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Catharacta maccormicki:
Jan 2 left. There were 2 large bruised areas
on its neck, one on each side, great at junction
of head + neck. Skin broken slightly on one
side + a little bit of external bleeding. Head
not crushed. They had eaten the intestines
out of the carcass + temporarily abandoned
it.
9:40 PM returned to watch at nests
331 + 308. In 308 flew to nest at my
approach + both landed near, now active.
Banded 331 not incubating lands
behind me, unbanded is incubating.
9:42 One adult 308 flew out by small
f. colony near nest. Other flew into enclosure,
stands at the floo out. Disturbed by my
presence.
On way out I spotted a large penguin,
chicks with deceration on video of head +
neck as seen on the bird killed above.
Seems apparently to kill penguin chicks,
which are healthy ones as these all appeared
alive.
10:20 Banded 331 flew from near me where
it has been for 40 minutes at a place 35 feet from nest
preens, etc.
10:26 381 Banded suddenly flew to nest just 2 feet
from it. Unbanded seems incubating but starts picking
my objects in front of him + tossing two right + left over