SCOTLAND: The Big Picture / Aerial view of nesting Gannets (Morus bassanus) and swirling seas, Hermaness, Shetland, Scotland, UK, October.

SCOTLAND: The Big Picture / Northern gannets (Morus bassanus) diving for fish, split level shot, Shetland, Scotland, UK, July.

SCOTLAND: The Big Picture / Northern gannets (Morus bassanus) diving for fish, split level shot, Shetland, Scotland, UK, September.

Philippe Clement / Wide-angle shot of Northern gannets (Morus bassanus) nesting in a breeding colony, Hermaness NNR, Unst, Shetland Islands, Scotland, UK, May.

Philippe Clement / Northern gannets (Morus bassanus) in breeding colony, Hermaness NNR, Unst, Shetland Islands, Scotland, UK, May.

Philippe Clement / Northern gannets (Morus bassanus) sitting on nests made with plastic, Hermaness NNR, Unst, Shetland Islands, Scotland, UK, May.

Philippe Clement / Northern gannets (Morus bassanus) preening, sitting on nests made with plastic, Hermaness NNR, Unst, Shetland Islands, Scotland, UK, May.

Philippe Clement / Northern gannets (Morus bassanus) preening at breeding colony, Hermaness NNR, Unst, Shetland Islands, Scotland, UK, May.

Ingo Arndt / Cape gannets (Morus capensis / Sula capensis) at nesting colony, zooming from tight to wide shot, Lamberts Bay, South Africa, December

Ingo Arndt / Cape Gannet (Sula capensis) perched on a rock whilst calling, nesting colony, Lamberts Bay, South Africa.

SCOTLAND: The Big Picture / Gannets (Morus bassanus) diving to feed on discarded fish, Shetland, Scotland, UK, April.

SCOTLAND: The Big Picture / Gannets (Morus bassanus) diving to feed on discarded fish, Shetland, Scotland, UK, April.

SCOTLAND: The Big Picture / Gannets (Morus bassanus) diving to feed on discarded fish, Shetland, Scotland, UK, April.

SCOTLAND: The Big Picture / Gannets (Morus bassanus) diving to feed on discarded fish, Shetland, Scotland, UK, April.

SCOTLAND: The Big Picture / Gannets (Morus bassanus) diving to feed on discarded fish, Shetland, Scotland, UK, April.

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

Angelo Gandolfi / Gannets (Morus bassanus) courtship behavior on nest on abandoned boat, La Spezia Gulf, Italy. Mediterranean Sea. July.

Peter Cairns / 2020VISION / Northern gannets (Morus bassanus) in flight at nesting colony on cliffs, Hermaness NNR, Unst, Shetland Islands, Scotland, UK, June

Chris & Monique Fallows / Cape Gannets (Morus capensis) feeding on sardines, False Bay, Cape Town, South Africa.

Chris & Monique Fallows / Cape Gannets (Morus capensis) feeding on sardines, False Bay, Cape Town, South Africa.

Pete Oxford / Long-beaked Common Dolphin (Delphinus capensis) pod and diving Cape Gannets (Morus capensis) hunting Pacific Sardines (Sardinops sagax), Eastern Cape, South Africa

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

Andrew Parkinson / Gannet (Morus bassanus) family on an exposed ridge, backlit by the morning sun. Shetland Islands, Scotland, UK, August.

Andrew Parkinson / Gannet (Morus bassanus) adult stretching its wings. Shetland Islands, Scotland, UK, September.

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

Andrew Parkinson / Gannet (Morus bassanus) breeding pair sit together on rock. Saltee Islands, Republic of Ireland, May.

Andrew Parkinson / Gannet (Morus bassanus) adult taking off from temporary roost sight. Shetland Islands, Scotland, UK, September.

Andrew Parkinson / Gannet (Morus bassanus) adult 'sky-pointing' before flying out to sea. Saltee Islands, Republic of Ireland, May.

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

Andrew Parkinson / Gannet (Morus bassanus) chick backlit by evening light. Shetland Islands, Scotland, UK, August.

Andrew Parkinson / Gannet (Morus bassanus) adult diving arrow-like into the sea, Shetland Islands, Scotland, UK, July

Andrew Parkinson / Gannet (Morus bassanu) coming into land with stormy seas behind, Shetland Islands, Scotland, UK, September. Highly Commended in the Coastal and Marine category of the BWPA Awards 2015

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

Andrew Parkinson / Gannet (Morus bassanus) sub-adults roosting on a coastal rock Shetland Islands, Scotland, UK, July

Danny Green / Great skua (Stercocarius skua) in flight over Gannet (Morus bassanus) colony, looking for small chicks, whilst Gannets call defensively, Shetland Isles, July. Bookplate from Danny Green's 'The Long Jo...

David Tipling / Australasian Gannet (Morus serrator) low angle portrait, Cape Kidnappers, North Island, New Zealand

Ben Hall / Northern gannets (Morus / Sula bassanus) portrait of individual with a courting pair in foreground, UK, Bass Rock, Scotland, Portrait category winner in the British Wildlife Photography Awards BWPA co...

