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
Today in History
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Travels to the Oregon deep
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A look at Uranus, seventh planet from the sun
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Have a ‘beary’ good Earth Day
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World Penguin Day
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Everyone s watching the Perseids
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National Trails Day
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National Trails Day
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March of the flowers
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Eben Ice Caves, Upper Peninsula, Michigan
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Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah
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Here we honor the women who ve served
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An octagonal architectural treasure
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Cherry blossoms at the National Mall, Washington, DC
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Celebrating Indigenous Peoples Day
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The otherworldly red river
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In celebration of America’s national bird
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Oktoberfest begins
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National Lighthouse Day
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Birthplace of Roman emperors
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Hemingway’s Keys
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It’s World Migratory Bird Day
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A truly American monument
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Stari Most in Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina
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What’s blooming in New Zealand?
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World Elephant Day
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European beech forest, Belgium
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Craters of the Moon centennial
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The puffin-rabbit connection
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Penguins can t fly!
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A festival of lights in India
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