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Story: Gannets and boobies

Contents

  1. Story summary

  2. Gannets: description and habitat

  3. Gannets: life history and feeding

  4. Masked boobies

  5. External links and sources

All images and media

From page 1 - Gannets: description and habitat

New Zealand's main gannet colonies

New Zealand's main gannet colonies

Juvenile gannet

Juvenile gannet

Adult gannets

Adult gannets

Cape Kidnappers colony

Cape Kidnappers colony

Muriwai colony

Muriwai colony

Farewell Spit colony

Farewell Spit colony (1st of 2)

Gannet in flight

Gannet in flight (2nd of 2)

From page 2 - Gannets: life history and feeding

Gannet chicks

Gannet chicks (1st of 2)

Chick with down

Chick with down (2nd of 2)

Courtship rituals

Courtship rituals

Plunge diving

Plunge diving

Defending territory

Defending territory

Feeding the young

Feeding the young

From page 3 - Masked boobies

Masked boobies

Masked boobies

How to cite this page:

Maggy Wassilieff, 'All images and media', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/gannets-and-boobies/media (accessed 29 January 2023)

Story by Maggy Wassilieff, published 12 Jun 2006, reviewed & revised 17 Feb 2015

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