find any evidence about a foot length differences yet. They measure the whole body length, the bill, flippers, tail.
Yes,there are some small size differences of body parts between both sexes as well as between Northern(bigger) and Southern(smaller) Gentoos
Haha, yeah, tricky Antarctica!
Great 😃
I'd say they very well may be just moulting adults, so please, unless they visibly miss the signs of maturity, mark them as adults. Thanks
Yep, the cameras are attached to such poles you can see on the top 😃 http://www.penguinwatch.org/camera-setup.jpg
I can't see any penguin there. Please, don't mark any objects as penguin unless you are sure it is one. Thanks 😃
😃)
Digging a treasure, of course!
No need to report this, @astroboyOW Just click on the 'Too many to count' after marking the visible ones 😉 Thanks!
Ej, someone forgot the winter is coming!
The 2nd laid egg is supposed to have thicker shell in comparison to the 1st laid egg.
It's never too late for collecting pebbles! 😃
Oh, indeed, I haven't seen any for a couple of months! Thanks for the highlighting 😉
Yes, we do. The shell forms between 10 - 16% of the weight of the egg. It helps to minimize the risk of its damage. (source: wiki)
I don't thinks so. I would mark it as #other animal
As far as I know, the intensity of the red colouration of their beak is supposed to reflect their sexual attraction and health condition.
😃
Keep counting and they will come soon or later again 😉
Yes, krill contain carotenoid which is also a source for the red pigment of their beaks! 😃
Replied and done! 😉
my browser!!)
(Ooops, just after posting my last comment, the Talk went blank again 😦 Fortunately, I was able to get back here using the back button in
Wow!I'm able to see the posts on the Talk and go back to the commented image.Cool! Hope it's not just a temporary thing Thanks @gardenmaeve
It looks better the last couple of minutes on the Plankton P., just going to figure out what it will look like after posting a comment here!
After posting a comment I can never load the Talk/Recents again and reloading doesn't help anyhow 😦
there will be add new ones tonight 😦 Then I would need to go through too many of them. For me it works less than in 50% cases only.
worst on this is that I'm unable to load the older posts and really would like to check the posts from yesterday and reply questions before
I sent some screenshots of my console errors to the PP GitHub but no one has replied whether it is helpful or not. Well, it's Sunday. The
Not for me, I haven't been able to load your replies until now 😦
(I'm still having problems displaying older posts here and sometimes the Talk loads empty. Hope there were no questions on me)
of months, but from what I saw, it's worth waiting!! 😃 iiiiiiiii
Hey, I've talked to Tom and he's working on a way how to display the site names/locations for you!! We'll have to wait for this a couple
Hi @BZW77 I don't know where in the top left to look for him, but there is no human visible, just rocks and penguins.
I can't see them but I do see mating couple there 😉 and lots of nesting penguins around. It's too early for chicks!
Me too. But it seems to be working for everyone again 😃
Please, calm down. The developers are trying to make some changes. Nothing has been lost, and it seems to be loading properly again.
No need to report that. Just choose the 'Too many to count' option after counting the visible ones. Thanks! 😃
Then they become adults 😃 (Simply said. It would be better using image examples.)
then their belly feathers..But the final moulting changes their chin/neck feathers back to black and they get the white circles around eyes.
Yes, they actually hatch pale with dark head but become completely dark quickly.At first they change their neck/chest feathers for white,
No need to report that, just choose the 'Too many to count' option please. Thank you 😃
LOL! 😃 #Dailyzoo
Wow, he's going to fly away! (Heey, wait! You've got a family there!!)
for more details about classifying difficult images if you haven't yet. And keep asking, which is definitely the best way to learn it! 😉
can't tell whether a chick or an adult, then mark it as an adult. Always choose the safer choice .) Thanks for your help, check out the FAQs
If I got it correctly, it is a #chick 😃 But in general, when you can't tell whether a rock or a chick, then leave it unmarked. When you
Vice versa. Pollock was inspired by the penguins!
I love their eyes, they look so cute and funny! 😃
Why odd? It should be the moulting season, they can't go into the sea before changing all their feathers for new ones.
(I'm for the Skua, but no need to worry about that as much)
😃 It's just the lens. Don't worry, keep counting 😄 (Just joking, 400 is quite impressive! Thanks for your hard work! We appreciate it 😃
Heya! 😃 Have you checked your mailbox? 😉
Yes, as @gardenmaeve said, don't mark any equipment present in images as Others .Thanks!
Thanks, ladies.. I appreciate your help! 😃
😛
😃
Hey, don't do this to me again, please, I almost spit on my display!😃)
without a species choice) and then they sort them out (I guess).
Of course, deer isn't a predator but who knows whether it affects their behaviour anyway. So they want us to mark all other animals (even
Don't worry about other animals too much.We've been marking reindeer and seals as birds too. They just need to know if a predator is present
No need to report obscured images, just mark as much as you can and then click on the 'Too many to count' button please. Thanks! 😃
When you can't tell them apart, mark them as adults please. Check out the FAQs for the signs of chicks/adults for each species.
I'd say it's immature #Gull but I may be wrong.
They're supposed to spend the winter at sea (winter starts in May there)
Here are more details about classifying difficult images: http://talk.penguinwatch.org/#/boards/BPZ0000007
Hey, no need to report at each frame. Just use the 'Too many to count' button after you mark the ones you can. Thanks! 😃
button. Check out the FAQs for more details about classifying difficult images. Cheers! 😃
Hey, @astroboyOW .There's no need to report obscured images. Just try to mark as much as you can and then click on the 'Too many to count'
Don't worry about species. We just want you to count adults and chicks..Check out the FAQs for more details
Are you sure they are penguins? 😃
@banthesun Thank you very much for your help on the Board!
This one is for you: FAQ - 1st AL: Difficult pictures or shading, trouble with counting
Please, check out the Frequently asked questions (FAQs) for more details about classifying: http://talk.penguinwatch.org/#/boards/BPZ0000007
Well, the #Kelp #gulls make the penguins go aside.. #feeding #behavior
Nice colours!
Please, mark as much as you can and then click on the Too many to count to let the scientists know that more pengs are present there. Thanks
I remember some tiny distant penguins gathered on the rocks in front of the ship, very likely nesting there.
Yes, exactly as Regina342 said, no need to mark them all. Just let mark a few to let the scientists know that humans are present there.
(psst we actually cannot tell whether it is he or she .) we just like imagining the story behind these funny looking images! But don't tell
anyone!! 😉)
No need to report obscured images..
Don't worry about. Just mark as much as you can and then click on the Too many to count to let the scientists know that more can be there.
Not only the head marking but also white X black throat feathers can help you to tell juveniles and adults apart! Black = adult (for Gentoo)
😃)
It looks like his tongue has become stuck to the frozen surface of the pole:D
Itchy itchy itchy!
😃
Nice:)
Well spotted! It is a #brown #Skua
Good night to you, Joan! 😃
Agree with skua 😃
all your effort. Enjoy the counting 😃
Anyway, don't worry when you cannot mark them all. Just try your best. You can always stop after marking at least 30 of them:) We appreciate
tell them apart even from the b&w photos since the head colour is the same as the rest of their body..
I'm sorry to say so, but these are actually King penguins. Emperor chicks are pale grey with black&white heads, these are all brown (you can
Don't worry. Each image is classified by multiple users:)
Hi. I'm sorry we can't see your marks. I haven't found any other animal there. Can you tell what exactly you're talking about?
survive but that's what is life about. The best ones/the most lucky ones survive.
Don't worry. They have built their nest from pebbles which should help to protect the eggs from melting snow.. Of course, some of them won't
Just try your best and don't worry about possible mistakes. Other volunteers will classify it too so we should get the correct results
Oh, I see.
Don't worry. I'm sure someone else will notice it and mark:)
Thanks for all your effort! Hope you had some nice pebble dreams:)
Don't worry about such mistakes. Other volunteers will classify this image too. I'm pretty sure some of them will notice them and mark 😃
I'm not sure what you're talking about. There is nothing else than penguins, rocks, and ice flows:)
Gentoos are, sometimes 😉 (yeah, I'm talking about their poo!)
They go to the sea where they're supposed to spend the winter (which starts in May); then they come back to the nesting site..
Yes, there are another colonies. Well spotted! 😃
😃 I know that feeling! Enjoy the counting, hope you'll find some real Rockhoppers soon!
Yes, this chick isn't alive anymore, but please, mark every chick unless you're 100% sure it is dead.
Read the FAQs for more details about classifying difficult image 😃
We start with the penguins in the foreground. Marking one after another and going slowly to the background as long as we can..
I'm sorry but these are actually #Macaronis. They look similar to Roskhoppers but they're bigger and having significant yellow head feathers
Looks like it is 😃
Please, read the FAQs for the details about classifying distant animals. Thank you very much.
Please, check out the FAQs for the signs of maturity at each species. Then you should tell them apart safely .)
That is exactly what you should do in such a case 😃
Yes, King penguins should be moulting from Oct to Dec. So it corresponds to it.
They're rocks covered by snow. Please, mark only those who are clearly penguins. Check the Frequently Asked Questions for details :)Thanks!
as adults once they've started moulting if they don't miss any signs of maturity. Read the FAQs for the details how to tell them apart.
Actually, adults get fat before moulting. They cannot enter to the sea until the moulting is over = starving time. So please, mark them all
Seems to be moulting to me.
