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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Umschreibung by Olafur Eliasson in Munich
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Celebrating migrations
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Happy Fourth of July!
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La Rocque Harbour, Island of Jersey
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20 years later
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World Penguin Day
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Vatican City with St. Peters Basilica
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Drop in on International Surfing Day
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Midnight sun
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Little Pigeon River, Great Smoky Mountains, Tennessee
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International Tea Day
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The meeting point of the winds
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Lobster tales
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Penguin Awareness Day
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Portland celebrates its bounty
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A crane for good luck in today’s big game
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International Lighthouse and Lightship Weekend
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Svolvaer, Lofoten Islands, Norway
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World Octopus Day
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National Moth Week
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Across the great plains of Africa
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Sea Slug Day
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Remembering Jimmy Carter
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The Grand Départ: Tour de France begins
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A wonder in winter
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Sligachan Old Bridge, Isle of Skye, Scotland
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Independence Day
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Celebrating Festivus
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Mardi Gras
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Travel Sunday: Liverpool
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