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  • Australasian Gannet, Farewell Spit, New Zealand
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  • Gannets can dive from a height of 30 metres, achieving speeds of 100 km/h as they strike the water, enabling them to catch fish much deeper than most airborne birds.  In this image, an Australasian Gannet soars over its colony at Farewell Spit, New Zealand.
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  • Australasian Gannet, Farewell Spit, New Zealand
    Australasian Gannet 05_6509.jpg
  • Australasian Gannet, Farewell Spit, New Zealand
    Australasian Gannet 09_6703.jpg
  • Australasian Gannet, Farewell Spit, New Zealand
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  • Sir Joseph Banks wrote of the Australasian Gannets as he witnessed them in flight in 1769 aboard the Endeavour.  The crew aboard Captain Cook’s ship was making the first voyage to New Zealand and noted the similarities to European geese.  A pair of Australasian Gannet flying at Farewell Spit, New Zealand.
    Australasian Gannet 02_6454.jpg
  • Ruddy Turnstone, Farewell Spit, New Zealand
    Ruddy Turnstone 01_6380.jpg
  • Australasian Gannet, Farewell Spit, New Zealand
    Australasian Gannet 08_6702.jpg
  • Australasian Gannet, Farewell Spit, New Zealand
    Australasian Gannet 07_6646.jpg
  • Australasian Gannet, Farewell Spit, New Zealand
    Australasian Gannet 03_6480.jpg
  • Australasian Gannet, Farewell Spit, New Zealand
    Australasian Gannet 01_6447.jpg
  • Bar-tailed Godwit, Farewell Spit, New Zealand
    Bar-tailed Godwit 03_6342.jpg
  • Coast along the Farewell Spit, New Zealand.
    Farewell Spit 03_6367.jpg
  • Coast along the Farewell Spit, New Zealand.
    Farewell Spit 02_6163.jpg
  • Coast along the Farewell Spit, New Zealand.
    Farewell Spit 01_6167.jpg
  • Australasian Gannet at Golden Bay, near Pupona Point, New Zealand
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  • Australasian Gannet at Golden Bay, near Pupona Point, New Zealand
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  • The longest living of any living sea birds, the Australasian Gannet can live up to 35 years by migrating during the winter, bonding with a mate and keeping a healthy diet of anchovy, jack mackerel and pilchards.<br />
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Australasian Gannet at Golden Bay, near Puponga Point, New Zealand
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  • Australasian Gannet at Golden Bay, near Pupona Point, New Zealand
    Australasian Gannet 14_9131.jpg
  • Caspian Tern, (Hydroprogne caspia), New Zealand
    Caspian Tern 02_6389.jpg
  • Caspian Tern, (Hydroprogne caspia), New Zealand
    Caspian Tern 03_6388.jpg
  • Wind-swept Sand, New Zealand
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  • Wind-swept Sand, New Zealand
    Wind-swept Sand 01_6166.jpg
  • After a hard day of plunge-diving into the ocean for fish, the Australian Gannet preens its feathers for maintenance and protection.  This image was taken at Golden Bay, New Zealand.
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  • Australasian Gannet at Golden Bay, near Pupona Point, New Zealand
    Australasian Gannet 18_9308.jpg
  • Australasian Gannet at Golden Bay, near Pupona Point, New Zealand
    Australasian Gannet 13_9125.jpg
  • At sunset, an Australasian Gannet skims across the surface of the calm waters at Golden Bay, near Puponga Point, New Zealand.
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  • An Australasian Gannet floats on Golden Bay on a calm morning, near Puponga Point, New Zealand.
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  • Wind-swept Sand, New Zealand
    Wind-swept Sand 02_6169.jpg
  • Breeding colonies are found off the coast of south-east Australia, Tasmania and New Zealand. One small colony is also found further north at Norfolk Island (to Australia).  In New Zealand, three mainland colonies have been established at Cape Kidnappers, Farewell Spit, and Muriwai.
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  • Breeding is highly seasonal (Oct - May), with nesting on the ground in small but dense colonies. Adults tend to stay within the vicinity of the colony after breeding.  The Australasian Gannet has established three mainland colonies in New Zealand, at Muriwai, Farewell Spit, and Cape Kidnappers.
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