#penguillion and #chickillion of them! 😄
Yes, it happens pretty often that the view is obscured. Please, check out the FAQs for the details how to classify such images. Thank you!
Not sure which one you meant, but I think it is just an illusion since I cannot see any of them using a stone as a pillow there 😉
They always use the material which is available..
😃)
There are none penguins present 😃
I guess it may be Danco island or Booth island
Please, read the FAQs for details how to classify unlisted animals. We do want you to mark them. Thanks! 😃
Thanks, that's correct when you can't tell. Check the FAQs for more details if you haven't yet.
I'm sorry I cannot see any there 😦 Where exactly should I see it?
Please, check out the FAQs for details how to classify images with distant animals. Thanks!
Yes, they are indeed 😃
You're awesome, guys!!! xx
It may be on South Georgia or Falklands 😃
#hatching
Yes, they usually do.
Yes, it is
So cute!😃 Thanks for sharing! #pebble
Agree with #egg 😃
Thanks @LSaunders We really appreciate your help! 😃
I'd say it is pretty good for a camera standing alone in such a harsh weather conditions:)
Looks like a beginner:)
Hi, there are no other animals but penguins 😃
Oh, good night then 😃 (Thanks for the message! I'll reply to it tomorrow)
Yes, I'd say so.
dedicated users like you! 😃
I just needed to tell that loudly since many apologizes appear on the Talk every day. Thanks for all your effort! We're happy to have such
not being perfect,it would be unbearable to find the questions among all the apologizes here;)I don't mean it bad,and don't want to be rude,
for the scientists nor for the moderators:) We have to go through all the comments and reply the questions. If everyone would apologize for
Yes, thank you!: ) There's no need to apologize for such things since each image is classified by many others. To be honest, it has no value
Please, check the FAQs for the details how to mark difficult images like this one. Many thanks for your help! Enjoy the counting 😃
Or moulting adults - since they have all the signs of maturity, we can't tell them apart any more! Adults moult at the same time as chicks.
There are two clearly visible penguins.. Were they in the shaded zone?
It appears yellow to me! 😛
!!😄
Cute 😃
Hi, these are #Macaronis 😃 They look very similar to Rockhoppers, but they're bigger and their head whiskers are bigger+rich yellow colour
Check out the FAQs for the differences 😃 Then you'll be sure that all the big ones are adults there.
I'm sorry, I haven't found the 2nd one. Where exactly?
Please,read the FAQs.They'll help you with classifying such difficult images.There's no need to report snow on lens when you mark properly.
Please, check out the FAQs about how to mark such difficult images. I'm sure they will help you! 😃
I'm sorry I have no idea what you meant by that.. We cannot see your marks. Anyway, there is no dead penguin or a skin from it either
There is no car in this image 😃 Did you mean that rock in the background?
Please, click on the 'Too many to count' button when you don't mark them all. No need to report you marked only the near ones then. Thanks!
Waldo and Wanda were definitely Magellanics! 😃
It very likely is 😃
It's simply missing warm colours 😉
I'm sorry I can't see them walking in the line there.. Where exactly?
Haha, yes, definitely seems to think so 😉
Yes, it is 😃 Disgusting, eh?
They're actually #Macaronis 😃 They look alike Rockhoppers, just bigger with more expressive yellow whiskers growing from above the beak
We have count them for you.. there's a #chickillion of them! 😉
No need to mark all humans! 😃 Please, read the FAQs for more about marking 'difficult' images.
#Mating #behaviour
No, there's no other bird than penguins 😃
Please, mark the one you can and then click on the 'Too many to count' to let us know that more animals can be present.
It would be nice 😃 but don't worry, more users get each image to classify so you don't have to spend the whole week on a single image:)
Hi, don't worry! It is actually just a penguin poo which contains red colour from krill they eat 😃 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Astaxanthin
Haha, who can find Candy? .))
Please, there are children participating on this project.. Let's call it just 'mating'
It's most probably just an illusion caused by snow/water drops on the lens.You'll see many of such images.Choose the 'I can't tell' option.
It is possible. Please, mark such ones unless you are 100% sure it cannot be alive.
No need to report such images, just use the 'Too many to count' button and we'll know 😃
safely 😃
sings of maturity.Read the FAQs for the differences: http://talk.penguinwatch.org/#/boards/BPZ0000007 it can help you to recognize juveniles
of maturity on such level that we cannot tell them apart anymore! So please, mark all the moulting penguins as adults unless they miss the
Hi Julia, actually, there are no clear chicks visible! Adults moult as well as chicks, all at the same time. All of these have got the signs
Read the FAQs for the differences between adults and chicks here: http://talk.penguinwatch.org/#/boards/BPZ0000007 it can help you much 😃
Please,look for the signs of maturity.Many clear chicks(telling by the white throats!) and only a few unsure ones=should be marked as adults
for more details.It will help you to classify difficult images. Many thanks for your effort http://talk.penguinwatch.org/#/boards/BPZ0000007
more helpful to mark them as any of the other birds since they are their predators as well as seals.. but not a ship 😃 Please,read the FAQs
It is possible to mark them as Others and don't choose any species. Please, don't mark any animals as ships. Never ever! It would be much
They're penguins - one is standing behind the other one to make an illusion, trying to confuse those humans looking at their pictures 😉
lol! 😃
Yes, they usually do! 😃 (check the thread under the Science board for a longer answer -the link to it is on the right from the image above)
Hm, the dark animal just above the roof seems to be a #skua to me. Don't you think, @gardenmaeve?
Sorry, we can't see your marks but I haven't found any chicks there
Awesome 😃
indeed 😃 #sheathbill
There are pretty detailed FAQs for you! Check them out to figure out .)) http://talk.penguinwatch.org/#/boards/BPZ0000007
It is a #brown #skua
I think it is just a rock. Please, don't mark anything as penguin unless you are sure about. Thanks. Read the FAQs for more details 😃
it's an #eared_seal I don't like dividing them into these categories: sea lion x fur seal since we don't split them this way in our taxonomy
FAQs for the differences which can help you recognize them http://talk.penguinwatch.org/#/boards/BPZ0000007 These should be marked as adults
Hi, depends whether they have the signs of maturity visible already or not yet. When they're visible, you can't tell them apart. Read the
@richperrin Thanks for reporting. We do know about wrongly places shaded zones for this site and the developers are working on fixing it.
Please, don't bring any polar bears here 😃
But adults are moulting as well! 😕 Please, read the FAQs for details.
They both (chicks and adults) moult at the same time so there is no other way to tell them apart at this time..
Please, read the FAQs for the differences between chicks and adults. When they have all the signs of maturity, mark them as adults please.
Yes, they're nesting. Their life isn't as easy as it may seem to be from some images.
Why do you think they're crabeaters?
No problem.. we were used to mark them as Skuas in the beginning 😉
Please, do mark them! Use the 'Other' mark for them, just don't chose any species and confirm it with the OK button. Read the FAQs for more.
Then don't mark them please. Read the Frequently Asked Questions: http://talk.penguinwatch.org/#/boards/BPZ0000007 They may be very helpful
Please, don't mark any eggs unless you're sure about them. Read the FAQs for more: http://talk.penguinwatch.org/#/boards/BPZ0000007
They're safe as long as the seals are sunbathing on the beach 😉
So weird. The shaded zone should have been canceled for this site 😕 Thanks for reporting
just mark them as Other animals (as well as Shags or Reindeer etc.) without choosing a species and confirm with the OK button. Thanks.
It definitely isn't dead. Seals weren't present as much in the previous data set - they're unexpected animals in these images:) So please,
Here is the one about classifying distant animals: http://talk.penguinwatch.org/#/boards/BPZ0000007/discussions/DPZ0000aay
Please, read the FAQs how to classify such distant animals. No need to report each image then. Thanks.
Oh, it is so cute!! 😃
yep 😃
Hey,have you read the FAQs already? You'll find there differences between chicks and adults and breeding cycles to help you with such images
It is a rock. No need to worry about such things:)
I have no idea what you are talking about 😦 I can't see nothing else than penguins, ice flows, rock and sea.
Me too! 😃 #Antarctic #shags
Mark it as other animals without choosing the species and hit the OK button please. Thanks.
All of them have got signs of maturity = mark them as adults please.
Wow, really cool ! 😃
what could happen.. Thanks
place any mark in the picture? Was there a shaded zone with 'no entry' symbol instead of your cursor? We need to know more details to tell
Please,can you tell me what exactly happened?Did you replied the first question as YES and clicked on the OK button, but you weren't able to
yes, it is has got a pebble in the bill 😃 #pebbler
Just some unimportant plastic bags. No need to worry about..
Not sure what exactly you meant by that. But there is definitely no polar bear present in Booth island 😃
I am sorry but cannot see any seal there..
Yes, they are.Please, check the Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) for the differences between juveniles and adults for each species. Thanks.
Yes, there are some visible 😃 This is an extremely busy colony with so many penguins!
No,it seems to be perfectly alive; just relaxing in the nest. It's too late for laying eggs and we don't know why they do so but it happens.
Yes, it is a #seal
No need to mark seals / penguin / other animals in the water.
Actually for @gardenmaeve 😉 but! I will send them to Tom when it is worth ..
#marching
#marching
#marching ?
Yes, definitely a #Seal 😃 nice!
