Visiting Bempton Cliffs for the first time was an incredible experience. Most amazing were the Gannets. They have a prehistoric look anyway, but as they swooped and soared overhead and dived for fish, they reminded me so much of Pterodactyls.
Absolutely stunning! This one’s up close.
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To Leave Comments - Please SignIn with GoogleThis photo of a Gannet was stunning. You captured it perfectly.
Thanks Lotchie. I love to see them arrowing down into the sea to catch fish.
You’re welcome. Yes, that’s lovely to see, and patiently waiting for them if they will able to catch one.
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To Leave Comments - Please SignIn with GoogleWow, a brilliant photo!
Thanks, I got quite a few fab photos of the gannets that day, some on the cliffs with their fluffy white chicks. I also got some of the puffins, guillemots, razorbills and kittiwake. It was a truly awesome day, and definitely a place I’d recommend for a visit. 🙂
How beautiful the plumage on the head and neck Carrie. How I wish I had been around to see the Pterodactyls like you Carrie!
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To Leave Comments - Please SignIn with GoogleIt’s a wonderful place to be when the birds are nesting. Gannets are incredible though. They take about five years to get their full adult plumage, the younger ones have a lot of black markings over their back and wings, which is strange because they are like white cotton puffs when they are babies.
Yes, I can definitely see the resemblance to their pre-historic ancestors! And, an amazing photo. Of course, I googled Bempton Cliffs for a fascinating read and another entry on my bucket list if I’m lucky enough to get the chance to visit England one day. (I do hope so!) I am thoroughly enjoying seeing everyone’s photo memories 🙂
It’s an incredible place, they only come in onto the cliffs when they are nesting during the summer. The baby gannets are like big cotton puff clouds. So cute. It amazes me how they manage to stay perched on the cliffside. When we went the cliffs were covered in gannets, puffins, kittiwake, guillemots, razorbills and the occasional pigeon.
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To Leave Comments - Please SignIn with GoogleIt sounds wonderful, Carrie. About twenty years ago I went to Phillip Island which is off the south coast of Victoria, Australia (where I live) and saw thousands of seagulls nesting all over the cliffs. Fluffy babies, some with a few new feathers and other birds still sitting on eggs. The noise was incredible, and wonderful. Many people think of seagulls only as noisy pests, ever ready to invade a picnic but… Read more »