The aptly named Little Penguin is the smallest penguin species in the world. Here, one waddles near the Royal Albatross Cam in New Zealand. It doesn't stick around for long though, as LGL warns the indigo interloper to keep things moving with a few claps of her bill.

Taiaroa Head/Pukekura is home to around 600 pairs of these compact penguins. Little Penguins nest underground and can be viewed yearround returning to their nests after fishing at Pilots Beach on the western side of the headland. We see them wander within frame of the Royal Albatross Cam a few times each season.

RoyalCam was set up in January 2016 by the Department of Conservation and the Cornell Lab has been collaborating with DOC since 2019 to bring the cam to life. To learn more while watching, view the cam at

https://www.doc.govt.nz/royalcam

or at

https://www.allaboutbirds.org/albatross

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Royal Cam is a 24hour live stream of a Northern Royal Albatross nest during the breeding season at Pukekura/Taiaroa Head on the southeast tip of New Zealand's South Island.

This season (2023–24) features two nests in view. At the main site to the left of the frame, male LGK (named for his colored leg band combination: Lime/Green/Black) and female LGL (Lime/Green/Lime) return to the Top Flat nest site, where they are caring for a single egg laid on November 7.

Nearby to the right, male WYL (White/Yellow/Lime) and female BOK (Blue/Orange/Black) have been tending to their egg since it was laid on November 14 at the Top Track Flat site. This site is currently obscured by tall grass, which will die down and open up the view as the season progresses.

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