Cuteness overload

This is a wonderful time of year with many fluffy yellow-eyed penguin chicks hanging about in our forest. Occasionally we see the previous generation about like this beautiful juveniles stretching its flippers on its day off from fishing. These are exactly one year older than the fluff balls in the forest - notice how it has a yellow eye unlike the chicks. This juvenile will moult next month and then be a real yellow-eyed penguin with a yellow head band - if it's a girl she might have fluff balls of her own by next Christmas! Lets hope so.