First Manly Penguin Chicks for Spring 2025
Friends of Manly Penguins [posted on their Instagram account on Saturday morning, September 20:
''We have 2 new tiny fluffy chicks in our colony!
Is this not the cutest family portrait EVER?!
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Mum, dad, and our two chicks!! We reckon we might need to call them Waddle and Daisy as we heard some children at North Harbour Preschool have a penguin mascot called ‘Waddle Daisy’.''
''This is the first set of chicks for the season and it’s quite likely that mum and dad will have 2 more chicks this season. Mum and dad take turns each day to look after the chicks - did you know that penguins are such great co-parents?''
We can’t wait to follow their parenting journey..''
"Friends of Manly Penguins" is a group of dedicated volunteers, known as Manly Penguin Wardens, who protect Manly's Little Penguin colony, the last mainland colony in NSW. They patrol foreshore areas at dusk to ensure penguins can safely return to their nests, and also monitor for predators and marine hazards.
A few years back the news service ran some insights into this program, penned by one of their dedicated volunteers, Taylor Springett, after she'd received recognition for her dedication to these little aquatic birds.
That's available at: Manly's Little Penguins: Warden Program Update by Taylor Springett
The above Screenshots from their Instagram account.
You can follow @friendsofmanlypenguins to keep up to date with warden activities and Little Penguins at Manly.
And remember, they may have joined by another little penguin after the Fairy penguin found on Pacific Highway was returned to Local Pacific ocean waters at the end of August.