Stony Point African Penguin Colony

Stony Point is located at Betty's Bay, Overberg, on the east side of the massive False Bay of the Cape. The Colony is on the site of the old Waaygat whaling station and has a boardwalk running through it for close-up views. The Penguins first appeared in 1982 from the declining offshore island colonies south of the cape and have risen to 2,000 breeding pairs through protection by the government (2014 data). It is the largest mainland colony of this species in the world, bigger even than the more famous Boulder's Bay Colony at Simon's Town on the east-side of False Bay near Cape Town. The world population is estimated at 65,000 and is said to be decreasing.

 They go off to feed in small troops like this one

 Returning feeders

 Adult

 Immature

 Juvenile

 I'm sure this one is a statue, it didn't move for 2hrs

 Occasionally they go in the water too

 But mostly just laze about

 Thus it is one of a few species where obesity is a bonus

Stony Point also has large colonies of Cape, Crowned and Bank Cormorant and the non-breeding White-breasted Cormorant is also present in small numbers.