Visitors on viewing platform watching nesting gannets Muriwai gannet colony on mainland near Auckland North Island New Zealand

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Visitors on viewing platform watching nesting gannets at Muriwai gannet colony on mainland off west coast near Auckland North Island New Zealand Established around 1900 the gannets replace an earlier nesting site for white terms By the mid 1970s the gannets had run out of space and began nesting on the mainland Over 1000 pairs now nest here annually

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Size: 5120px × 3413px
Location: Auckland North Island New Zealand
Photo credit: © Mark Boulton / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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