“Gannets dive in to the water at up to speeds of 60mph to catch their prey, which includes large fish such as Mackerel, Pollock and Herring. … We will be chumming (throwing dead fish) to encourage the Gannets to dive close to the boat, giving us excellent opportunities to capture images of these stunning birds diving in to the sea, surfacing with their fish and often fighting each other over their catch.”
They dive in
And emerge with the spoils
Sometimes a squabble
After a “chumming” session, several hundred gannets, some lucky and some still huungry
More arrive
On the way back, a curious grey seal
Later that evening on the cliffs, a barn owl swoops over the fields
This one, a bit of a fluke, might even be my favourite: a raucous gannet framed by an ethereal herring gull.
If you have a favourite, let us all know in the commnents – thank you.
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