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Gannet Touchdown

Gannet Touchdown

A gannet lands in the midst of the Gannet colony at Muriwai Beach, Auckland, New Zealand. For such magnificent and graceful fliers they sure do look somewhat cl...
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A gannet lands in the midst of the Gannet colony at Muriwai Beach, Auckland, New Zealand. For such magnificent and graceful fliers they sure do look somewhat clumsy at landing. Perhaps that's because they are cousins of the booby who is equally bad at landing.
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NIKON D850

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Aperture f/5.6 ISO 200 Shutter 1/800 Focal Length 5000/10

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Muriwai Beach, Auckland, NZ

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Nov, 2021

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