Here is the third one APZ0004g4t ... I will look for the others later
#marching penguins #behaviour
I've seen more than two! Will look for their IDs when I get back home tonight.. Too busy 😦
They really are all adults. It is too early for any chicks. Please, check the FAQs for the signs of maturity to be able to recognize chicks
Please, don't mark any building or artificial objects at all. Read the FAQs for more! Thanks.
Please,do report images with a shaded zone in the foreground or on the sides! It should be covering the background- we need to get it fixed.
Hi! Please, check out the FAQs how to classify such images: http://talk.penguinwatch.org/#/boards/BPZ0000007 (the 1st AL)
😃
Yes, it is a #Seal! 😃 nice catch
Yes, they are.. but .. you don't have to ID penguin species for this project.
You don't have to 😃 We just want you to count penguins and their eggs or their predators. Read the FAQs for more details please.
Thanks for reporting .The shaded zone should be in the background.. will inform the scientists about.
Agree. These are the worst for our eyes! 😃
Yes, it is 😃
I love the colours here! 😃
They can't eat at all during the moulting season so they have to prepare for the hunger before the moulting starts:]
Not a seagull but a #sheathbill
Isn't he the waiter going to ask what tea they prefer? 😃
bottom = foreground and the right side. Not sure whether the scientists still want us to collect ID numbers of such images.. will ask them!
The shaded zones should actually be placed in the background but images from this site have been reported a few times having it moved to the
NP, you're welcome 😃
Thank you very much for your effort, @Kiabella
Good night, Joan, I'm going to log off too. Enjoy the counting, everyone! 😃 Read FAQs (Discussion board / Help) for more about classifying!
It is a #Seal! And another one seems to be in the water 😃
It has a purpose the scientists want you to focus on the foreground so they shaded the background parts. Read the FAQs for more details.
chicks. Read the FAQs for the signs of maturity: http://talk.penguinwatch.org/#/boards/BPZ0000007/discussions/DPZ0000ac2
All the ones in the foreground should be marked as adults since they have all the signs of maturity. Please, don't mark the moulting ones as
It is true. This is one of the mixed colonies..
That happens pretty often. Please, use the 'I can't tell' option. No need to report such images then.
It's just a rock
It is a snow on the lens. Please, mark as much as you can and then click on the 'Too many to count' please. Thanks!
Here they are, the Frequently Asked Questions: http://talk.penguinwatch.org/#/boards/BPZ0000007
There are no older chicks. Please, check the FAQs for the signs of maturity. It will help you to distinguish between adults and juveniles 😃
Yes, there is a group of #seals. Well spotted!
Btw, the adults are moulting at the same time so when you can't tell or it does have the signs of maturity, please, mark it as adult..
, sometimes even with white chins, are juveniles. Their head markings are small and fuzzy as well.
Look at the area below their beaks. When there is clear border between black chin and white belly, than it is an adult. Those fuzzy ones
Haha.. Look at their faces! 😄
Hope you clicked on the 'Too many to count' button as we ask you in the FAQs 😃
Look like birds to me
They all seem to be juvenile (maybe the 1st one from the left is an adult)
You can choose the 'I can't tell' option when the view is obscured and you can't tell whether there are any animals behind
Yes, this is one of the mixed colonies.. Sometimes, you can see there even Adelies among the others. No need to report that 😃
Don't worry. Someone else will mark them for sure 😃
No, only tricky rocks, snow and poo 😃
Check out the FAQs to figure out how to classify difficult images like this one. http://talk.penguinwatch.org/#/boards/BPZ0000007
We use the the 'Too many to count' button for such images.Please, read the FAQs: http://talk.penguinwatch.org/#/boards/BPZ0000007
I can see only two there
No, there isn't any. This is the same view with better visibility: APZ000483m
If you're unable to mark a penguin there, please, click on the 'I can't tell' button. No need to report such images by writing comments.
Don't worry about possible mistakes, more users classify each image:)
They try to safe their energy by turning the same direction according to the sun rays direction too..
We have got 'I can't tell' button for such images. No need to report them 😃 There are many so blurry images!
Please, check the FAQs for details about marking distant/blurry animals: http://talk.penguinwatch.org/#/boards/BPZ0000007
Then click on the 'Too many to count' after you mark the visible ones. Thanks for your effort. No need to report dirty lens when you do so.
Yes, it happens due to weather conditions in Antarctica. Please, mark as much as you can and then use the 'Too many to count' button.Thanks
Yes., they're #seals
Please, mark just the ones you're sure they're penguins and then click on the 'Too many to count'
They're Penguins
Don't worry. More users classify each image 😃
But it definitely isn't a hatching egg since they both were visible in previous images like here: APZ0004j2a
Or it could be a non-viable egg too. There are images with a couple of Sheathbills lurking around.. for an easy prey! APZ0004j4w APZ0004j4o
Well, it can be an empty egg shell as well.There are more like this one displaying both(the chick and the egg) APZ0004j3u , APZ0004j4p
It's 18°C so they have to cool themselves down! That's why they're lying on the ground like this.
Really can't tell since I don't know which chick you're talking about. Anyway, all the chicks here seem to be OK 😃
Haha, it looks like that 'staring' contest 😄
Lovely scenery!
NP, you're welcome 😃
So the body of the little one doesn't seem to be part of the same penguin as the head 😃 (This case)
a very dark head when they're very small.. As they grow up they become pale grey at first and later change their grey feathers for black.
I'm sorry I can't see any hatching egg there. It just looks like a penguin above a little chick and an egg. Gentoo chicks are pale grey with
They are the #seals they were talking about below your comment
and all belong to a single penguin. There is actually no fight among them. There are five penguins standing very close to each other.
There are more white stripes 😃 One is the belly, second is the head patch and the third one is a flipper line and (all in your red circle)
Could be a forth one or a skua. Can't tell for sure. I wouldn't mark it as a penguin.. But would click on the 'Too many to count' button.
The narrow white line going to the top left corner? It is a flipper line of the penguin standing there
form creches with other chicks together so you aren't able to tell which one belongs to which nest. They're too small for creches here.
They stay in the same nest for the whole breeding season until the chicks grow up a bit and become able to stay outside the nest, they
Ah, thanks Nicky.. I didn't see your comments when I replied 😃
I can't see any. Where exactly n that corner should it be?
Hahaha 😃
Please, don't mark any eggs unless you can really see some.. Check the FAQs for more: http://talk.penguinwatch.org/#/boards/BPZ0000007
useful for them. I think they may find the light even useful to see the predators better? Just guessing.
I believe that if they minded the light/cameras,they would move their nests to a different place as they do when the location stops to be
animals can be there. Thanks!
Most of the black ones are penguins. Even if you marked all the sure ones, please, click on the 'Too many to count' if you think that more
It's a #skua
I'm sorry I can't see any strange objects there. Do you mean the penguin tails or? The triangle-like structure is a rock and its reflection
Janet, you don't have to tell the species! We just want you to count adults / chicks / eggs..
I guess it was hit by a poo shot by a neighbour penguin 😃
Please,read the FAQs for details how to classify such blurry images: http://talk.penguinwatch.org/#/boards/BPZ0000007/discussions/DPZ0000aay
If you can't see whether they miss the sings of maturity or not, just count them as adults please. Thanks 😃 Check the FAQs for more details
and then use the 'Too many to mark' button since we can't tell whether more of them can be there.. Thanks.
Yes,they are.But even the night images are very important for the scientists and we do appreciate when you try to mark at least some of them
Please, mark as much as you can and then click on the 'Too many to count' button. Thanks.
What 'seal'?
of maturity, just mark them as adults please. Thanks for your effort. Check the FAQs for more details about distinguishing between them.
Unfortunately,we can't see your marks here. There are some juveniles in the lower right corner. If you can't see whether they miss the signs
cute 😃
Oh, congratulation @PrairieGirl 😃
This is actually a very close view of an empty land 😃 No penguins present there. You should choose the NO answer or the I CAN'T TELL.
worry about possible mistakes.
Yes, this is one of the most difficult sites. Just try your best and don't remember that more users classify each image so you don't have to
Not a problem if you clicked on the "Too many to count' after you finished counting.
Yes, they are. But no need to worry about the species
I can't see any there.
Yep, it is
I'm going to sleep guys. Please, read the FAQs if you have problems with the classifying: http://talk.penguinwatch.org/#/boards/BPZ0000007
They may but since we can't tell, we ask volunteers not to mark any unless they can really see them! Thanks 😃
They are tricky rocks.. but there is actually no beach .) Have a look: APZ0004q3x
Please, read the FAQs for the details how to classify such distant penguins. Thanks! http://talk.penguinwatch.org/#/boards/BPZ0000007
Well, the season has begun and this is their rookery 😃
Thank you for your effort!
Please, check the FAQs for more details about classifying difficult images: http://talk.penguinwatch.org/#/boards/BPZ0000007
No need to worry about their species. If you can't see whether they miss the signs of maturity, just count them as adults please. Thanks!
Yes, this is one of the most difficult sites we have to classify! Thanks for your effort.
If you can't see the signs properly just count them as adults please so the scientists get their count at least. Thanks!
😃 Some sites are quite tricky!
