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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International Beaver Day
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World Reef Awareness Day
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A notorious gunfight that was incorrectly named
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Into the woods
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Lake Tai s cherry trees in bloom
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State funeral of Queen Elizabeth II
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Birds of a feather
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Father s Day
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World Bee Day
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Pont Alexandre III, Paris, France
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Mount Rainier National Park
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Happy Independence Day!
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Here we honor the women who ve served
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Here s looking Atchafalaya
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Happy St. Patrick’s Day!
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Big Bend National Park in Texas turns 81
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A day to celebrate teachers
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International Day of Forests
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Sky island views
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International Mountain Day
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Wandering Watkins Glen
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Wildlife crossing, Wierden, Netherlands
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Montreux, Switzerland, and all that jazz
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Western Monarch Day
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Pont dArcole over the Seine river, Paris, France
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Watch your step
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Lunar eclipse
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Winter solstice
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Celebrating all things Austen
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Cousins Day
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