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  • Banded Dotterel and its broken wing display, Stewart Island, New Zealand
    Banded Dotterel 03_9587.jpg
  • The greenish-yellow lines on the Australiasian gannet's black webbed feet are quite striking up close!  The male and female Australasian Gannet are similar in plumage. Most of the body is white, with dark tips on the major wing feathers and the inner tail feathers. The head is buff-yellow and the bill pale blue-grey with striking black borders to the bill sheaths. In immature birds, the head and upperparts are mostly brown with scattered amounts of white spotting.
    Australasian Gannet 21_9630.jpg
  • The gannet (Morus serratus) is a magnificent large seabird, with long narrow wings, a long neck, and instantly recognisable plumage. Adults are white with black tips to the wings and a yellowish head, which fades somewhat in winter. There is a ring of bluish skin around the eyes, which explains the alternative name of 'spectacled goose'
    Australasian Gannet 30_H7C9208.jpg
  • 55x25cm print of a Wandering Albatross spreading its wings against the backdrop of the coastal mountains Kaikoura, New Zealand.
    From Sea to Mountains_3156.jpg
  • Australasian Gannets are expert fishers. Birds soar 10 m or more above the surface of the water, herding fish into dense shoals, then fold their wings back and dive into the water to catch their prey. The fish are grasped with the aid of small backward-pointing serrations along the edges of the bill. A bird only stays under the water for about ten seconds, but the fish is normally swallowed before the bird reaches the surface.  Here, an Australian Gannet soars above the ocean at Muriwai, New Zealand.
    Australasian Gannet 32_H7C9187.jpg
  • The rarely seen rainbow coat of primary and secondary feathers from an outstretched and wild kea parrot.  When the wings are tucked back in, the kea appears dull olive in color.  Fiordland National Park, New Zealand
    Kea 90_2200.jpg
  • The Wandering Albatross has the largest wingspan of any living bird, at up to 11.5 feet, allowing it to glide for hours without having to beat its wings.  New Zealand.
    Wandering Albatross 33_8528.jpg
  • 55x25cm print of a Wandering Albatross up close, displaying fine detail of its tightly packaged feathers that allow for a seamless smooth surface over its wings and effortless gliding.
    Flight Portrait_3686.jpg
  • 55x25cm print of a Wandering Albatross preparing for a landing on the ocean by flaring its wings and tail feathers, which help it to reduce speed and lift, New Zealand.
    Flaring in Style_3672.jpg
  • Butterfly Wings.jpg
  • White-fronted Tern in flight, Curio Bay, Catlins, New Zealand
    White-fronted Tern 27_63A6243.jpg
  • White-fronted Tern in flight, Curio Bay, Catlins, New Zealand
    White-fronted Tern 28_63A6285.jpg
  • White-fronted Tern in flight, Curio Bay, Catlins, New Zealand
    White-fronted Tern 23_63A6076.jpg
  • White-fronted Tern in flight, Curio Bay, Catlins, New Zealand
    White-fronted Tern 25_63A6218.jpg
  • White-fronted Tern in flight, Curio Bay, Catlins, New Zealand
    White-fronted Tern 43_63A6641.jpg
  • White-fronted Tern in flight, Curio Bay, Catlins, New Zealand
    White-fronted Tern 41_63A6603.jpg
  • White-fronted Tern in flight, Curio Bay, Catlins, New Zealand
    White-fronted Tern 37_63A6515.jpg
  • White-fronted Tern in flight, Curio Bay, Catlins, New Zealand
    White-fronted Tern 34_63A6445.jpg
  • White-fronted Tern in flight, Curio Bay, Catlins, New Zealand
    White-fronted Tern 31_63A6401.jpg
  • Australasian Gannet, Muriwai, New Zealand
    _MG_9370.jpg
  • Australasian Gannet, Muriwai, New Zealand
    Australasian Gannet 25_7614.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.
    Breeding colony of an Australasian G...jpg
  • Australasian Gannet, Muriwai, New Zealand
    Australasian Gannet 31_H7C9227.jpg
  • Salvin's Albatross, New Zealand
    Salvin's Albatross 22_9237.jpg
  • Salvin's Albatross, New Zealand
    Salvin's Albatross 20_9231.jpg
  • Salvin's Albatross, New Zealand
    Salvin's Albatross 19_9224.jpg
  • Salvin's Albatross, New Zealand
    Salvin's Albatross 13_9743.jpg
  • Salvin's Albatross, New Zealand
    Petrel and Albatross_8293.jpg
  • 55x25cm print of the ocean's surface reflecting its light on a Gibson's Wandering albatross preparing to land, New Zealand.