Thanks for all your effort! We do appreciate it 😃
Yes, there are #seals 😃
Yes, there could be.. why not? 😃
Save the pebbles or you won't have got any soon 😉 (Thanks for them anyway)
Too cute! #dailyzoo 😃
what you really see in the photos. So when you think there is an egg, please,mark it so,even if the breeding cycles say it can't be. Thanks!
sites (the scientists know them all for sure). But it isn't as important to know. We don't want to mark what you think you should see but
You won't probably recognize them from these photos but the locations are mentioned in the Breeding cycles and we are able to locate some
It is a #fur_seal !😃
isn't well visible - you can see only a piece of its body/is too distant/blurry.. it is the reason to mark them as adults.Hope it is clearer
FAQs. We ask to mark them as adults when you can't tell their age since their count is more important for the scientists. When the penguin
a photo! It simply isn't possible. We ask to mark juveniles as chicks as long as they miss the signs of maturity which are described in the
Hi @lskenny The problem is that juveniles moult at the same time as adults and even the scientists have got problems tell them apart from
Oh hai, ladies 😃
Great catch!! 😃 #dailyzoo?
Looks like a #Brown #skua to me. I haven't found a fur seal there
I love this one too. It really is a beautiful scenery!
markings even when they're adult). Check the FAQs for other signs of maturity - white throats are the key ones here!
Yes, most of them are chicks but! This is one of the mixed colonies so there can be Adelies and Chinstraps too (they haven't got white head
It is an other bird called #snowy #sheathbill (you can find it under Other animals).
It is easy when you know the signs of maturity. Check the FAQs: http://talk.penguinwatch.org/#/boards/BPZ0000007/discussions/DPZ0000ac2
The mating season has started - they're looking for mates 😉
Please, check the FAQs how to mark the distant penguins: http://talk.penguinwatch.org/#/boards/BPZ0000007/discussions/DPZ0000aay
We ask you to mark only the eggs you can really see. They are rarely seen though.
Yes,as @Gardenmaeve said,you can't go back and correct mistakes but the advice we gave you should help you to mark them correctly next time.
you! Here they are: http://talk.penguinwatch.org/#/boards/BPZ0000007/discussions/DPZ0000ac2
There are many chicks clearly distinguishable if you know where to look. Please, check out the FAQs for the signs of maturity. It will help
Yes, the 'yellow' guys are #Seals.. The floating ones are some dark birds, can be penguins or shags or..
Yes, that's true. And that's why we asked you to mark them as adults when they're moulting. Check out the FAQ for details: http://talk.penguinwatch.org/#/boards/BPZ0000007
Please, read the older comments first. It's been already answered there 😉
Please, click on the 'Too many to count' button after you mark the visible ones or choose the 'I can't tell' option when it's obscured all
They are #seals .. Mark them as others( no need to chose the species)
Nice catch!!
Too soon for chicks. Check out the Breeding cycles under the FAQs for details: http://talk.penguinwatch.org/#/boards/BPZ0000007
Don't worry. Each image is classified by multiple users. Just try your best 😃
I think there are marching ones on the left! The most difficult site to classify.
captured even when they get behind the margin of this view.
the penguins move and so they don't always fit to the image. There are usually more cameras close to each other so the penguins should get
There's a camera placed in the location which captures the penguins every day at the same times during a couple of years. As you can imagine
(Hope I'm not wrong:)
can't go into the sea unless the moulting is over. It may be a tuft of feathers.
I wouldn't say so. I guess it is just an illusion since they're in the process of moulting = they don't eat during this time at all. They
Lovely! Thanks for sharing 😃
Please, read the FAQs for info how to classify such images: http://talk.penguinwatch.org/#/boards/BPZ0000007
There are actually snow flakes / water drops on the lens. Please, choose the 'I can't tell' option at such images. Thanks!
Then choose the 'I can't tell' option please. Thanks,
Yes please, mark at least on of them if you can't count more and then, when you're done, click on the 'Too many to count'. Thanks.
Great shadows! I like it 😃 Thanks
Great, thank you.
more details (signs of maturity, classifying difficult images): http://talk.penguinwatch.org/#/boards/BPZ0000007 Thanks for asking
moult at the same time. Please, mark all moulting penguins as adults unless they (visibly) miss the signs of maturity. Check the FAQs for
They're moulting and have all the signs of maturity so we can't distinguish between moulting juveniles and moulting adults since they all
They're pretty common in the new data set 😃
Cool!! I've seen only a few of those so far
Thanks, @banthesun 😃
They're very good at climbing rocks.
It can be just an egg shell. I would need to check the following images to tell..
I don't see the egg.It could be just an illusion.Penguin egg is able to survive several minutes uncovered even while the temperature is low.
Mark as much as you can and then click on the 'Too many to count' button please. Thanks for all your effort!
Neither do we. Better to mark them as adults unless you are sure they're chicks.
Yes, they are #seals
Yes, it is one of the mixed colonies. No need to highlight that, the scientists are aware of them 😃
There are both 😃
Try to mark at least one of the distant ones and then click on the 'Too many to count' button.
Please, check the FAQs for the signs of maturity for each species: http://talk.penguinwatch.org/#/boards/BPZ0000007
If you think that more animals can be there just click on the 'I can't tell' button after you mark the sure ones
Yes, exactly as @mkmcguir said. Thanks!!
Yes, they're perfectly alive 😃
Look like rocks to me. Please, don't mark the unsure ones.
No way. But don't worry. Each image is classified by several users so the mistakes should get sorted out
It is a #Seal. Mark it as other animal. No need to choose which species, just hit the OK button
Yep, definitely a #Seal
Seem to be traveling back from the see where they spent winter. #marching
I'm sorry I can't see any animal there. It's better to choose the 'I can't tell' when you're not sure there is really some
The best way is to enter your Talk profile http://talk.penguinwatch.org/#/profile and check your last posts - open them to see the replies
Please, always mark them as adults when they're moulting (except the King penguins where you can distinguish between them).
Here they are: http://talk.penguinwatch.org/#/boards/BPZ0000007
distinguish during the moulting season when they are all moulting together on the land. Please, read the FAQs.
All of them have the signs of maturity so you shall mark them as adults. Please, mark all moulting penguins as adults since they cannot be
OK 😃
Cute 😃
Not a problem 😃 Glad you read them. Some users have never notice them at all.
Please, just choose the 'I can't tell' button. No need to comment every 'whiteout'. Thank you.
Please, mark them as adults when moulting. More about classifying here: http://talk.penguinwatch.org/#/boards/BPZ0000007
Please, choose, the 'I can't tell' button for such ones
http://talk.penguinwatch.org/#/boards/BPZ0000007
We actually don't want to ID the penguin species. Just count adults/chicks/eggs/other animals. Please, read the FAQs for more details.
Mark as much as you can and then click on the 'Too many to count' button please.
Yes, a #seal 😃
Then use the 'Too many to count' button please.
I can't see any adelie there (and have never seen in this location). Please, when you can't tell it is a chick for sure, mark it as adult.
Then mark as much as you can and then click on the 'Too many to count' please. Thanks!
It is an adult Gentoo taking care about its feathers:)
direction and wind..
They're trying to save their energy by standing close together and facing the same direction. I think the direction depends on the sun rays
Please, mark them all as adults when moulting (unless they're visibly missing the signs of maturity)
Mark them as adults when you can't tell. Thanks.
Please, mark them all as adults when moulting. Here are the FAQs with more details: http://talk.penguinwatch.org/#/boards/BPZ0000007
It's too late for any chicks. Check the FAQs for the breeding cycle diagrams: http://talk.penguinwatch.org/#/boards/BPZ0000007
The big ones are all adults there
Yes,there are chicks,please,check the FAQs for the signs of maturity http://talk.penguinwatch.org/#/boards/BPZ0000007/discussions/DPZ0000ac2
Nice. There are even two with pebbles in beaks! Cool 😃 #pebbler
Yep, it looks like one
That's what we prefer when you can't tell 😃
It is OK to click on the 'Too many to count' button when you think that more can be there (behind the obscured part)
Sorry, I haven't found it. But they appear on this site pretty often so it is possible to see it there 😃
them all so the scientists will know about their presence. Thanks!
It is a #brown #skua! Don't worry as much about the species of other birds. There are some which don't belong under any category but do mark
between them during the moulting season. All penguins stay on the land and can't enter the water until they change all the feathers!
That was perfectly correct. We do want you to mark moulting penguins as adults since even adult penguins moult and they can't distinguish
Just mark as much as you can.If you can't tell distinguish between chicks and adults,just mark them all adults. Check the FAQs please.
There is a couple on the left. It's OK to choose the 'I can't tell' option when you aren't sure whether they're penguins or rocks..
Here they are http://talk.penguinwatch.org/#/boards/BPZ0000007/discussions/DPZ0000adb
They are none 😃 It is too early for any chicks, telling by the date. Check out the FAQs with the breeding cycle diagrams!
It is a #brown #skua 😃
mark them as adult.
Mark just what you do see. If you don't see any chick clearly (clearly=you're sure it is a chick since it miss the signs of maturity), then
Then click on the 'Too many to count' button please. No need to worry about possible mistakes, each image is classified by several users.
They can be even some other birds like shags. if you can't tell what they are, it's OK not to mark them and click on the 'Too many to count'
It's rather a snow obscuring the view.
It's OK to click on the 'Too many to count' if you think that more can be there. Thanks.
