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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Black History Month
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Shark Awareness Day
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Tree of many colors
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White Sands National Park, New Mexico
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‘The memory of Abraham Lincoln is enshrined forever’
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Black History Month
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Opt outside today
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Gauchos showcase Argentina’s independent spirit
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Storks ready for takeoff
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Hey, who’s in charge here?
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Alam-Pedja Nature Reserve, Estonia
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Martimoaapa Mire Reserve, Finland
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