Fluidr / annmpachecophotography.com's "CANADA BIRDING TRIP" set

Sleeping Preening Beauty

N 5 B 251 C 10 E Jul 10, 2011 F Jul 19, 2011

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N 8 B 220 C 15 E Jul 10, 2011 F Jul 19, 2011

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Northern Gannet on Bonaventure Island, Quebec. Just returned from this amazing colony, 100,000 strong and non stop action. Heavenly and amazing.

northern gannet

N 1 B 133 C 4 E Jul 9, 2011 F Jul 20, 2011

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Such a beautiful bird with a six foot wing span.

gannet landing gear down

N 1 B 138 C 4 E Jul 9, 2011 F Jul 22, 2011

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Here's a three year old with still plenty of black feathers. In their fourth year they are white with black wingtips and the golden crown. A little braking action as he steadies before landing.

prime real estate on Bonaventure

N 1 B 168 C 4 E Jul 10, 2011 F Jul 22, 2011

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Every year the male and female return to their nest area to raise one chick. Specifically, they return to the exact spot they occupied the year before. Often, they will "re-do" the nest with seaweed, feathers, or grass. A kind of sprucing up, and also a very attractive way to keep the little lady happy. The monogamous couple share in incubation and feeding. They arrive in May and leave for the Gulf in September.