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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Winnie the Pooh Day
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Strong sibling bonds
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Shining city on the hill
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International Polar Bear Day
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International Sloth Day
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Celebrating an American Icon
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A symbol of peace
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Avalanche Lake Trail at Adirondack High Peaks, New York, United States
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Silvereyes
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Pitigliano, Tuscany, Italy
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International Day for Biosphere Reserves
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May the 4th be with you
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Badlands National Park, South Dakota, United States
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Striated heron on a Victoria water lily, Pantanal, Brazil
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A day for giving
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Guild houses of Grand-Place, Brussels, Belgium
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Where Asia meets Europe
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Hobbit Day
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Val di Funes, Italy
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Green-crowned brilliant hummingbird
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Atlantic spotted dolphin near Santa Maria Island, Azores, Portugal
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Let’s have a lek, see?
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Squirrel Appreciation Day
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Firefall at Yosemite
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Hangin around
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The sun sets on British Summer Time
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Rice fields at Sapa, Lào Cai, Vietnam
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Spotted eagle rays
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