    Reflections of an Albatross_3538.jpg
  • 55x25cm print of a Wandering Albatross flying against the backdrop of snow-capped Kaikoura, New Zealand.
    Wandering Albatross in Kaikoura_3157.jpg
  • 55x25cm print of a Wandering Albatross in flight, New Zealand.
    Rainbow Albatross_0947.jpg
  • Australasian Harrier, Southland, New Zealand
    Australasian Harrier 11_4284.jpg
  • Australasian Harrier, Southland, New Zealand
    Australasian Harrier 04_4141.jpg
  • Kea, Fiordland, New Zealand
    Kea 31_2303.jpg
  • Australasian Gannet, Farewell Spit, New Zealand
    Australasian Gannet 10_6739.jpg
  • 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.
    Australasian Gannet 06_6638.jpg
  • Australasian Gannet, Farewell Spit, New Zealand
    Australasian Gannet 05_6509.jpg
  • Buller's Albatross, New Zealand
    Buller's Albatross 01_0057.jpg
  • Wandering Albatross, Kaikoura, New Zealand
    Wandering Albatross 28_3593.jpg
  • Wandering Albatross, Kaikoura, New Zealand
    Wandering Albatross 26_3537.jpg
  • Wandering Albatross, Kaikoura, New Zealand
    Wandering Albatross 23_3461.jpg
  • Wandering Albatross, Kaikoura, New Zealand
    Wandering Albatross 06_3137.jpg
  • Wandering Albatross, Kaikoura, New Zealand
    Wandering Albatross 19_2938.jpg
  • Wandering Albatross, panoramic, New Zealand
    Wandering Albatross (12x33-in).jpg
  • Salvin's Albatross, Kaikoura, New Zealand
    Salvin's Albatross 03_3582.jpg
  • Salvin's Albatross, Kaikoura, New Zealand
    Salvin's Albatross 02_3388.jpg
  • Salvin's Albatross, Kaikoura, New Zealand
    Salvin's Albatross 01_3359.jpg
  • Salvin's Albatross, New Zealand
    Salvin's Albatross 17_2925.jpg
  • Salvin's Albatross, Kaikoura, New Zealand
    Salvin's Albatross 05_2707.jpg
  • Southern Royal Albatross 06_2899.jpg
  • Cape Petrel, New Zealand
    Cape Petrel 14_3447.jpg
  • Cape Petrel, New Zealand
    Cape Petrel 13_3383.jpg
  • Cape Petrel, New Zealand
    Cape Petrel 06_2686.jpg
  • Cape Petrel, New Zealand
    Cape Petrel 01_0810.jpg
  • Westland Petrel, New Zealand
    Westland Petrel 06_1029.jpg
  • Northern Giant Petrel, New Zealand
    Northern Giant Petrel 04_3419.jpg
  • Northern Giant Petrel, New Zealand
    Northern Giant Petrel 11_2600.jpg
  • white-fronted tern showing off its fork tail
    Forktail on Tern.jpg
  • White-fronted Tern in flight, at Curio Bay
    White-Fronted Tern 1.jpg
  • Cape Glossy Starling_4794.jpg
  • Antipodean Albatross, Kaikoura, New Zealand
    Antipodean Albatross_63A7010.jpg
  • Wandering Albatross in flight, New Zealand
    Wandering Albatross_63A6704.jpg
  • White-fronted Tern in flight, Curio Bay, Catlins, New Zealand
    White-fronted Tern 44.jpg
  • White-fronted Tern in flight, Curio Bay, Catlins, New Zealand
    White-fronted Tern 29_63A6289.jpg
  • White-fronted Tern in flight, Curio Bay, Catlins, New Zealand
    White-fronted Tern 26_63A6221.jpg
  • White-fronted Tern in flight, Curio Bay, Catlins, New Zealand
    White-fronted Tern 24_63A6201.jpg
  • White-fronted Tern in flight, Curio Bay, Catlins, New Zealand
    White-fronted Tern 22_63A6037.jpg
  • White-fronted Tern in flight, Curio Bay, Catlins, New Zealand
    White-fronted Tern 20_63A6013.jpg
  • White-fronted Tern in flight, Curio Bay, Catlins, New Zealand
    White-fronted Tern 19_63A5976.jpg
  • White-fronted Tern in flight, Curio Bay, Catlins, New Zealand
    White-fronted Tern 42_63A6607.jpg
  • White-fronted Tern in flight, Curio Bay, Catlins, New Zealand
    White-fronted Tern 38_63A6574.jpg
  • White-fronted Tern in flight, Curio Bay, Catlins, New Zealand
    White-fronted Tern 39_63A6584.jpg
  • White-fronted Tern in flight, Curio Bay, Catlins, New Zealand
    White-fronted Tern 40_63A6601.jpg
  • White-fronted Tern in flight, Curio Bay, Catlins, New Zealand
    White-fronted Tern 33_63A6423.jpg
  • White-fronted Tern in flight, Curio Bay, Catlins, New Zealand
    White-fronted Tern 32_63A6403.jpg
  • A pair of beautiful Australasian gannets soar along the cliffs at Muriwai, New Zealand.
