Graceful, powerful and impossible to miss—the northern gannet is the largest seabird on the waters of the North Atlantic. It spends most of its time gliding over open seas and returning to land only to breed. These seabirds, known for their vast and noisy breeding colonies, called gannetries, nest on steep cliffs, remote rocky islands and sea stacks that rise from the ocean.
Northern gannets, Shetland Islands, Scotland
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International Zebra Day
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La Rocque Harbour, Jersey
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International Archaeology Day
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Llyn Padarn, Snowdonia, Wales
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Sunset on the Valley of the Moon
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Skógafoss waterfall, Iceland
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International Lighthouse Weekend
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Dunquin Pier, County Kerry, Ireland
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Angkor, Cambodia
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Gaztelugatxe islet, Basque Country, Spain
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Keel-billed toucan, Costa Rica
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Stealthy pollinators
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Have a merry little Christmas
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Happy International Beaver Day!
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Happy Fathers Day!
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Boardwalk over Balkan lakes
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Squirrel Appreciation Day
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Guy Fawkes Night
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