January 20, 2010 at 5:00 pm
Picture of the Day – January 20, 2010
FEELING THE BLUES
Photograph by Maria Stenzel
Blue Iceberg: Chinstrap penguins (Pygoscelis antarctica) ride out high surf on blue-ice icebergs near Candlemas Island in the South Sandwich Islands. Safe for the moment from predaceous leopard seals, chinstrap penguins are the second most abundant species in Antarctica and the sub-Antarctic.
via National Geographic
Every day at 5pm the Sifter will post the picture of the day
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