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Morus Bassanus Collection

The majestic Northern gannets (Morus bassanus) showcase their remarkable diving skills as they plunge into the depths of the ocean in search of fish

Background imageMorus Bassanus Collection: Northern gannets (Morus bassanus) diving for fish, split level shot, Shetland, Scotland, UK

Northern gannets (Morus bassanus) diving for fish, split level shot, Shetland, Scotland, UK, September

Background imageMorus Bassanus Collection: Two Northern Gannets -Morus bassanus- touching beaks to greet each other, Heligoland

Two Northern Gannets -Morus bassanus- touching beaks to greet each other, Heligoland, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany

Background imageMorus Bassanus Collection: Northern gannets (Morus bassanus) diving for fish, split level shot, Shetland, Scotland, UK, July

Northern gannets (Morus bassanus) diving for fish, split level shot, Shetland, Scotland, UK, July

Background imageMorus Bassanus Collection: Gannet (Morus bassanus) adult turns in the air as it begins to plunge dive. Shetland Islands

Gannet (Morus bassanus) adult turns in the air as it begins to plunge dive. Shetland Islands, Scotland, UK, July

Background imageMorus Bassanus Collection: Gannets (Morus bassanus) diving to feed on discarded fish, Shetland, Scotland, UK, April

Gannets (Morus bassanus) diving to feed on discarded fish, Shetland, Scotland, UK, April

Background imageMorus Bassanus Collection: Gannet (Morus bassanus) portrait, Bass Rock, Firth of Forth, Scotland, UK, June

Gannet (Morus bassanus) portrait, Bass Rock, Firth of Forth, Scotland, UK, June

Background imageMorus Bassanus Collection: Gannet (Morus bassanus) fluffy chick with its parent. Shetland Islands, Scotland, UK, August

Gannet (Morus bassanus) fluffy chick with its parent. Shetland Islands, Scotland, UK, August

Background imageMorus Bassanus Collection: Stac Lee and Stac an Armin, home to Northern gannet (Morus bassanus) colonies, St

Stac Lee and Stac an Armin, home to Northern gannet (Morus bassanus) colonies, St. Kilda Archipielago, Outer Hebrides, Scotland, UK, June 2009

Background imageMorus Bassanus Collection: Northern gannets (Morus bassanus) in flight in Force 8 gales above raging seas. Shetland Islands

Northern gannets (Morus bassanus) in flight in Force 8 gales above raging seas. Shetland Islands, Scotland, UK, September

Background imageMorus Bassanus Collection: Gannet (Morus bassanus) at sunset on Bempton Cliffs, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom

Gannet (Morus bassanus) at sunset on Bempton Cliffs, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Background imageMorus Bassanus Collection: Northern gannet (Morus bassanus) colony, Heligoland, small German archipelago in the North Sea

Northern gannet (Morus bassanus) colony, Heligoland, small German archipelago in the North Sea, Germany, Europe

Background imageMorus Bassanus Collection: Northern gannet (Morus bassanus) pair, courtship display, Machias Seal Island, Bay of Fundy

Northern gannet (Morus bassanus) pair, courtship display, Machias Seal Island, Bay of Fundy, New Brunswick, Canada, May

Background imageMorus Bassanus Collection: Northern gannet (Morus bassanus) in flight over colony, Quebec, Canada, August

Northern gannet (Morus bassanus) in flight over colony, Quebec, Canada, August

Background imageMorus Bassanus Collection: Northern gannet (Sula bassana) being mobbed by immature Great black-backed gull (Larus marinus)

Northern gannet (Sula bassana) being mobbed by immature Great black-backed gull (Larus marinus), Shetland Islands, Scotland, UK, October

Background imageMorus Bassanus Collection: Gannet (Sula bassana) diving, July UK Shetland

Gannet (Sula bassana) diving, July UK Shetland

Background imageMorus Bassanus Collection: Northern gannet (Morus bassanus) colony in mist, Hermaness, Shetland Isles, Scotland

Northern gannet (Morus bassanus) colony in mist, Hermaness, Shetland Isles, Scotland, July 2009

Background imageMorus Bassanus Collection: Northern gannet (Morus bassanus) pair, courtship, Heligoland, Germany

Northern gannet (Morus bassanus) pair, courtship, Heligoland, Germany

Background imageMorus Bassanus Collection: Gannet (Morus bassanus) Shetland, England, UK. July

Gannet (Morus bassanus) Shetland, England, UK. July

Background imageMorus Bassanus Collection: Aerial view of nesting Gannets (Morus bassanus) and swirling seas, Hermaness, Shetland, Scotland

