Photographer Captures Two Widowed Penguins Enjoying The Melbourne Skyline Together

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Credit: Tobias Baumgaertner/Instagram – @tobiasvisuals

wildlife photographer captured a tender moment between two widowed penguins comforting each other as they look out over the Melbourne, Australia skyline. It’s probably one of the most adorable photo’s ever!

Tobias Baumgaertner photographed the two animals in the Melbourne suburb of St Kilda back in 2019, but it wasn’t until yesterday that the incredible photo started gaining attention after it was shared on Twitter. 

widowed penguins in love

Credit: Tobias Baumgaertner/Instagram – @tobiasvisuals

When he shared it on his own Instagram page last month, Tobias explained the two penguins had apparently lost their respective partners, and had been watching the ‘dancing lights’ of the Melbourne skyline together.

He wrote: “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.

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Credit: Tobias Baumgaertner/Instagram – @tobiasvisuals

“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.”

It could Tobias a few nights to get the shot, but it was totally worth it!

Tobias continued: spent three 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.