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Northern gannets are the largest seabirds in the North Atlantic, with a wingspan of up to 2 metres (6.6 ft). Photographer Andrew Parkinson spent more than 3 months living on the UK’s most Northerly point, in order to capture the story of this beautiful bird. “Every day I would abseil down 90m cliffs before undertaking a treacherous traverse along the base of those cliffs to a tidal boulder field. Once across that I then had a short scramble up to a fantastic gannet colony, its isolation and inaccessibility meant that no photographer had ever worked there before.”

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Northern gannets (Morus bassanus) in flight in  Force 8 gales above raging seas. Shetland Islands, Scotland, UK, September.
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Andrew Parkinson / Northern gannets (Morus bassanus) in flight in Force 8 gales above raging seas. Shetland Islands, Scotland, UK, September.
Gannet (Morus bassanus) adult in flight through a natural arch. Shetland Islands, Scotland, UK, September.
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Andrew Parkinson / Gannet (Morus bassanus) adult in flight through a natural arch. Shetland Islands, Scotland, UK, September.
Gannet (Morus bassanus) in the middle of a neighbourly dispute. Shetland Islands, Scotland, UK~August.
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Andrew Parkinson / Gannet (Morus bassanus) in the middle of a neighbourly dispute. Shetland Islands, Scotland, UK~August.
Gannet (Morus bassanus) adult is met with neighbourly hostility as it lands with some fishing net. Shetland Islands, Scotland, UK, August
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Andrew Parkinson / Gannet (Morus bassanus) adult is met with neighbourly hostility as it lands with some fishing net. Shetland Islands, Scotland, UK, August
Gannet (Morus bassanus) breeding pair during part of their elaborate courtship ritual. Saltee Islands, Republic of Ireland, May.
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Andrew Parkinson / Gannet (Morus bassanus) breeding pair during part of their elaborate courtship ritual. Saltee Islands, Republic of Ireland, May.
Gannet (Morus bassanu) pair preening. Saltee Islands, Republic of Ireland, May.
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Andrew Parkinson / Gannet (Morus bassanu) pair preening. Saltee Islands, Republic of Ireland, May.
Gannet (Morus bassanus) pair preening one another as part of their elaborate courtship ritual. Saltee Islands, Republic of Ireland, May.
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Andrew Parkinson / Gannet (Morus bassanus) pair preening one another as part of their elaborate courtship ritual. Saltee Islands, Republic of Ireland, May.
Gannet (Morus bassanus) adult stretching its wings. Shetland Islands, Scotland, UK, September.
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Andrew Parkinson / Gannet (Morus bassanus) adult stretching its wings. Shetland Islands, Scotland, UK, September.
Gannet (Morus bassanus) breeding pair sit together on rock. Saltee Islands, Republic of Ireland, May.
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Andrew Parkinson / Gannet (Morus bassanus) breeding pair sit together on rock. Saltee Islands, Republic of Ireland, May.
Gannet (Morus bassanu) breeding pair squabble after mating. Saltee Islands, Republic of Ireland, May.
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Andrew Parkinson / Gannet (Morus bassanu) breeding pair squabble after mating. Saltee Islands, Republic of Ireland, May.
Gannet (Morus bassanus) colony on cliffs. Shetland Islands, Scotland, UK, July.
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Andrew Parkinson / Gannet (Morus bassanus) colony on cliffs. Shetland Islands, Scotland, UK, July.
Gannet (Morus bassanus) colony, cliff top view showing the trails that gannets leave during a 2 second exposure. Shetland Islands, Scotland, UK, September
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Andrew Parkinson / Gannet (Morus bassanus) colony, cliff top view showing the trails that gannets leave during a 2 second exposure. Shetland Islands, Scotland, UK, September