2011-08 Newfoundland

Black-backed Gull

Larus marinus

Freshwater Cove, Witless Bay Ecological Reserve, Newfoundland, Canada, August 14, 2011

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Larry L. Jackson

Northern Gannets

Morus bassanus - golden-headed adults and downy chicks.

Cape St. Mary's Ecological Reserve, Newfoundland, Canada, September 15, 2011

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Larry L. Jackson

Northern Gannets

Morus bassanus - the fog was so dense that the birds were barely visible.  Photoshop allowed me to remove the haze.

Cape St. Mary's Ecological Reserve, Newfoundland, Canada, September 15, 2011

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Larry L. Jackson

Northern Gannet

Morus bassanus

Cape St. Mary's Ecological Reserve, Newfoundland, Canada, September 15, 2011

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Larry L. Jackson

Northern Gannet

Morus bassanus - with some of the colony visible in the corner.

Cape St. Mary's Ecological Reserve, Newfoundland, Canada, September 15, 2011

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Larry L. Jackson

Black-legged Kittiwake

Rissa tridactyla - showing the juvenile phase markings.

Cape St. Mary's Ecological Reserve, Newfoundland, Canada, September 15, 2011

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Larry L. Jackson

Northern Gannet

Morus bassanus - flying over the nesting colony.

Cape St. Mary's Ecological Reserve, Newfoundland, Canada, September 15, 2011

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Larry L. Jackson

Northern Gannet

Morus bassanus

Cape St. Mary's Ecological Reserve, Newfoundland, Canada, September 15, 2011

2011-08-15#3435

Larry L. Jackson

Northern Gannet

Morus bassanus - the nesting colony is on a tall pinnacle very close to the coast.

Cape St. Mary's Ecological Reserve, Newfoundland, Canada, September 15, 2011

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Larry L. Jackson

Northern Gannet

Morus bassanus - birds had to essentially drop into their spot due to the crowded situation.

Cape St. Mary's Ecological Reserve, Newfoundland, Canada, September 15, 2011

2011-08-15#3466

Larry L. Jackson