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wendyc
5th of January 2008 (Sat), 21:45
Austalasian Gannet colony on Aucklands West Coast. Ive been doing a documentary of this year's "batch".
I was lucky enough to catch feeding time today :)

Here are some of the latest shots.

wendyc
5th of January 2008 (Sat), 21:48
And a couple more. Only its mother could love it! And one couple are a bit behind, still have an egg.

jlcarnagey
5th of January 2008 (Sat), 22:16
Looks like a fun project. Fuzzy creatures.

downywp
5th of January 2008 (Sat), 22:33
What a cute bunch of little lintballs - wonderful interaction portrayed here!:)

jorj7
5th of January 2008 (Sat), 23:00
Great series Wendy. Man those babies have big feet.

wendyc
5th of January 2008 (Sat), 23:27
Thanks everyone :) Im quite new to bird photography. All C & C welcome.

Normcar21
5th of January 2008 (Sat), 23:36
These birds are a beautiful species and I hope you continue to document them here.

Gary Fairhead
6th of January 2008 (Sun), 01:22
Very nice set on these birds and their behaviours.. Nice!

wendyc
6th of January 2008 (Sun), 01:26
Thank you guys, with your encouragement, I will. Its hard to know what goes down well here :) Im so far away from ya'll ;)

Booswalia
6th of January 2008 (Sun), 06:01
Great series, Wendy. A bird that I hope to photograph some day too.

canonloader
6th of January 2008 (Sun), 07:10
Great set of shots Wendy. The ugly duckling story retold. :)

ngannet
10th of February 2008 (Sun), 09:44
Lovely series...I hope to see a breeding colony of our Northern Gannets someday.