Gannet Colony, Muriwai NZ
The soaring, swooping avian wonders are only here for the summer, and when they are, they rule their roost!
Tag: Gannets
Return Of The Gannets
In late winter,the gannets return en masse to Muriwai, on the Tasman Sea coast near Auckland.
Home for the season to nest in rocky hollows above the crashing surf on a stretch of coastline constantly buffeted by the prevailing westerly winds.
It is a staggering sight.
Equally staggering is their annual migratory journey across the ocean to Australia ,2000 kilometres away.
The gannets literally live their entire lives on the edge.
It is all enough to make this comfortable human feel just a little inadequate.
Ebb Then Flood 