Cheryl-Samantha Owen / Cape Gannet (Morus capensis) juvenile released at sea near Robben Island, Table Bay, after hand rearing and rehabilitation at the Southern African Foundation for the Conservation of Coastal Birds (SAN...

Cheryl-Samantha Owen / Cape Gannet (Morus capensis) released after hand rearing and rehabilitation at the Southern African Foundation for the Conservation of Coastal Birds (SANCCOB) this Cape gannet is released at sea near...

Cheryl-Samantha Owen / Cape Gannet (Morus capensis) juvenile being transported by boat in a cardbord box. To be released after hand rearing and rehabilitation at the Southern African Foundation for the Conservation of Coast...

Cheryl-Samantha Owen / Cape Gannet (Morus capensis) juvenile being transported by boat in a cardbord box. To be released after hand rearing and rehabilitation at the Southern African Foundation for the Conservation of Coast...

Cheryl-Samantha Owen / Cape Gannet (Morus capensis) juvenile at hand rearing and rehabilitation facility at the Southern African Foundation for the Conservation of Coastal Birds (SANCCOB) Cape Town, South Africa. Vulnerable...

Cheryl-Samantha Owen / Cape gannet (Morus capensis) drying after a swim in the pool. Its feathers are still coated in oil and once the bird is strong enough it will be washed. Southern African Foundation for the Conservatio...

Cheryl-Samantha Owen / Cape gannet (Morus capensis) drying in a heated pen (a heat lamp illuminates the pen with a red light) after its first wash, which removed some of the oil that coated its feathers. Some oil remains on...

Cheryl-Samantha Owen / Cape Gannet (Morus capensis) being rinsed after a wash with soap to remove the oil that coated its feathers at the Southern African Foundation for the Conservation of Coastal Birds (SANCCOB). Vulnerab...

Cheryl-Samantha Owen / Cape Gannet (Morus capensis) being washed to remove the oil that coats its feathers at the Southern African Foundation for the Conservation of Coastal Birds (SANCCOB). Vulnerable species. Third place...

Cheryl-Samantha Owen / Cape gannet (Morus capensis) coated in oil swimming in pool at the Southern African Foundation for the Conservation of Coastal Birds (SANCCOB). Vulnerable species. Third place in Mankind and Nature p...

Cheryl-Samantha Owen / Cape gannet (Morus capensis) coated in oil swimming in pool at Southern African Foundation for the Conservation of Coastal Birds (SANCCOB). Vulnerable species. Third place in Mankind and Nature portf...

Cheryl-Samantha Owen / Cape gannet (Morus capensis) coated in oil swimming in pool at the Southern African Foundation for the Conservation of Coastal Birds (SANCCOB). Cape Town, South Africa. Vulnerable species. Third place...

Cheryl-Samantha Owen / Cape gannet (Morus capensis) being washed to remove the oil that coats it feathers. After it will be hand reared in rehabilitation at the Southern African Foundation for the Conservation of Coastal B...

Peter Cairns / 2020VISION / Gannet (Morus bassanus) breeding colony, long exposure showing flight trails. Hermaness National Nature Reserve, Shetland, Scotland, July.

Andy Rouse / 2020VISION / Gannet (Morus bassanus) portrait showing blue eyes. Bempton Cliffs RSPB reserve, UK, Yorkshire, July.

Erlend Haarberg / Northern gannet (Morus bassanus) colony on a sea stack and seabird cliff, Langanes peninsula, Iceland, July

Erlend Haarberg / Northern gannet (Morus bassanus) calling, Iceland, May

Peter Cairns / 2020VISION / Northern gannet (Morus bassanus) colony at Hermaness NNR, Unst, Shetland Isles, Scotland, UK, July. 2020VISION Exhibition.

Chris Gomersall / 2020VISION / Monochrome image of a Northern gannet (Morus bassanus) adult in flight, seen from the pelagic trawler 'Charisma', Shetland Isles, Scotland, UK, October

Chris Gomersall / 2020VISION / Northern gannet (Morus bassanus) plunge-diving for fish alongside pelagic trawler 'Charisma', Shetland Isles, Scotland, UK, October 2011

Chris Gomersall / 2020VISION / Northern gannet (Sula bassana) being mobbed by immature Great black-backed gull (Larus marinus), Shetland Islands, Scotland, UK, October

Chris Gomersall / 2020VISION / 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

Chris Gomersall / 2020VISION / Mixed flock of Northern gannets (Morus bassanus) and gulls (Larus) feeding in the wake of the pelagic trawler "Charisma." Shetland Isles. October 2011.

Brent Stephenson / Australasian Gannet (Morus serrator) breeding colony above sea stacks. Muriwai, Auckland, New Zealand, November.

Brent Stephenson / Male Australasian Gannet (Morus serrator) flying with seaweed for use as nesting material. Cape Kidnappers, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand, September.

