Photo series Antarctica 2 - Pinguins - Roel Burgler Fotografie

Chinstrap penguins, Gentoo penguins, and their difficult life in this harshest of environments.

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Welcome folks, this is happy feet country.

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Calling loudly so that your mate on its way with food will hear and find you and the chicks.

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Chinstraps, like other penguins, are not built for walking.

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The parent regurgitates food, mainly krill, for the chicks.

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They go alone, or in groups

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Funny and endearing to watch, but really hard for the penguins.

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An adult Gentoo guarding a rookery.

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Penguins look just like humans. Here a tough adolescent

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Laid-back chicks, once they have eaten.

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Throwing a tantrum if not directly served.

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Food has priority.

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Look, there's a photographer.

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|The penguin parent has noticed they are not his offspring.

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Penguin parents only feed their own, chicks are not so particular.

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From the rookery to sea and back is often an arduous journey

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As penguins often take the same route an excavated path emerges, the penguin highway.

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What a stupid parent. The chicks look disillusioned.

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Life sucks.

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When they finally reach the water they first have some fun, jumping and diving.

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Then it's time to hunt. Penguins mainly hunt for krill.

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