John Cockrem - Kororā - Little Penguins

Kororā (little penguin). Photo by John Cockrem.

Kororā (little penguin) chicks with adult. Photo by John Cockrem.

Kororā (little penguin) chicks with adult feathers growing through down. Photo by John Cockrem.

Kororā (little penguin) chicks almost ready to fledge and go to sea. Photo by John Cockrem.

Kororā (little penguin) chicks that died shortly after hatching. The parent bird abandoned the chicks as its mate had not returned from the sea to take over care of the chicks, Mana Island, October 2020. Photo by John Cockrem.

Kororā (little penguin) eggs after the adult birds stopped incubating the eggs and abandoned the nest Mana Island December 2020. Photo by John Cockrem.

Kororā (little penguin) chick that was ready to fledge and go to sea but died after the parents abandoned the nest and stopped bringing food for the chick, Mana Island, December 2020. Photo by John Cockrem.

Kororā (little penguin) with plastic coffee cup in corner of nestbox. Photo by John Cockrem.