Brent Stephenson / Australasian Gannet (Morus serrator) looking upwards or 'skypointing'. Cape Kidnappers, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand, September.

Roger Powell / Lesser black-backed gull (Larus fuscus) on cliff with Little Skellig gannetry in the background, Great Skellig island, Co Kerry, Republic of Ireland, June 2011

Peter Cairns / 2020VISION / Group of tourists wearing waterproof clothing and life jackets photograph Gannet colony from zodiac boat on tour around Bass Rock, North Berwick, Firth of Forth, Lothian, Scotland, UK, August 2011. Di...

Peter Cairns / 2020VISION / Silhouette of Razorbill (Alca torda) against sunset, flapping wings. June 2010. Photographer quote: 'A cacophonous seabird colony on a summers evening is just spell-binding. Throw in a decent sunset a...

Peter Cairns / 2020VISION / Pair of Gannets (Morus bassanus) mutual preening, Bass Rock, Firth of Forth, Scotland, UK, June

Peter Cairns / 2020VISION / Pair of Gannets (Morus bassanus) mutual preening, Bass Rock, Firth of Forth, Scotland, UK, June. Photographer quote: 'I never get tired of watching gannets. This pair who momentarily lined up in perfe...

Philip Stephen / Fishing vessel "Harvester" surrounded by Northern gannets (Morus bassanus) whilst hauling the trawl net onboard. North Sea, Europe, February 2011. Property released.

Andrew Parkinson / Fulmar (Fulmarus glacialis) in flight, with view straight down a precipitous cliff face, and resting Northern Gannets (Morus bassanus) Shetland Islands, Scotland, UK, May (non-ex)

Paul Hobson / Gannet, (Morus bassanus) rear view, flying into head wind, tail used as break, Yorkshire coastline, England. UK. May.

Paul Hobson / Gannet (Morus bassanus) on coastline, with flowering Sea thrift (Ameria maritima) in foreground, Yorkshire, England, UK. May.

Wild Wonders of Europe / Hermansen / Northern gannets (Morus bassanus) colony, Saltee Islands, County Wexford, Republic of Ireland, June 2009

Guy Edwardes / Northern gannet (Morus bassanus) in flight, Great Saltee, County Wexford, Republic of Ireland, June

Laurie Campbell / Northern gannet (Morus bassanus) gathering nesting material, Bass Rock, Firth of Forth, East Lothian, UK, July

Wild Wonders of Europe / Hermansen / Gannet (Morus bassanus) courtship, Saltee Islands, County Wexford, Republic of Ireland, June 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Hermansen / Gannet (Morus bassanus) in flight carrying nest material, Saltee Islands, County Wexford, Republic of Ireland, June 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Hermansen / Gannet (Morus bassanus) colony, Saltee Islands, County Wexford, Republic of Ireland, June 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Hermansen / Gannets (Morus bassanus) Saltee Islands, County Wexford, Republic of Ireland, June 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Hermansen / Gannets (Morus bassanus) pair, Saltee Islands, County Wexford, Republic of Ireland, June 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Hermansen / Gannet (Morus bassanus) courtship, Saltee Islands, County Wexford, Republic of Ireland, June 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Hermansen / Northern gannets (Morus bassanus) diving, Saltee Islands, County Wexford, Republic of Ireland, June 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Hermansen / Gannet (Morus bassanus) head portrait, Saltee Islands, Republic of Ireland, June 2009 WWE BOOK

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

Wild Wonders of Europe / Muñoz / Stac Lee home to a Northern gannet (Morus bassanus) colony, St. Kilda Archipelago, Outer Hebrides, Scotland, UK, June 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Muñoz / Northern gannet (Morus bassanus) in flight over sea, St. Kilda Archipielago, Outer Hebrides, Scotland, UK, June 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Green / Northern gannets (Morus bassanus) on rock squabbling, Saltee Islands, Republic of Ireland, June 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Green / Northern gannet (Morus bassanus) fledgling, Bass Rock, Firth of Forth, Scotland, August 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Green / Northern gannets (Morus bassanus) fighting, Saltee Islands, Republic of Ireland, May 2008

Wild Wonders of Europe / Green / Northern gannet (Morus bassanus) flying over two on rock, Saltee Islands, Republic of Ireland, June 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Green / Young Northern gannet (Morus bassanus) chick, Bass Rock, Firth of Forth, Scotland, August 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Green / Northern gannet (Morus bassanus) colony, Bass Rock with the moon rising, Firth of Forth, Scotland, August 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Green / Northern gannets (Morus bassanus) flying low over the sea, North Atlantic, June 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Green / Northern gannet (Morus bassanus) colony, St Kilda, Scotland, May 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Green / Northern gannets (Morus bassanus) and Common guillemots (Uria aalge) on rock face, The Flannans, Outer Hebrides, Scotland, July 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Green / Northern gannet (Morus bassanus) colony, The Flannans, Outer Hebrides, Scotland, July 2009