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Images => Nature, Flora, Fauna & Landscapes => Topic started by: Adrian on March 25, 2016, 21:52:10

Title: Northern gannets
Post by: Adrian on March 25, 2016, 21:52:10
Last year I travelled to the coastal cliffs of Yorkshire to photograph the breeding Northern gannets.  Here's a selection of my images.

(http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y204/ajdh/Birds/3SA_5303_1050_zpsdlolwpsx.jpg)

(http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y204/ajdh/Birds/3SA_5711_1050_zpsixczjtz0.jpg)

(http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y204/ajdh/Birds/3SA_7396_1400_zpsnrcm2flv.jpg)

(http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y204/ajdh/Birds/3SA_7566_1400_zps49ffckpr.jpg)


Title: Re: Northern gannets
Post by: Hugh_3170 on March 26, 2016, 02:03:26
Adrian, I love the first two images.

In the third image, the left hand bird seems to be covered in some substance - it is jelly or something similar?
Title: Re: Northern gannets
Post by: Tristin on March 26, 2016, 09:15:28
Hugh, I'm sure it is just the water rolling off of the bird.  Many birds feathers are so water repellent that water rolls off of them so cleanly as to look like a jelly.
Title: Re: Northern gannets
Post by: Adrian on March 26, 2016, 10:25:18
Adrian, I love the first two images.

In the third image, the left hand bird seems to be covered in some substance - it is jelly or something similar?

It's just seawater rolling over the bird.
Title: Re: Northern gannets
Post by: Øivind Tøien on March 26, 2016, 12:04:00
It's just seawater rolling over the bird.


... and some nice bubbles bursting in the background - from where the gannet struck the water when diving at high speed?