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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Coming home to roost
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Celebrating 30 years of eye-opening images
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The Tour de France begins
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Bearded reedlings in Flevoland
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Antarctica Day
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Iceberg off the coast of Antarctica
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Christmas market at Belvedere Palace in Vienna
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A palace for the public
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It’s Napping Day
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Fibonacci Day
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White Desert National Park, Egypt
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National Hug Day
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Preveli Gorge
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Behold the blood moon
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Driftwood on Boneyard Beach, Hunting Island, South Carolina
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Hoh Rain Forest, Olympic National Park, Washington
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New Year s Eve
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Polar Bear Week
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The citadel in Bonifacio, Southern Corsica, France
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Diving into World Oceans Day
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Te Rewa Rewa Bridge near New Plymouth, New Zealand
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Manatee Awareness Month
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Is there a bug-egg emoji for this?
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Piazza IX Aprile, Taormina, Sicily, Italy
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Rock formations at Sedona, Arizona
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Spine-cheeked anemonefish in Milne Bay, Papua New Guinea
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A triumph of light
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Misool, Raja Ampat Islands, Indonesia
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Alaska Bald Eagle Festival
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Milky Way over Zabriskie Point, California
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