Könnyek nélkül alig bírható: megözvegyült pingvinek ölelik egymást – fotók

Egy évvel ezelőtt készített különleges fotókat az ausztrál Tobias Baumgaertner. A képek Melbourne-ben készültek, főszereplői pedig pingvinek. Baumgaertner egy a madarakkal dolgozó gondozótól tudta meg, hogy a világosabbik egy idősebb pingvinhölgy, aki nem sokkal korábban vesztette el társát, akárcsak a mellette álló fiatalabb hím.

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Pinguins Part 2. “... Love is the only game in which we win even when we lose” The way that these two lovebirds were caring for one another stood out from the entire colony. While all the other penguins were sleeping or running around, those two seemed to just stand there and enjoy every second they had together, holding each other in their flippers and talking about penguin stuff. Pain has brought them together (see PART 1). I guess sometimes you find love when you least expect it. It’s a privilege to truly love someone, paradisiacal when they love you back. 📸 @tobiasvisuals • (Even though it is very similar to the previous image I thought it’d be a pity to not share it with you guys)

A post shared by Tobias Baumgaertner (@tobiasvisuals) on Apr 13, 2020 at 5:01pm PDT

A fotós leírásából kiderül, hogy néhány napot a kolónia mellett töltött, és míg a többi madár izgett mozgott, ezek ketten csak álltak és élvezték egymás társaságát, amit annak köszönhetően találtak meg, hogy a gyász összehozta őket.

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During times like this the truly lucky ones are those that can be with the person/people they love most. I captured this moment about a year ago. These two Fairy penguins poised upon a rock overlooking the Melbourne skyline were standing there for hours, flipper in flipper, watching the sparkling lights of the skyline and ocean. A volunteer approached me and told me that the white one was an elderly lady who had lost her partner and apparently so did the younger male to the left. Since then they meet regularly comforting each other and standing together for hours watching the dancing lights of the nearby city. I spend 3 full nights with this penguin colony until I was able to get this picture. Between not being able or allowed to use any lights and the tiny penguins continuously moving, rubbing their flippers on each other’s backs and cleaning one another, it was really hard to get a shot but i got lucky during one beautiful moment. I hope you enjoy this moment as much as I did. #lovewillalwayswin • 📸 @tobiasvisuals •Shot on Nikon Z6, Nikkor 50mm 1.4, ISO 8000, 50mm, f/1.4, 1/60 sec

A post shared by Tobias Baumgaertner (@tobiasvisuals) on Mar 25, 2020 at 4:16pm PDT

A romantikus történetet a fotók mellé társító Baumgaertner korábban leírta, hogy ezekben a nehéz időkben nekünk embereknek is szükségünk van egy hasonló társra, mint amilyen ez a két kis madár egymásban talált meg.

(via 9gag)