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northern gannets

  1. Northern Gannets (Morus bassanus) fighting : pic 3 of 3

    Northern Gannets (Morus bassanus) fighting : pic 3 of 3

    Shortly after pic 2, a third bird arrived, plunge diving a short distance away, before attacking one of the original fighting pair from below. One of the original pair, the middle bird here, then managed to get away, whilst the newly arrived bird and the original one with the head injury then...
  2. Diving northern gannets

    Diving northern gannets

  3. Northern Gannets on Helgoland

    Northern Gannets on Helgoland

  4. Northern gannets

    Northern gannets

  5. Northern gannets

    Northern gannets

    Another picture taken with the cheap s/h bog standard 18/55 lens. It's not as bad (the lens that is) as some would say IMHO.
  6. Gannets (northern)

    Gannets (northern)

  7. LOOKIN'  OUT AT SEA

    LOOKIN' OUT AT SEA

  8. Bass Rock

    Bass Rock

    This island is about 1 Mile out in the sea, in the Firth of Forth. The white point are mostly Northern gannets - about 80'000 birds. It's the biggest colony in the world. This Picture was taken Tantallon Castle out in the sea. The green area in the front is a barley field.
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