GANNETS FLY OVER OPEN OCEAN AND RARELY OVER LAND. THEY FEED ON FISH CAPTURED IN SPECTACULAR DIVES. THEY BRING NESTING MATERIAL INTO THE AREA.

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CAPE ST MARY'S IS A PRIME WORLD BREEDING AREA FOR THE NORTHERN GANNET.

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Location: Cape St. Mary's Ecological Reserve, Saint Bride's, NL, Canada
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