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A gannet in the grass

A gannet in the grass

A gannet with its head down in the vegetation as it tears grass, and other plants, from the cliff tops to line the nest. When you see the nests at the Bempton C...
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A gannet with its head down in the vegetation as it tears grass, and other plants, from the cliff tops to line the nest. When you see the nests at the Bempton Cliffs gannetry, the largest on mainland England, you see that they're a mix of vegetation and remnants of old fishing nets which highlights the human impact on the natural world.

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Canon EOS 5D Mark III

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Aperture f/5.6 ISO 400 Shutter 1/2500 Focal Length 700/1

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May, 2017

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