Tuesday, August 2, 2011

Gannets

This post is for World Bird Wednesday.

When I was out on the whale watching boat the other day - (which I posted about in the last post) - I saw several groups of white birds resting on the water some distance away from the boat.
When the boat came closer to one group I saw that they were Gannets. The skipper of the boat said that they only saw Gannets in this area during the winter months.
Gannets are wonderful divers and we saw several dive after fish while we were watching. I was not fast enough to get photos of them diving but did manage some in-flight photos.
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  1. NeilAugust 2, 2011 at 6:26 PM

    You were very lucky to be able to get that close to the Australasian Gannet.Beautiful photos.

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  2. TexWisGirlAugust 2, 2011 at 10:03 PM

    wow. they're so 'perfect' looking, they almost look like a cartoon - like the puffins do. :)

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  3. Phil SladeAugust 3, 2011 at 4:43 AM

    Super shots Mick and they look so much like Northern Gannet it's not true.

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  4. jooAugust 3, 2011 at 5:22 AM

    They are so lovely Mick!

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  5. UnknownAugust 3, 2011 at 5:31 AM

    Wonderful photos!! Boom & Gary of the Vermilon River, Canada.

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  6. theconstantwalkerAugust 3, 2011 at 6:18 AM

    Fantastic images of your Gannets Mick... a beautiful bird to see.

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  7. AFTERMATHAugust 3, 2011 at 6:32 AM

    Fabulous Gannetts! I love to photograph them. Wonderful color and detail you got there!

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  8. eileeninmdAugust 3, 2011 at 8:20 AM

    These are also cool looking birds. I got to see them diving into the water, a very cool sight. Wonderful photos.

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  9. FABAugust 3, 2011 at 8:55 AM

    Super shots of the Gannets from 'down under' Mick.

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  10. holdingmomentsAugust 3, 2011 at 9:29 AM

    Great shots Mick.
    A bird I've still not seen here :-(

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  11. SpringmanAugust 3, 2011 at 10:00 AM

    Wonderful shots Mick. The in-flights are really awesome! Such a regal looking bird too. That beak is a thing of beauty! Cheers!

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  12. ReenaAugust 3, 2011 at 1:29 PM

    Great shots of in-flight! Never seen these guys before.

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  13. ArijaAugust 3, 2011 at 6:12 PM

    Great shots of the Gannets, especially against the blue sea.

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  14. Stewart MAugust 3, 2011 at 7:05 PM

    Hi there - I'm lucky enough to have been out to a colony of these birds in the middle of Port Phillip Bay - splendid birds.

    I don't think that I could ever get tired of watching them. Great birds.

    Funny how you say that you have only seen the Red-Tails flying up from beside the road - that’s pretty much all I had seen until I went to Magnetic Island.

    Cheers. Stewart M

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  15. Hilke BrederAugust 3, 2011 at 9:36 PM

    Beautiful Northern Gannet shots, Mick! You captured their strange facial features so well.

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  16. AnonymousAugust 4, 2011 at 12:55 AM

    Gannets are beautiful birds! These are great captures!

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  17. AnnaAugust 4, 2011 at 1:03 AM

    Great shots of the Gannets...a very hard bird to photograph!

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  18. NatureFootstepAugust 4, 2011 at 7:15 AM

    great shots Mick, this bird is on my wishlist. :)

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  19. jeanlivingsimpleAugust 4, 2011 at 9:19 AM

    Whoa! Those Gannets look great with that really,really blue water as a background.

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  20. UnknownAugust 5, 2011 at 4:06 AM

    Beautiful shots!
    Lucky you to catch them!

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  21. SondraAugust 5, 2011 at 6:39 AM

    MARVELOUS photos! I love the eyes of the gannets!

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  22. Sallie (FullTime-Life)August 5, 2011 at 8:51 AM

    I maybe like these even more than the whales. What a fabulous trip -- wow! Thanks for taking us along.

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  23. LarryAugust 8, 2011 at 11:43 PM

    Spectacular!!

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  24. VictoriaAugust 12, 2011 at 12:40 AM

    Lovely images... have never seen Gannets myself... they are gorgeous! (thanks for dropping by and visiting my Sharp-shinned Hawk post)

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