Aerial view of nesting Gannets (Morus bassanus) and swirling seas, Hermaness, Shetland, Scotland, UK, October

Background imageMorus Bassanus Collection: Gannet (Morus bassanus) diving for fish, Noss, Shetland Islands, Scotland, UK, August

Gannet (Morus bassanus) diving for fish, Noss, Shetland Islands, Scotland, UK, August

Background imageMorus Bassanus Collection: Gannet (Morus bassanus) adult, backlit by the morning sun, in flight. Shetland Islands

Gannet (Morus bassanus) adult, backlit by the morning sun, in flight. Shetland Islands, Scotland, UK. August

Background imageMorus Bassanus Collection: Northern gannets (Morus bassanus) performing sky-pointing display with outspread wings

Northern gannets (Morus bassanus) performing sky-pointing display with outspread wings as part of courtship, Cape St. Marys Ecological Reserve, Newfoundland, Canada. June

Background imageMorus Bassanus Collection: Gannet (Morus bassanus) coming in to land in the colony in evening light, Great Saltee

Gannet (Morus bassanus) coming in to land in the colony in evening light, Great Saltee, Saltee Islands, County Wexford, Ireland, June

Background imageMorus Bassanus Collection: Northern gannet (Morus bassanus), Feeding frenzy, Noss NNR, Shetland, Scotland, UK

Northern gannet (Morus bassanus), Feeding frenzy, Noss NNR, Shetland, Scotland, UK

Background imageMorus Bassanus Collection: RF - Gannet (Morus bassanus) close-up portrait with nesting material in beak, , Saltee Islands

RF - Gannet (Morus bassanus) close-up portrait with nesting material in beak, , Saltee Islands, Ireland. June

Background imageMorus Bassanus Collection: Gannet (Morus bassanus) breeding colony, long exposure showing flight trails

Gannet (Morus bassanus) breeding colony, long exposure showing flight trails. Hermaness National Nature Reserve, Shetland, Scotland, July

Background imageMorus Bassanus Collection: Monochrome image of a Northern gannet (Morus bassanus) adult in flight

Monochrome image of a Northern gannet (Morus bassanus) adult in flight, seen from the pelagic trawler Charisma, Shetland Isles, Scotland, UK, October

Background imageMorus Bassanus Collection: Mixed flock of Northern gannets (Morus bassanus) and gulls (Larus) feeding in the

Mixed flock of Northern gannets (Morus bassanus) and gulls (Larus) feeding in the wake of the pelagic trawler Charisma in evening light, Shetland Islands, Scotland, UK, October 2011

Background imageMorus Bassanus Collection: Northern gannet (Morus bassanus) plunge-diving for fish alongside pelagic trawler

Northern gannet (Morus bassanus) plunge-diving for fish alongside pelagic trawler Charisma, Shetland Isles, Scotland, UK, October 2011

Background imageMorus Bassanus Collection: Gannet (Morus bassanus) adult turning in the air as it begins to plunge dive. Shetland Islands

Gannet (Morus bassanus) adult turning in the air as it begins to plunge dive. Shetland Islands, Scotland, UK, July

Background imageMorus Bassanus Collection: Gannet (Morus bassanus) adult wing stretching and looking up, Shetland Islands, Scotland

Gannet (Morus bassanus) adult wing stretching and looking up, Shetland Islands, Scotland, UK, September

Background imageMorus Bassanus Collection: Gannet (Sula bassana) in water, Shetland, UK. July

Gannet (Sula bassana) in water, Shetland, UK. July

Background imageMorus Bassanus Collection: Northern gannets (Morus bassanus) diving for fish. Bempton, Yorkshire, UK. August

Northern gannets (Morus bassanus) diving for fish. Bempton, Yorkshire, UK. August

Background imageMorus Bassanus Collection: Rainbow and storm clouds over Bass Rock in the distance, which is the breeding ground for 140

Rainbow and storm clouds over Bass Rock in the distance, which is the breeding ground for 140, 000 gannets, Firth of Forth, Scotland, UK, May

Background imageMorus Bassanus Collection: Young Northern gannet (Morus bassanus) chick, Bass Rock, Firth of Forth, Scotland

Young Northern gannet (Morus bassanus) chick, Bass Rock, Firth of Forth, Scotland, August 2009

Background imageMorus Bassanus Collection: Gannet (Morus bassanus) breeding pair during part of their elaborate courtship ritual

Gannet (Morus bassanus) breeding pair during part of their elaborate courtship ritual. Saltee Islands, Republic of Ireland, May

Background imageMorus Bassanus Collection: Gannet (Morus bassanus), Hermaness Shetland Islands in Scotland