It is actually just one penguin with a poo on its back. The eggs seem to be next to the penguin, not under it.
is most probably a #brown #skua but we can't tell for sure from such a distant image:)
Neither do we 😃 But no need to worry as much about the other bird species.Just mark it as the most similar one from the list of others.This
Yep, they're #Seals 😃 Mark it as Other animal (you can choose any of the listed birds like Skua or just click on the OK button). Thanks 😃
Luckily, you don't have to mark them all alone! 😉
FAQs: http://talk.penguinwatch.org/#/boards/BPZ0000007
Going away for a while.. Please, check out the FAQs first. There are most of your questions answered!! 😃
Yep, they're #Seals for sure!
No need to report misty lens, just choose the 'I can't tell' option when you're unable to mark anyone there. Thank you.
any more and that's why we ask you to mark them as adults.
Nope.They all have the signs of maturity and, moreover, they've started moulting which means we cannot distinguish between chicks and adults
http://talk.penguinwatch.org/#/boards/BPZ0000007
Then choose the 'I can't tell' option please. Thanks! Check the FAQs for more about classifying the difficult images:
Don't be sad. They're rare but not as much you won't be able to find another one soon .)
Hi, it is a #snowy #sheathbill. It is listed under the 'Other' animals.)
Then click on the 'Too many to count' button after you mark the few visible guys. Thanks!! 😃
No, most of them have the signs of maturity (I can see only a few juveniles). The moulting season has begun, no small chicks present.
Don't forget there is a reflection of their bodies on the surface which makes them see bigger.. I really can't tell what they are.
Yep, it is a reflection of the mountain opposite this site..
Just click on the 'Too many to count' if you can that more can be there. Check out the FAQs 😃
Haha, looks like a synchro dance posture 😃
Yes, they are. But no need to worry about the species. It just can help you to tell the chicks apart from the adults.
LOL! #Dailyzoo without any doubt !! Thanks for sharing and mentioning .))
Yep, definitely a #Seal. Cool! I agree there is much more of them being found in the new data set! 😃
Eggs can be rarely seen there since they're usually well hidden under their parents 😃 Please, don't mark any unless you can really see it.
Yep, the moulting season has begun! Please, mark all moulting ones as adults since they cannot be told apart at this time. Thanks 😃
Love the colours .. Have you noticed the horizon shine? 😃 #dailyzoo
mark for any other animals which aren't penguins.)
want to know about predators - that's why we mark the flying birds too. Since there are more other animals than categories, we do use Skua
It really is a #Skua 😃 No need to worry that much about the species of other animals. The scientists are mainly interested in penguins but
Yep, it is! 😃 Well spotted.
You know, they're #moulting! It must be very itchy and annoying 😃
Yep, definitely a #Macaroni! 😄 Cool! 😃 Would you like to name it, guys?
All of these have got all the signs of maturity so there's no need to mark any chick here. Check the FAQs for more!
cannot be told apart easily. You can mark them as chicks just in the case they visibly miss the signs of maturity but you mustn't to do so.)
Hi. We actually prefer you to mark all the moulting penguins as adults since they all (both adults and chicks) moult at the same time and
you'll see it in the foreground or on the side of an image. Thanks!
important part of image and to ignore the background.But at some images the Shaded zone is placed wrongly. Please, let us know the next time
Hi. You're very likely talking about the 'Shaded zone' placed into images by the scientists. Their purpose is to make you focus on the
They're moulting -> please, mark them all as adults since they cannot be told apart at this time. Thanks! Check the FAQs for more 😉
Mark it (or any other flying bird you can't ID) as a #skua the next time. Thanks!
Just hit the 'I can't tell' button at images like this one. No need to comment them. Thanks 😃
signs visible (some are on the left) should be marked as adults. When in doubts, mark them as adults please. Thanks for your effort!
There are many chicks with no head-patches with white throats - those should be marked as chicks. But the moulting ones with the maturity
Actually, I think I can see there chicks cuddling under their parents (dark grey blobs). Most of them are hidden in shadows 😕
Please, mark only those you can tell apart from rocks 😃 Thanks.
Hi, don't worry about the species. Just the counts of adults / chicks / eggs and others are recorded in the classification.
Wow, what a cool image! I love the penguins standing on ice.. Congratulation to your first ship 😃 Ahoj!!
Yes it is an #egg. Seems to be abandoned to me. It's not in the nest.
Yes, there are no chicks present. All of them have the signs of maturity! 😃 Thanks @gardenameve !!
Yep, definitely a #Seal 😃
Cool! 😃
Don't worry.It's just taking a nap:) You'll see many chicks lying like him.Check out the FAQs under the Help board for info how to mark them
There's no need to tell the species. It just helps you to recognize their chicks. They record only the counting 😃 Check the FAQs/Help board
Mark only those you can tell they're penguins and if you think that more can be there, click on the 'Too many to count'button please.
More about classifying such difficult images in the FAQs (you'll find them under the Help board)
Hi. Don't worry about the species. There is no way to record them 😃 They only record the counts of adults, chicks, eggs and Others.
are interested only in things we do see there 😃 Thanks!
Please, mark only eggs you can really see. The nests can be empty or more than one egg can be in each of them. We can't tell! The scientists
Awesome!! It is almost invisible on the snow 😃 #dailyzoo?
If you can't mark any penguin there, just hit the 'I can't tell button' but we prefer marking as most of them as possible. Thanks.
Don't worry. Each image is classified by several people. Some of them will notice those penguins for sure 😃
(I was asked to move the FAQs under the Help board so you won't find them under the Science one any more! Sorry for confusing.)
then click on the 'Too many to count'button. Thanks for your effort!
Please, don't.The scientists are interested in their count too. If they aren't in the shaded zone, then try to mark at least one of them and
I would say yes! A seal 😃
It is just a rock covered with snow. Compare with this image: APZ0004m22
Yes, they could be. Have you noticed the #seals? 😃
Oh, don't worry. More users will classify it. I'm sure some ofv them will notice it!
There are some penguins but sadly, we can't see your marks to check..
Uhm, what chick? 😃 Are we looking at the same picture? I really can't see any here..
It is just taking a nap as usually. Please, mark all penguins even when they seem dead to you. Thanks! This one is a chick actually.
Yes, they're amazing!!
It is an #antarctic #shag. Please, mark it as any other animal (no need to choose the species when you mark the 'Other' category). Thanks!
to be dead to you. Thanks 😃 More about dead looking penguins http://talk.penguinwatch.org/#/boards/BPZ0000007/discussions/DPZ0000ab8
I'm sorry but I can't see any dead penguins there. They spend much time lying on the ground so please, mark all penguins even when they seem
We appreciate when you click on the 'Too many to mark' button when you think that more animals can be there. Thanks!
Not a problem. The scientists are just interested in a presence of predators. Any of the listed Others will be helpful as the mark. Thanks!
Not sure which ones you meant.. but.. this is the same site with penguins: APZ00047fk
Then click on the 'Too many to count' after you mark the visible ones please. Thanks for all your effort!! 😃
It just asks for the 'I can't tell' button 😃
Skua is a good choice for any dark flying bird! Please, click on the 'Too many to count' if a part of the image is obscured like here.Thanks
I guess it's not a close up of a penguin, though 😃
with a nice view (and a couple of flying predators! huu, scary!) #skuas
@gardenmaeve Haha, thanks for your kind offer.. but.. I guess you're on the opposite site of the world;]
Please, don't forget to click on the 'Too many to count' when you don't mark them all. Thanks.
Perhaps a penguin.
Cute!! They form creches at this age, guided by only a few adults.. their parents are foraging for food in the meantime.
The scientists are actually interested in their count too.Please,mark at least 1 of them the next time and then hit the 'Too many to count'
Oh yeah, I can't wait for the summer = no work at all! 😄
I'm sorry but I can't see any seal there 😦
I would mark three too:)
Check out the FAQs for details about classifying difficult images: http://talk.penguinwatch.org/#/boards/BPZ0000007/discussions/DPZ0000aay
In such cases just mark them as adults so the scientists will get their count at least. Thanks for your effort!
the comments on the board as I was used to before the last image data release:]
seals reported:] Can't tell so far. Will tell you later when I get to classifying some images myself 😃 Or when I will be able to read all
I haven't seen enough images from the new data set yet to tell 😕 And we should have pictures from new locations too which could cause more
Thanks. Feel free to help anyone no matter whether some of the mods is on the board or not 😃 We all really appreciate your help!! Thanks.
May be:]
It is just a night shot of Port Lockroy site in a strong wind with snow......
Indeed 😕 Just try your best and don't worry about possible mistakes. Several users mark each image.
😃 Indeed!
Yep, They really are #Seals 😃 Check the same site at a different time: APZ0004m0m
Thank you, @Gardenmaeve for your great help on the board!! 😃
Yep, check the images here in your Recents: http://www.penguinwatch.org/#/profile When both image IDs are the same, then let us know please.
There are most possibly water drops on the lens obscuring the view.. Just hit the 'I can't tell' button when you can't see a single animal.
