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stephane

Date taken: Jun 30 2017

Parc national de l'Île-Bonaventure-et-du-Rocher-Percé, Gaspésie

Last one for tonight. It's not difficult to take photos of gannets at this colony. The difficulty is in trying to isolate one interesting scene! Birds are constantly shifting up and down, getting in the way.

Here, just one bird on the edge of the colony.

Date uploaded: Jul 1 2017

Northern Gannet (19)

stephane

Date taken: Jun 10 2017

Close-up portrait of a gannet. They pick up just about anything and everything for the nest. Here, a small feather. Countless times I saw a gannet picking up a small feather such as this, meticulously place it at the edge of the nest, only to have it blow away in the ever present wind.

Date uploaded: Jul 1 2017

Northern Gannet (19)

stephane

Date taken: Jun 10 2017

Gannets engaging in typical gannet behaviour. From the Parc national de l'Île-Bonaventure-et-du-Rocher-Percé, Gaspésie.

Males and females frequently engage in "fencing", where they knock their beaks together with their necks outstretched. It always happens in the minute after a mate arrives at the nest.

Date uploaded: Jul 1 2017

Northern Gannet (19)

stephane

Date taken: Jun 10 2017

Gannet from the Parc national de l'Île-Bonaventure-et-du-Rocher-Percé, Gaspésie.

The male and female gannets are nearly identical, but I believe this may be a male arriving at the nest. Each and every time the male lands at the nest, he launches into an attack on the female's neck. Here, we appear to see the female, right below the landing bird, exposing her neck in submission, to diffuse the male gannet's aggression.

Date uploaded: Jul 1 2017

Northern Gannet (19)

stephane

Date taken: Jun 10 2017

Gannet from the Parc national de l'Île-Bonaventure-et-du-Rocher-Percé, Gaspésie.

Rather difficult to NOT get birds in flight at the colony. The more wind at the colony, the more birds take flight!

Date uploaded: Jul 1 2017

Northern Gannet (19)

stephane

Date taken: Jun 10 2017

Details: nest

View from a tower of the gannet colony at the Parc national de l'Île-Bonaventure-et-du-Rocher-Percé, Gaspésie.

With this many birds - spend the day at the colony and you will be gifted with guano! I got hit the first day I visited straight across the back and legs (while laying down flat on the ground). The second visit I thought I was lucky, but got back to the cottage and noticed some new white spots across the back of my jacket!

Date uploaded: Jul 1 2017

Northern Gannet (19)

stephane

Date taken: Jun 10 2017

Closeup of the Northern Gannet.

Visited to the Bonaventure island in Gaspésie for a couple of days. This isn't a typical picture I'd usually make what with the shallow depth of field, but I'm rather liking the look.

Date uploaded: Jun 23 2017

Northern Gannet (19)

stephane

Date taken: Jun 10 2017

Details: adult

Portrait of the Northern Gannet, parc national de l'Île-Bonaventure-et-du-Rocher-Percé in Gaspésie.

Just started post processing the images from a recent trip, starting with the easiest to finish.

Date uploaded: Jun 23 2017