Each year I go and visit my parents, I like to go and spend a few hours at Muriwai Beach and see the Gannet Colony. To have a land based Gannet Colony so close to where I used to live is fabulous and it is always good to see them and their young even though it is towards the end of their breeding season.
I picked a good day for it! Not a cloud in the sky. Many days were actually as good as this. You can see for absolutely miles the air is so clear.
They have a couple of points where they nest. This one is obviously not so close.
The Gannets were continually flying in and out and soaring in the sky.
The darker one is one of the young that will soon be ready to leave.
Looking back at the beach.
Coming in to land.
This white fluffy one is much younger. I hope it reaches the age it needs to be before it flies off.
Feed me!
Great shots and welcome home x
ReplyDeleteBecause both you and I are spasmodic bloggers I keep missing your posts anyway I decided this morning to make sure that I caught up. I admire your bird photography particularly. I, too, managed some good photos when I visited the gannet colony at Cape Kidnappers but, sadly, I couldn't get to a position to get any shots from above them when in flight. Anyway, as always, I thoroughly enjoyed the photos.
ReplyDeleteTo think I used to be able to blog regularly, now you are right, my blogging is very spasmodic! I think I still have a couple of blog posts to do for NZ ...if I ever get round to it. Muriwai is a great place to get shots from above. I haven't been to Cape Kidnappers for years, but remember it well.
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