They're all nesting adults here.. Check out the Breeding cycles: http://talk.penguinwatch.org/#/boards/BPZ0000002/discussions/DPZ00002pg
http://talk.penguinwatch.org/#/boards/BPZ0000007/discussions/DPZ0000ac2 (btw, they're all adults here)
We actually prefer marking them as adults then leaving unmarked. Check out the FAQs for the signs of maturity at different penguin species:
Yep, it is 😃 #mating #behaviour
Yes, it is 😃 Well spotted.
http://talk.penguinwatch.org/#/boards/BPZ0000007/discussions/DPZ0000ac2
Hi. We can't see your marks but we can help you to recognize adults safely. Check out the new FAQs (these are Gentoos):
Identifying the species could help you to recognize chicks from adults but the classification records only the numbers of adults/chicks/eggs
Hi. You don't have to tell the type of penguins! Just count adults and chicks. When it is too difficult to tell, just mark them as adults.
Looking for an easy prey!
They may be the Northern Gentoos (Crozet or Marion isl.) who usually start mating in May! I can't tell the location of this rookery, though.
If you think that more animals can be there, just click on the 'Too many to count' after you mark the visible ones. Thanks!
At such difficult images it is OK to mark them all as adults when you really can't tell. Thanks for all your effort!
Check the new FAQs for more about classifying difficult images here: http://talk.penguinwatch.org/#/boards/BPZ0000007/discussions/DPZ0000aay
Hi. No need to comment such ones. Just try to mark as much as you can or hit the 'I can't tell' button if you're unable to mark anyone there
Don't worry about possible mistakes,each image is classified by more users 😃 Just try your best and don't mark things which could be rocks.
difficult images: http://talk.penguinwatch.org/#/boards/BPZ0000007/discussions/DPZ0000aay
Hi. Not a problem. Just mark as much as you can and then click on the 'Too many to count'. Check out the new FAQs for more about classifying
Haha, cute!! Have to go off-line for a while..
I'm sorry but this time it is just a rock. A tricky one! .[
Definitely a #Seal !! :]
Yes, well spotted 😃 #skuas
Hi, check out the new FAQs for details how to mark distant penguins: http://talk.penguinwatch.org/#/boards/BPZ0000007/discussions/DPZ0000aay
http://talk.penguinwatch.org/#/boards/BPZ0000007
apart from rocks etc. The scientists are interested only things you can really see. Check the new FAQs for more!
I am sorry but but we can't see your marks and it isn't clear which object you are talking about.Please,mark only those animals you can tell
http://talk.penguinwatch.org/#/boards/BPZ0000007
ask you to mark all moulting penguins as adults unless they miss the signs of maturity (none of these). Check out the new FAQs:
Actually, they can be adults as well as chicks. We can't tell them apart when moulting since they both moult at the same time. That's why we
Looks like a steamy lens
It is very difficult to tell them apart:) No need to do so. We just want you to count adults, chicks and eggs and other animals/objects.
Hey, mods, have to go off to work. I didn't answer any question except the few visible on the last page. I should be more available tonight
Hi, please, check out the new FAQs for the advice how to mark such dark images: http://talk.penguinwatch.org/#/boards/BPZ0000006/discussions/DPZ0000aay
Yes, eggs are rarely seen. Please, don't mark any unless you can really see some. Thanks!
😃
Yes, this is one of the mixed colonies. No need to report that. Just mark them as if they were the same species. More about in theFAQs: http://talk.penguinwatch.org/#/boards/BPZ0000006/discussions/DPZ0000adb
Hi, look at the FAQs, there is an advice how to classify distanced penguins! http://talk.penguinwatch.org/#/boards/BPZ0000006/discussions/DPZ0000aay
Hey, Joan! Thanks for much for the big help on the board! Falling asleep, you should take a rest and follow me to the dream world! 😃
leaving to work and I came too late either 😦 Hope I will have an hour or so after the English lesson to check the rest!Cheers,you're great!
my English lesson now and will be busy tonight too!As for my last reply here,I am afraid I had no time to read all unreplied messages before
Hi, I am here just for a few minutes too 😦 I answered the Bug list ones but have no time for replying emails now. Sorry! Have to leave for
Thank you Nicky for such a great help on the board!! Have to go off to work..
Thank you all, you're really awesome!! We've done over 44 thousands of classifications today! WOW!
Sorry guys, have to go sleep. Enjoy the classifying and feel free to ask questions. We'll do our best to answer them as soon as we get back!
And very likely even more than once .))
Oh, you poor soul. Thanks for your effort:)
http://talk.penguinwatch.org/#/boards/BPZ0000006 Check them out! 😉
Then click on the 'Too many to count' button after you mark the visible ones 😃 Thanks! More about difficult images in the new FAQs!!
They're Gentoos=adults have white head patches. So you can mark all such ones as adults. But in general, we mark the unsure ones as adults.
Did you know you can place the mark wherever in the image and then move it to the correct place? Doesn't it work for you?
If you can't tell, mark it as adult. It is the safe choice:)
'Too many to count'. Thank you for all your effort 😃
Honestly, I think that the magnifier circle is good enough for the classification. Just mark as much as you can and then click on the
Please, mark just those you can tell apart from rocks:) Feel free to click on the 'Too many to count' if they're too distanced to be marked.
Yes, it is 😃 #sheathbill
there, don't be shy and share them here: http://talk.penguinwatch.org/#/boards/BPZ0000002/discussions/DPZ0000abe I'll try to reply them all.
Here is the link to the FAQs: http://talk.penguinwatch.org/#/boards/BPZ0000006 If you had any suggestions or questions which aren't included
(pretending to be penguins:)
I call that a flock of penguins:] But my English is usually bad:)
Hahaha (I really missed that:)
Here they are: http://talk.penguinwatch.org/#/boards/BPZ0000006
Hi, no please, don't mark any buildings. The scientists are aware of them and penguins don't consider them a threat. Check out the new FAQs!
unless you can really see it 😃. Thanks for all your effort!
I wouldn't mark any sheathbills there, it is very likely just snow. Mark only the ones you're sure about. The same for eggs. Don't mark any
Nice! Congratulations 😃
Oh, no need to worry about that. Each image is classified by several people so such mistakes will be sorted out quickly 😃
Oh, and there is (possibly an abandoned) egg on the left!!
It is #brown #skua (there aren't many options for flying birds 😃 No need to worry that much about them.) Just choose the most similar one.
Hi, If you can't tell whether a chick or adult, go for the adult option. Mark only those you are sure they're animals and not rocks etc.
Please, mark only those you can tell apart from rocks. Thanks 😃
It is the best you can do in such a situation 😃 Thanks!
If you can't distinguish between chick and adult, mark it as adult please.
If you think that more penguins can be there, then click on the "Too many to count' button please. Thanks!
You should be able to click somewhere else and move the mark to the place you want to.
It depends on your device/browser but we provide only the magnifier circle you use while marking penguins.If you're not sure, don't mark it
Please, check the FAQs for more details about marking such images: http://talk.penguinwatch.org/#/boards/BPZ0000006
Please, check the FAQs for more details about marking such images: http://talk.penguinwatch.org/#/boards/BPZ0000006
Mark as much as you can and then click on the 'Too many to count' please. Thanks!
Please, check the FAQs for more details about marking such images: http://talk.penguinwatch.org/#/boards/BPZ0000006
Mark them as chicks since they miss the signs of maturity. Please, check the FAQs for more: http://talk.penguinwatch.org/#/boards/BPZ0000006
Please, check the FAQs for more details about marking such images: http://talk.penguinwatch.org/#/boards/BPZ0000006
Check the FAQs for more details about marking dark images: http://talk.penguinwatch.org/#/boards/BPZ0000006
Please, click on the 'Too many to count' if you don't mark them all even if they were very distanced and tiny. Thanks! 😃
They're actually ribs of a ship wreck mostly covered with snow.If you aren't sure whether you look at a penguin or not, don't mark it please
Hi, yes. The temperature reaches 3°C at 8pm here so it is well possible that the temperature was even higher during the day.
http://talk.penguinwatch.org/#/boards/BPZ0000006
Hi,no please.The scientists know about all buildings and penguins don't consider them a threat. Check the FAQs for more details!
Hi guys, I've just posted a 1st part of the FAQs under the Science board. Check it out please.. More coming soon!
I'm sorry guys, have to go sleep.Keep asking if unsure/having troubles I'll do my best to answer all as soon as I get online again. Enjoy!
same time. So please, mark such ones as adults which is the safe choice. Thanks! 😃 Adult gentoos have got white head patches and black chin
Hmm, actually, we can't tell whether they're moulting adults or moulting chicks since they all have the signs of maturity and moult at the
If you can't tell, please, mark them as adults, it is the safe choice 😃
If you can't distinguish between chicks and adults, mark them as adults please (we don't have to ID penguin species for this project)
it is impossible from some reasons.
No, they base rockeries on the land not on ice. They try to make nests on the same place they were hatched themselves or near to it if
If you can't tell, mark them all as adults please, it is the safe choice 😃
It's OK to choose the 'I cant' tell' option in cases like this 😃
any listed bird there like a Skua or so on or just mark as Other but don't choose anything from the list - it will be counted 😃
Probably just an illusion, I can't see any seals here.But from time to time you can find some! Then just mark it as an Other (you can choose
Just mark as much as you can and then click on the 'Too many to count'. If you can't tell them apart, mark them as adults. (No chicks here)
😄
Please. mark only those you can recognize safely. Thanks!
Yep, there is a snow or water drops on the lens. Just click on the 'I can't tell' button
preparing for moulting now which is the time we can't tell apart the young ones from adults at all.
