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Northern Gannet
Morus bassanus
L 37" WS 72" Wt 6.7 lb
LittleTalbot Island St Pk
near Jacksonville
02Feb2012
Pelagic - spends most of it life
at sea...nests on offshore
islands and inaccessible cliffs.
at sea...nests on offshore
islands and inaccessible cliffs.
My favourite bird’s the gannet:
It’s the best bird on the planet.
It’s better than knots
And guillemots
And beats razorbills by lots and lots.
J. Date
Canaveral Nat’l Seashore
03Feb2014
Morus is Greek for silly, foolish (referring
to the tameness of gannets and boobies;
bassana refers to the Bass Rock, Firth of
Forth, Scotland.
to the tameness of gannets and boobies;
bassana refers to the Bass Rock, Firth of
Forth, Scotland.
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