Love at First Site - It is quite a sight to see when one of the Northern Gannet pair returns to the nest.  The elaborate greeting rituals of these beautiful sea birds include arching of the necks and bodies and gentle tapping of the beaks.  Of course, in a colony the size of the one in Newfoundland, there is no privacy but it does not seem to bother this pair.  Stock Image #20110623-152637A
Honey, I'm Home - Northern Gannet pairs tend to mate for life and perform unique bonding rituals.  However, when you share your nesting area with the rest of your colony, there is little privacy.  The greeting when one returns to the nesting area is beautiful to watch as long white necks arch gracefully towards the sky. Stock Image #20110623-152637A
Love at First Site - It is quite a sight to see when one of the Northern Gannet pair returns to the nest.  The elaborate greeting rituals of these beautiful sea birds include arching of the necks and bodies and gentle tapping of the beaks.  Of course, in a colony the size of the one in Newfoundland, there is no privacy but it does not seem to bother this pair.  Stock Image #20110623-152637A
Winskills
Swaledale Winter Storm, Yorkshire
Savanna Nightjar (Caprimulgus affinis), brooding chick.
El Capitan Sunset. Yosemite National Park, Winter 2013.
Lowering Skies, Yosemite National Park, Winter 2013
Love at First Site - It is quite a sight to see when one of the Northern Gannet pair returns to the nest. The elaborate greeting rituals of these beautiful sea birds include arching of the necks and bodies and gentle tapping of the beaks. Of course, in a colony the size of the one in Newfoundland, there is no privacy but it does not seem to bother this pair. Stock Image #20110623-152637A
Love at First Site - It is quite a sight to see when one of the Northern Gannet pair returns to the nest.  The elaborate greeting rituals of these beautiful sea birds include arching of the necks and bodies and gentle tapping of the beaks.  Of course, in a colony the size of the one in Newfoundland, there is no privacy but it does not seem to bother this pair.  Stock Image #20110623-152637A
Love at First Site - It is quite a sight to see when one of the Northern Gannet pair returns to the nest. The elaborate greeting rituals of these beautiful sea birds include arching of the necks and bodies and gentle tapping of the beaks. Of course, in a colony the size of the one in Newfoundland, there is no privacy but it does not seem to bother this pair. Stock Image #20110623-152637A
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