Pamela Moresby
Here is the Gannet, whose name is not Janet. It lives in Muriwai beach on the Gannet colony where there are several birds. Muriwai is in West Auckland, New Zealand.
It can fly up to 170 miles an hour as it plunges into the sea to catch fish. Its feet work as paddles, it has at least 2 eye lids and something is inside its head that acts as a crash helmut. It is swift and fast. They often fly at least 500 miles in a day on a fishing expedition.
It looks calm but when you hear them and their young chicks, they sound nervous.
Im not surprised. The first thing the young chick does is to jump off a sheer cliff that would kill any human being. Yet here you see this gannet, that flies and comes back for another flight!
Gannets live in other countries in the world and some of them migrate to other places. They have to grow up quickly or get left behind.
I am imagining their agility as it appears in your picture!
Thanks Albert, when on a 360 degree Whales & Dolphins tour, they had a running commentary showing gannets diving for fish. It was spectacular,
Wow…That’s a spectacular tour, Pamela.
Pam I love these bird of the day posts. I have to figure out how to bookmark these going forward. Awesome!!!!
Thanks so much Doc, glad you like them
It’s a pleasure to learn something new now from your post. Thank you.
Thanks so much Robin for viewing this post. Glad you like it