The image displays Boulders Beach in Simon's Town, South Africa, under a partly cloudy sky. The foreground and mid-ground feature a light-colored sandy beach populated by approximately 40-50 African penguins. Numerous penguins stand upright, while others are resting on their bellies on the sand, interspersed with dark seaweed strands. The light blue-green ocean water gently washes the shoreline on the left. Large, smooth grey boulders are scattered along the beach and extend into the water on the left, with some penguins visible on and near these rocks. The background consists of a steep, vegetated hillside rising from the right, featuring several white residential buildings nestled among green trees and bushes. A wooden viewing platform on the right mid-ground hosts three to four human figures observing the scene. Two additional human figures are visible higher on the right hillside.

African penguin colony observed at Bould

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Sat, Mar 28, 2026, 09:14 AM

21d ago

Simon's Town, South Africa

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