Close fly-over of a Gannet on West Loch Tarbert

Close fly-over of a Gannet on West Loch Tarbert - Gannet
West Loch Tarbert, Argyll & Bute, Scotland (May 2012)

Seen from the Caledonian MacBrayne ferry running from Port Askaig, Islay to Kennacraig. This shot was taken on a trip to Islay led by Mark Hancox.

Northern Gannet is classified as Least Concern. For more information on this bird species see the following links:
Northern gannet (Morus bassanus) / Wikipedia
Northern Gannet Morus bassanus / Bird Forum
Northern Gannet Morus bassanus / BirdLife International
Northern Gannet Morus bassanus / Cornell Lab of Ornithology

Gannet (immature) diving off Ness of Duncansby, Scotland


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