They should ba all marked as adults since they have got the signs of maturity (white head patches and black chins for the Gentoos). They're
Don't worry about possible mistakes, multiple users classify each image 😃 Thanks for all your effort, we do appreciate it!
the water drops on the lens.... Thanks!: )
Please,mark as much as you can and then just click on the 'Too many to count' button since we can't tell how many penguins are hidden behind
Haha, yes, definitely agree with that! 😃 There's not next photo of this location! .))
them apart now.Please,mark them as adults when you can't distinguish between them. Adult Gentoos have got white head patches and black chins
All of them have got the signs of maturity and prepare for the moulting (they moult both, adults and chicks at the same time) so we can't
tell them apart it's better to count them as adults.Each image is classified by more users so you don't have to worry about possible mistake
Hi, these are Gentoos; their chicks have no white head patches and their chins are white not black. They're all adults here but if you can't
stomach feathers aren't clear white but dirty 'white'. They usually form creches at this age (they're too big to stay in the nest).
on the left bottom for example) - they have no head whiskers and their beaks aren't red, their back feathers are brown not black and their
Please, when you can't tell them apart,mark them as adults so the scientists will get their count at least.There are some chicks (the couple
have parts with brown feathers visible)
Neither can we:) They look almost the same at this time.Just mark all moulting penguins as adults please (Except the King ones; their chicks
No, we don't mark stuff like bags or cameras or so on:)
scientists will handle that :] They're professionals!
Agree with @AvastMH There's no reason for stopping the classification. Most of the cameras do move a bit during the time.. I'm sure the
(I meant: why should it be green from eating algae when they don't eat while nesting/moulting but not from krill?)
from eating algae in such a case BUT it could be green from an algae growing in the poop. But the bile reason could be true as well. Haha
nesting either so the poo can't be red from krill so it COULD be the same situation as they meant. But I don't think that it would be green
They mentioned the moulting because it is the time penguins don't eat at all since they can't go to the water.. but they don't eat while
The source of the last statement: http://qi.com/infocloud/penguins
I guess each of this can be a reason for green poo.
Here they mention algae diet:Green poo indicates a diet of algae, a food of last resort that usually means other foods are in short supply.
Another source tells that the green is probably bile but they talk about emperors. http://www.gdargaud.net/Antarctica/PenguinFAQ.html
These are nesting but it means they don't eat krill at this time either.. Hmm.
Not a serious source but they say that green penguin poop is a sign that penguins are moulting. http://www.thetravelingrichters.com/2010/02/17/a-bit-of-penguin-bathroom-humor
There can be an algae growing in the poo/snow (not just have been eaten by penguins)
No, please, don't mark shadows.You can't tell whether they're made by penguins or another animals/objects.. Mark only visible ones. Thanks:)
@Motherjoanne Haha, thanks, I'm very well trained by my class:]
I know how are you feeling I'm used to be waiting for a new data longer than a month. Please, be a bit more patient. It’s coming soon 😃
Mark as much as you can and then click on the 'Too many to count'. Thanks.
Please, just click on the 'I can't tell' button at such dark images. Thanks.
No, I can't see anyone else there 😃
It's just a rock shadow, don't mark penguins which can be rocks please. They can be very tricky :]
Please, mark only the eggs you can really see. Thanks! 😃
I don't thnik they live long enough to experience this 😃 Predators eat the slowest ones (in the sea) - I guess that older > slower.
When you can't tell them apart just mark them as adults. It's the safe choice. Thanks for your effort!
eating algae, not by eating animals. It doesn't make any sense to me. But I can be wrong 😃
Why do you think that squid would make the poop green?😃 It appears brown/yellow on my screen but if green, I'd say it must be caused by
No, the middle ground is empty, there are just stones
hm, it looks rather like a dirty egg than hatching ones I found on the internet. No chick visible on the following frames to make sure 😕
Good night 😃 See you tomorrow (hopefully)
their chins/throats are white (not black at adults). But when you can't tell, it's better to chose adult option. Thanks for asking 😃
Yes, unless they've got all the signs of maturity. These are missing the characteristic white head patches as adult Gentoos have got and
Just click on the 'I can't tell' button at such dark ones please.
Yes, it is. Mark only penguins you can tell apart from tricky rocks please:) Thanks.
It's 1st October, the time they come back from the sea and start mating. Soon there should be many of them 😃
I bet they use some mudproofing nanotechnology 😉
Waiting for a penguin losing its attention:)
Yes, chicks usually have mud on bellies but not always:)
No, I can't see any there
Sorry guys for not being here for you to help the last a few days.Hope the upcoming week will be less busy and will bring some new images..
I can't see any penguins in this one:) So I vote for rocks pretending to be penguins.
Hi, It's a #moulting #Chinstrap penguin 😃 Mark such ones as adults please since we can't tell them apart from moulting chicks. Thanks.
Rockhoppers. The yellow whiskers are not very well visible but they have got them.
They may very well be both, adults and juveniles. They both moult at the same time and we're unable to tell them apart at this time. They're
Those ones with white chins(the area under beaks) are juvenile/large chicks. If you can't tell them apart, make them as adults please.
If you meant the centeron the top, it's just a rock covered with lichen, tricky one.
Thanks, I'm trying my best:]
OK, Joan. Your turn tonight 😄 I'm going to take care about myself for a while... Thanks for your help on the Board!
Exactly !😃
alive, like rocks, mud nests and shadows.. Sometimes it's pretty funny 😃
😃 Not very helpful with so many penguins looking down.There are no such animals present anyway. But we can see many things pretending to be
classified by multiple users so the mistakes should get sorted out in the end:) Thanks for all your effort!
I can't see any chick there. It is better to mark only the ones are sure about. But no need to worry about possible mistakes. Each image is
NP:)
That is the best think you can do when you're unable to distinguish between them 😃
Please, mark all moulting penguins (except the King ones) as adults since we can't tell them apart during the moulting season. Thanks.
Not sure where exactly the fox/weasel should be but I really doubt there is one. It must be an illusion.
Yes, you're correct. We call that #poop-art 😃
Yes, please. Do mark every animal even those on the border. Just click in the center of its visible part. Thanks for the question!
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Hi, I'm sorry for that but we don't have the new data set yet. Please, be patient. You can try some other projects in the meantime like my
Yes, they do but we can't tell whether it's a mother waiting for her partner to change (as I would guess from the proud look;) or the father
Nesting, that pose is typical when they're keeping an egg.. Have to go off. Sorry.
Maybe a poop?
I don't find it a problem at all 😉
This is a boat shed at Port Lockroy. The penguin colony actually appeared there later than the shed was build.
The camera pole isn't always upright. No need to worry about that:) It was just misunderstanding (as usually)
Haha, I got it! I'm sorry I didn't understand your 'stand lean';the translator told me a different meaning which didn't make any sense to me
But.. what should be wrong with them? They seem to look ordinary to me!:] I can't see anything weird here. Really.
Not sure what you meant. Do they seem lean to you?
Yes, some are difficult. Just mark as much as you can and then click on the 'Too many to count' if more animals can be there. Thank you!
Are you sure they are not rocks or other birds? But I really haven't find anyone even when I magnified the image 😕
Yes, it is a purpose. The scientists sometimes shade the background to make you focus on the area they're interested in only.
Please, don't mark the unsure ones. It's better to click on the Too many to count when you think that more penguins can be there. Thanks!
It is a boatshed at Port Lockroy, near the Penguin post office.
These flocks of chicken are called crèches. They're guarded by only a few adults and the others are foraging for food in the meantime:)
I don't see any there. When in doubts whether a ston or a penguin, then leave it unmarked please.
Then click on the I can't tell button please.
It looks like a shag flying above the sea to me
even those looking dead since it is often just an illusion and they are just looking this way...
If it is obviously dead (bloody, shrunken; torn into pieces; skeleton) then you don't have to. But generally we ask to mark all penguins
Very likely yes
It's Yallor isl.! There's always stunning view..
A #penguillion as we're used to call that:)
Haahaha
Have to go home.. Will write you later! 😃
Wasn't it a different project?
there are just two of them:)
Oh, hope it want Lutefisk! 😄
There are both:) just try your best or click on the I can't tell button.
Indeed
No, this one is from 2013. You can see the Celsius there too. The way of displayng the physical data depends on each camera type.
I meant your 'Another 8/9 people'. Is that the official count?
Yes, but it is a helpful only for Gentoo species. Other adults haven't got white head patches)
Hey, please, where the number comes from? Are you sure about it?
I'm still waiting for the call from Tom. Hopefully they made it back home safely.
Which one? 😃
Yes, it is very helpful. Unfortunately, we're not able to find the previous day at all images.
Cute! 😃
I've just emailed you, Joan! 😃 Sleep well! Not sure whether I get online tomorrow..
I'd mark those all as adult.
Yes, those are really difficult. Just try your best and feel free to click on the 'Too many to count' button when you're unable to continue
I can agree with that, @Gardenmaeve
It must be better with plankton! 😉
Lol! #Dailyzoo !!!!
Haha! Maybe they have got a bit different rules and have to count to the number of penguins participating in the game!😃))
Oh, I'd love to have a date in a place with such a beautiful view!!
Yep, it is! There used to be a harbor for whalers at Port Lockroy
Yes, they're pretty polite animals! Always well suited up (except the punk style youngsters)
I'm back! Don't be sad ,little penguin 😃
😃
Haha
They've got red beaks, that's the reason!
