Macaroni penguin once together at the nest site and at changeover of incubation shifts. In the 'ecstatic display', a penguin bows forward, making loud throbbing sounds, and then extends its head and neck up until its neck and beak are vertical. The bird then waves its head from side to side, braying loudly. Birds also engage in mutual bowing, trumpeting, and preening. Monitoring of pair fidelity at South Georgia has shown around three-quarters of pairs will breed together again the following year. Adult macaroni penguins typically begin to breed late in October, and lay their eggs in early November. The nest itself
Macaroni pie well known, filled with pigeon meat and truffles, comes from Ferrara, while also Rome (whose "pasticcio", filled with chicken innards and topped with cream, has a clear Renaissance origin) Naples and Sicily have their own version. In Scotland, macaroni pie is prepared by filling a Scotch pie shell with macaroni and cheese and baking it. Greggs previously sold it in Scotland, but stopped doing so in June 2015, which spurred an online campaign and petition for the company to return the dish. Several prominent Scottish politicians signed the petition, including Nicola Sturgeon, Ruth Davidson and Kezia Dugdale. In the United