    Australasian Gannet pair in flight 3...jpg
  • Caspian Tern in flight, Waiheke Island, New Zealand
    Caspian Tern in flight 10_H7C5930.jpg
  • Over 1200 pairs of Australasian Gannets nest at Muriwai each summer, typically between August and March.  A single blue egg is laid with an incubation time of approximately 44 days.  The parents take turns in incubating the egg, similar to that of penguins.  At 15 weeks the chicks take off on their maiden flight of 2000 kilometers to Australia and they don't return for 2 to 6 years.
    Breeding Colony of the Australasian ...jpg
  • Australasian Gannet, Muriwai, New Zealand
    Australasian Gannet 23_9520.jpg
  • Australasian Gannet, Muriwai, New Zealand
    Australasian Gannet 33_9389.jpg
  • A spectacular bird's eye view of a gannet colony on the clifftops between Maori Bay and Muriwai Beach.  This Takapu (gannet) Refuge at Otakamiro Point is one of only three mainland gannet colonies in New Zealand.
    Australasian Gannet 27_7475.jpg
  • Gannets hunt fish by diving from a height into the sea and pursuing their prey underwater. Gannets have a number of adaptations which enable them to do this: 1) they have no external nostrils, they are located inside the mouth instead; 2) they have air sacs in their face and chest under their skin which act like bubble wrapping, cushioning the impact with the water; and 3) their eyes are positioned far enough forward on their face to give them binocular vision, allowing them to judge distances accurately.
    Australasian Gannet 28_7463.jpg
  • How did the gannet get it’s name?<br />
The gannet's supposed capacity for eating large quantities of fish has led to "gannet" becoming a disapproving description of somebody who eats excessively, similar to "glutton".<br />
In this picture is an Australasian Gannet (Morus serrator).  The Maori name for the gannet is “takapu”.
    Australasian Gannet 20_H7C9183.jpg
  • Salvin's Albatross, New Zealand
    Salvin's Albatross 25_9817.jpg
  • Salvin's Albatross, New Zealand
    Salvin's Albatross 23_9324.jpg
  • Wandering Albatross, New Zealand
    Wandering Albatross 42_9317.jpg
  • Wandering Albatross, New Zealand
    Wandering Albatross 41_9316.jpg
  • Wandering Albatross, New Zealand
    Wandering Albatross 40_9313.jpg
  • Wandering Albatross, New Zealand
    Wandering Albatross 43_9430.jpg
  • Salvin's Albatross, New Zealand
    Salvin's Albatross 12_9719.jpg
  • Wandering Albatross, flying in front of the Kaikoura Seaward Range, New Zealand
    Wandering Albatross 45_9695.jpg
  • Salvin's Albatross, New Zealand
    Salvin's Albatross 11_9216.jpg
  • 53.5cm x 23cm print of a Southern Royal Albatross gliding a metre above the ocean's surface, New Zealand.
    Royal Glider_53523.jpg
  • 55x25cm print of a pair of White-capped Albatross riding the same current over the ocean's white-caps, New Zealand.
    White-caps_1435.jpg
  • 55x25cm print of a Wandering Albatross water-skiing across the sea's surface, as it comes in feet first on its landing, New Zealand.
    Water-skiing Albatross_3673.jpg
  • 55x25cm print of a Southern Royal Albatross gliding a metre above the ocean's surface, New Zealand.
    Royal Glider_2899.jpg
  • 55x25cm print of a White-capped Albatross displaying the undersurface of its mighty wingspan, New Zealand.
    Wingspan_2279.jpg
  • 55x25cm print of a Salvin's Albatross gracefully gliding through the air currents above the ocean surface, several kilometres off the coast of Stewart Island, New Zealand.
    Graceful Glider_0140.jpg
  • Salvin's Albatross, New Zealand
    Salvin's Albatross 16_1229.jpg
  • Salvin's Albatross, New Zealand
    Salvin's Albatross 15_1205.jpg
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