Whilst in Melbourne we took the opportunity to visit St Kilda. Ostensibly for a nice lunch and a walk along the seafront. Taking the tram from Melbourne city centre we arrived just as it started raining so we had an early lunch before walking out along the sea defences that were originally built for the sailing events of the 1956 Olympics.
Little Penguins have colonised the boulders of the sea defences and there is now a thriving population. You can now go at dusk and wait for the adults to come ashore rather than making the long journey to the big colony at Phillip Island. If you;re lucky you can see the youngsters among the boulders - we were lucky! We saw quite a few bums or heads sticking out but one youngster was in full view from the board walk.
Almost fully fledged it was losing its down and beginning to show the blue feathers that gave it it's alternative name of Little Blue Penguin.
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