Yep, many of them 😃
King penguins have extralong breeding cycle which takes longer than a year; you can see chicks of different age at the same time.
Yes, it looks like one to me 😃
Depends on the temperature and presence of predators near the nest. But it can survive about an hour or a even two!
Well spotted!
Thanks. If you think that more can be there, then click on the 'Too many to count'
Mark as much as you can and then click on the 'Too many to count'
Mark as much as you can and then click on the 'Too many to count'
Please, use the 'I can't tell' button. Thanks.
If you can't see anyone, just click on the 'I chant tell' button. Thank you.
😃)) or both!
I'm pretty sure it is 😃 But agree.. almost 2 am! Time for bed. Good night folks.. See you tomorrw:)
Rotten chick? I can't see any. Don't you mean that white rock in the bottom center?😃
You can mark it as a Skua since we know it is a bird but not a penguin .)
Yes, it looks like one.
Hi.Those are Gentoos:Adults have got black back and significant white patch on the head.Chicks have got white chins but we can't see it here
Haha, those three in the foreground:'I'm the tallest one here!'-'No, my beak is higher than your!'-'Look at me,guys! I am the king here!!'
Cool 😃 Congrats!
Yes, exactly as @bienle123 said, it is a #Brown #skua 😃 You can find it among the Other animals.
Yes there are some tiny grey chicks in the background cuddling below the parent
Yes this is the reason we have the 'I can't tell' button there! Feel free to click on it when image is to blurry/dark to ID anything in it.
They're all nesting adults, you can tell by the yellow whiskers and red beaks. When you can't tell mark it as adult. Thanks.
NP.It took me many hours of searching to figure out!! 😃 but I'm pretty sure I've mentioned the location here on the Talk many times already
I would mark those all as adults here.
Yeah, my favourite site on Yalour island
😃)
Cooooooool! 😄
Thinking how to pick them up all!
Looks more like a synchro ice skating to me
Looks like a rock; check the photo one day before: APZ0001cva
Yes, they are markers of nesting sites:)
Those are just rocks.. check this photo from another day: APZ0002wb1
It is actually not possible to have such an option. Just mark it as other animal (no need to choose a species), or mark it as f.e. skua
But...we shall mark them too! 😃
Hahah, tricky penguins!
Yeah, a mud bath;)))
And some juveniles too, but the image isn't very clear..
Haha, indeed! A happy site:)
I can see only adults there.
😃 Haha, nighty night! Hope they all enjoy the Friday as we do!
Cheeeeeeeers! 😃
Mm, I will spend some time on the PP 😃 I really miss it!
I brought some wine.. Mmm, anyone wants to share? 😉
#dailyzoo
Haha! 😄 It's a bit like from a horror movie!
😃 (You made me feel thirsty!)
I can see only red poop everywhere. Not a single green one.
Hahahah!😃
It's not a shithbill! but a sheathbill 😃 Poor guy!!
As long as it has got the yellow whiskers it can't be a chick:)
The incubation has just started so I don't think there is a chick present.. which one did you mean?
Just can't see the Macaronis pairing up with anyone there 😦 I hope for an evidence whether they're mixing with Rockhoppers or keep together
They're so cute preening each other!
Haha, I like your ritual 😉
It's an #empty #shell. No need to mark it. #egg-shell
Thanks, can be useful for someone.
They can, they're living in colonies like penguins 😃
Snowflakes / water drops I guess:)
No, just a rock covered with red lichen:)
Maybe he is just a snow clearer and don't know where to start:)
Awesome! Well spotted! #Dailyzoo
should see. Please, don't mark any eggs/chicks/animals which you don't actually see in the photo. Thanks.
We can't tell that for sure so we cannot mark any. The scientists are interested only in things we can really see not in what we think we
Lol!
Haha, OK:)
But they eat almost only lantern fish! 😉
Me too. Awesome!
Ah, it was just an April fools joke from you, wasn't it?;]
A tent with 2 humans??Are you sure?I haven't found any.Didn't you mean the red rock in the center?It's just a rock covered by a red lichen:)
Haha:)
Haha! What a surprise 😃
Yes, I'd say it is similar 😃 (not sure what did you think by that:)
It looks OK on the following pictures:)
Muuum, loook!! I'm flying!!!!! 😃
They must be looking for Waldo! Waldo is missing!!!!
Are we looking at the same image? This one is empty of penguins! 😦
Did you really mean on the 'left'? There's a confusing illusion of a penguin's bum on the 'right' .)
Over the mud all around I completely missed those two cute chicks cuddling together on the left!😃 ňuňuňu
Yes, but they haven't started moulting yet.
It is their nesting site
It is just too dark to see anything there. Click on the 'I can't tell'button please.
Yes, but don't worry about their species.. Just try to count as much as you can 😃
It just has a water drops/snow on the lens (a night shot)
As long as they have got some brown feathers, you can mark them as chicks. But only King penguins.
Those tricky rocks even started taking mud baths to confuse us! Unbelievable!
Haha, and when they overblown, do they die..?
#Dailyzoo!
He he, someone posted the link a few days ago in another thread:) Can't believe to everything you see on the internet;)
Just make your best guess and then click on the 'too many to count' button please.
And look how dirty it is! I won't spend my vacation on poop again!!
Haha, growing amazingly fast! When is their flowering period?
There are some sites where you think at the first glance, o no, there are no penguins, and then you count 80 of them 😄
Haha, the would be a long game 😄 ..let's say 'infinite'!!
(What does it mean please?)
Look at the comment below yours and you'll figure out it's not as difficult .) But when you really can't tell, just mark it as adult.
So cute! Thanks for highlighting them, Nicky:)
A scientists checking the camera:)
It's a seal for sure.. Sometimes it's there, sometimes not.. always different size and shape. APZ0001mul
It is a #Kelp #gull. You can find it under the Other animals
It is a #Seal! Well spotted 😃
and their beaks are dark grey. They look fluffy.
These are a easy - Rockhoppers adults have got yellow whiskers on heads, red beaks, black backs and white bellies.Chicks are dark grey/brown
The muddy ones are usually chicks. They are Gentoos so white head patches and black throats mean 'adult'.
I can see only one penguin.. compare: APZ0001vg1
Anyway, they're doing pretty well! 😄
Check this one: APZ0003ev9
It's their favourite pose for the photo! 😃
By the hybrids I meant Rockhoppers x Macaronis, not the Magellanic. They are all common on Bleaker island.
There is an evidence of cross-species mating so they can be even hybrids and not just Macaronis. There are at least two of them on this site
mistakes. Each image is classified by several users so the scientists will reach the most presumable/accurate count after all 😉
I'm on a small screen and counted 16 penguins. I count only the clear ones which can't be rock or shadow. Don't worry much about possible
I guess it's just its right foot.. Pretty tricky!
And #Macaroni
There is a link to my collection with images of that chick: CPZS0000in And here is the one as almost adult: APZ0003acn
Wow, congratulation! It won't take long and you'll become better than me! 😉
Wow!
I think they don't prey on mice, tell her there's no need to be afraid 😉
Just not to get cold 😦
It really does! http://daily.zooniverse.org/2015/03/16/penguin-painting/
Lovely one!
Mark them all as adults when moulting. Thanks. / Markieren sie alle als Erwachsene, wenn der Mauser. Danke Shon.
I'm sorry, haven't found anything bird-like there 😦 Possibly just an illusion.
Yes, it's a Magellanic aka Waldo:) Just mark it as another adult penguin.
Penguillion!
There are more in the background.
A poop-artist in action! Penguin version of the Pollock's drip painting! 😃
Ou!! 😄 What a superlong one! Looks like a worm. #Dailyzoo
No need to mark broken eggs (when you're sure it is broken)
If you can't tell. mark it as adult please. Thanks for your effort!
Haha, yes, exactly as @gardenmaeve said. It is just a poop accident.. Very likely caused by the whistling guy!!
It's a #mating #behavior! (Hope it's after 10 pm in your country!)
Yes, you're very correct, Annika 😃 Have you spotted the chick with pale head?
Just mark one of them and then click on the 'Too many to count' please.
I can agree with that
Yes, they are
Rocks 😃 Tricky one, isn't it?
I haven't found any..
Yes, it is 😕
The best is to choose the 'I can't tell' since you can't see anything through the snow on the lens! 😃 The same for too dark images....
Yes, it is their special #poop-art ! 😄 They get hit by poo pretty often as they're nesting close to each other in colonies.....
Well spotted. This is one of the mixed colonies on Peterman island! There are more Gentoos behind the camera (and one on the bottom margin)
Yes, they help to keep the eggs out of the water from moulting snow.. the best material they can find there! 😃
Yes, they seem breeding.. no chicks visible. Good work with the counting!! Thank you:)
They're actually very good at climbing on rocks:) but there must be an easier way to get there than you see on the left!
There are only penguins present..
APZ00035z0 it is just a 'rock' or how to call that..
I'm sorry I can't see it.. perhaps just an illusion of the rock shadows..
Haha, no.. it's a regular visitor of this site, most probably nesting behind the grass on the right! 😃
Cool!
It is a refuge hut built by Argentina in 50s.
Oh, poor guy 😦 Looks so sad! Loosing his favourite feathers..
Oh, poop (that was th