Wednesday, April 8, 2009

Gannet Island

At Lamberts Bay, thousands of gannets crowd into a tiny space; the darker-coloured birds are fledglings . Their flight is ungainly at take-off, they need a long runway - and coming in, they have to find their mate and nest very exactly, for if they land in the territory of the wrong gannet they will be sharply repelled.


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4 comments:

lachezar said...

Wow! you got quite close! These ar fantastic birds. By this time of the year our ones have left NZ in favour of warmer Australia... Cheers Shelagh!

Hilda said...

I've never even heard of gannets before. Very territorial, aren't they? Your second photo is absolutely amazing!

Coskunca said...

You are great grandma,
Nice daily photos.
I will fallow you. Best wishes!

penny said...

Now thats a crowed beach! Wonderful photos, Shelagh