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Australasian Gannet
I spent an afternoon practising photographing gannets in flight. It wasn't the best time of day to be out and I did get bombed pretty well once, but that cleared away the tourists effectively! Details: Canon 20d, EF 400mm f/5.6, 1/1600, f/5.6, 100 ISO, hand held. -
Australasian Gannet
I spent an afternoon practising photographing gannets in flight. It wasn't the best time of day to be out and I did get bombed pretty well once, but that cleared away the tourists effectively! Details: Canon 20d, EF 400mm f/5.6, 1/1000, f/5.6, 100 ISO, hand held. -
Australasian Gannet
I spent an afternoon practising photographing gannets in flight. It wasn't the best time of day to be out and I did get bombed pretty well once, but that cleared away the tourists effectively! Details: Canon 20d, EF 400mm f/5.6, 1/1600, f/5.6, 100 ISO, hand held. -
Australasian Gannet
I spent an afternoon practising photographing gannets in flight. It wasn't the best time of day to be out and I did get bombed pretty well once, but that cleared away the tourists effectively! Details: Canon 20d, EF 400mm f/5.6, 1/1600, f/5.6, 100 ISO, hand held. -
Australasian Gannet
I spent an afternoon practising photographing gannets in flight. It wasn't the best time of day to be out and I did get bombed pretty well once, but that cleared away the tourists effectively! Details: Canon 20d, EF 400mm f/5.6, 1/1600, f/5.6, 100 ISO, hand held. -
Australasian Gannet
I spent an afternoon practising photographing gannets in flight. It wasn't the best time of day to be out and I did get bombed pretty well once, but that cleared away the tourists effectively! Details: Canon 20d, EF 400mm f/5.6, 1/1000, f/5.6, 100 ISO, hand held.
Australasian Gannet (morus serrator)
Takapu
Size: 89cm, 2.3kg
Description: Almost completely white bird with bright yellow head, black legs and flight feathers and a blue eye-ring. Juvenile has upperparts spotted grey-brown underparts streaked. Adult plumage only after approximately four years.
Habitat: Found in costal waters around New Zealand. Breeds on many islands and headlands.
Status: Protected native. Good numbers due to restricted access to breeding areas. > 50,000 pairs.
Breeding: July-January. 1 egg laid in nest made from seaweed and guano.
Distinguishing Features: Large white bird with very distinctive yellow head.
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