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Australasian diving gannets can spend their life with the same partner. When one of the pair returns to the nest, an elaborate ritual of vocalizing, neck stretc...
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Australasian diving gannets can spend their life with the same partner. When one of the pair returns to the nest, an elaborate ritual of vocalizing, neck stretching and head shaking ensues and often finishes in tender touch.
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Great shot. I always have wondered how birds like this know where to come back to. Bald Eagles come back to their same nest each year. The pair continues to make the nest larger each year.

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