Gannet (Morus bassanus), Hermaness Shetland Islands in Scotland

Background imageMorus Bassanus Collection: Northern Gannet (Morus bassanus), Great Saltee Island, Republic of Ireland

Northern Gannet (Morus bassanus), Great Saltee Island, Republic of Ireland

Background imageMorus Bassanus Collection: Northern Gannet (Morus bassanus), Great saltee, Co. Wexford, Republic of Ireland

Northern Gannet (Morus bassanus), Great saltee, Co. Wexford, Republic of Ireland

Background imageMorus Bassanus Collection: Northern gannets (Morus bassanus) breeding colony nesting on sea cliffs, Hermaness, Shetland

Northern gannets (Morus bassanus) breeding colony nesting on sea cliffs, Hermaness, Shetland, Scotland, UK. July

Background imageMorus Bassanus Collection: Northern gannets (Morus bassanus) pair displaying amongst campion, Bempton Cliffs, Yorkshire, UK

Northern gannets (Morus bassanus) pair displaying amongst campion, Bempton Cliffs, Yorkshire, UK, May

Background imageMorus Bassanus Collection: Gannets, from Birds of America, engraved by Robert Havell (1793-1878

Gannets, from Birds of America, engraved by Robert Havell (1793-1878
BBC195119 Gannets, from Birds of America, engraved by Robert Havell (1793-1878) published 1836 (coloured engraving) (detail of 195118) by Audubon

Background imageMorus Bassanus Collection: Gannets, from Birds of America, engraved by Robert Havell (1793-1878

Gannets, from Birds of America, engraved by Robert Havell (1793-1878
BBC195118 Gannets, from Birds of America, engraved by Robert Havell (1793-1878) published 1836 (coloured engraving) by Audubon, John James (1785-1851) (after); Private Collection; American

Background imageMorus Bassanus Collection: Animals, Birds, Gannet

Animals, Birds, Gannet, Morus bassanus, In flight against deep blue sky, Bass Rock, Firth Of Forth, Scotland, UK

Background imageMorus Bassanus Collection: EyeUbiquitous_20109080

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Pair Of Gannets, Morus bassanus, bonding at nest site on cliff edge, Bass Rock, Firth of Forth, Scotland, UK

Background imageMorus Bassanus Collection: Great skua (Stercorarius skua) in flight and spectacular coastline with sea stacks

Great skua (Stercorarius skua) in flight and spectacular coastline with sea stacks and cliffs, home to breeding sea birds at Hermaness, Unst, Shetland Islands, Scotland. May 2018. Digital composite

Background imageMorus Bassanus Collection: Gannet (Morus bassanus) adults and a youngster silhouetted against an orange red sky

Gannet (Morus bassanus) adults and a youngster silhouetted against an orange red sky as another adult prepares to land. Shetland Islands, Scotland, UK. September

Background imageMorus Bassanus Collection: Gannet (Morus bassanus) in flight is silhouetted against the setting sun. Shetland Islands

Gannet (Morus bassanus) in flight is silhouetted against the setting sun. Shetland Islands, Scotland, UK, August



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The majestic Northern gannets (Morus bassanus) showcase their remarkable diving skills as they plunge into the depths of the ocean in search of fish. In a mesmerizing split-level shot captured off the coast of Shetland, Scotland, these graceful birds demonstrate their mastery of the water. Their streamlined bodies and powerful wings propel them effortlessly through the waves. In another breathtaking moment, two Northern gannets touch beaks to greet each other on Heligoland Island in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. This heartwarming display showcases their social nature and strong bonds within their community. During feeding time, these magnificent creatures can be seen diving for discarded fish off the shores of Shetland, Scotland. With precision and agility, they plunge from great heights into the sea below, creating a spectacle that is both awe-inspiring and humbling. A portrait taken on Bass Rock in Firth of Forth captures an adult gannet mid-flight as it turns gracefully in preparation for its next dive. The sheer elegance displayed by these birds is truly captivating. On Stac Lee and Stac an Armin islands lies a bustling colony of Northern gannets. These rocky outcrops serve as home to thousands of these seabirds who create a symphony with their calls while soaring above the crashing waves. As evening descends upon Bempton Cliffs in Yorkshire, England, a solitary gannet perches against a backdrop painted by sunset hues. This serene image encapsulates both tranquility and resilience found within this species. High above cliff tops on St Kilda island stands another impressive colony of Northern gannets amidst low-hanging clouds. This ethereal scene evokes a sense of mystery surrounding these enigmatic birds' lives at such remote locations. From Scotland's rugged coastline to Germany's North Sea archipelagoes, it has left its mark across Europe's diverse landscapes.