{"id":12978,"date":"2020-10-11T07:54:00","date_gmt":"2020-10-10T18:54:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/?p=12978"},"modified":"2020-11-05T17:49:17","modified_gmt":"2020-11-05T04:49:17","slug":"muriwai-gannets-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/archives\/12978","title":{"rendered":"Muriwai Gannets"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Gannet-D85_6787-web.jpg?resize=960%2C640&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Photo of a Gannet in flight against a backdrop of sky and sea\" class=\"wp-image-12981\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Gannet-D85_6787-web.jpg?w=960&amp;ssl=1 960w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Gannet-D85_6787-web.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Gannet-D85_6787-web.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><figcaption>Gannet in flight against a backdrop of sky and sea<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>As promised <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/archives\/12957\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">last week<\/a> this post revisits the Muriwai Gannets. The Muriwai Gannet colony is one of my favourite places and it has been almost a year since I last visited in late November last year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Gannet-D85_6301-web.jpg?resize=960%2C640&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Photo of a Gannet in flight in front of a rock stack\" class=\"wp-image-12980\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Gannet-D85_6301-web.jpg?w=960&amp;ssl=1 960w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Gannet-D85_6301-web.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Gannet-D85_6301-web.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><figcaption>Gannet in flight in front of a rock stack<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Being early spring the birds are in nest building and courting mode. On the day we visited the wind levels were relatively low but there was till plenty of flight shot opportunities as well as the pair greeting displays.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Gannets-D85_6124-web.jpg?resize=683%2C1024&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Photo of a Gannet pair.\" class=\"wp-image-12986\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Gannets-D85_6124-web.jpg?resize=683%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 683w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Gannets-D85_6124-web.jpg?resize=200%2C300&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Gannets-D85_6124-web.jpg?resize=768%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Gannets-D85_6124-web.jpg?w=960&amp;ssl=1 960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/><figcaption>Gannet pair.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Gannet-D85_6834-web.jpg?resize=683%2C1024&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Photo of a Gannet in warm evening light.\" class=\"wp-image-12982\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Gannet-D85_6834-web.jpg?resize=683%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 683w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Gannet-D85_6834-web.jpg?resize=200%2C300&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Gannet-D85_6834-web.jpg?resize=768%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Gannet-D85_6834-web.jpg?w=960&amp;ssl=1 960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/><figcaption>Gannet in warm evening light.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>With nesting building in full swing many birds are carrying in nesting material. Most of this is natural consisting of kelp, other seaweed or grasses but some is abandoned plastic cordage from fishing operations. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/GannetPlastic-D85_6869-web.jpg?resize=960%2C640&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Photo of a Gannet with plastic cordage.\" class=\"wp-image-12984\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/GannetPlastic-D85_6869-web.jpg?w=960&amp;ssl=1 960w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/GannetPlastic-D85_6869-web.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/GannetPlastic-D85_6869-web.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><figcaption>Gannet with plastic cordage.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Plastic ingestion is a major threat to seabirds. Drifting plastic becomes coated with phytoplankton and smells like food. Apart from providing no nutritional value, after ingestion it doesn\u2019t break down so can cause intestinal blockage and death. While this plastic nesting material is not at risk of ingestion it can be a concern for tangling chicks in the nest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/GannetPlastic-D85_6903-web.jpg?resize=960%2C640&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Photo of a Gannet in flight with plastic cordage for nesting material.\" class=\"wp-image-12985\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/GannetPlastic-D85_6903-web.jpg?w=960&amp;ssl=1 960w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/GannetPlastic-D85_6903-web.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/GannetPlastic-D85_6903-web.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><figcaption>Gannet in flight with plastic cordage for nesting material.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>On a more positive note, there is plenty of opportunity for close-up images showing the beauty of the preening birds on the nest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Gannet-D85_7651-web.jpg?resize=683%2C1024&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Photo of detail of a preening Gannet in the last of the evening light.\" class=\"wp-image-12983\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Gannet-D85_7651-web.jpg?resize=683%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 683w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Gannet-D85_7651-web.jpg?resize=200%2C300&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Gannet-D85_7651-web.jpg?resize=768%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Gannet-D85_7651-web.jpg?w=960&amp;ssl=1 960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/><figcaption>Detail of a preening Gannet in the last of the evening light.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Photos with Nikon D850 and Nikon 300mm f4PF lens<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Auckland\u2019s Muriwai Gannet Colony revisited<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":12981,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"Muriwai Gannets revisited","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[3,203,29],"tags":[198,26,25,220,205,206,144,247,243,311,641],"class_list":["post-12978","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-birds","category-favourite-places","category-new-zealand","tag-auckland","tag-bird-photography","tag-birds","tag-birds-in-flight","tag-gannet","tag-muriwai-gannet-colony","tag-new-zealand","tag-new-zealand-bird","tag-nikon-300mm-f4-pf","tag-nikon-d850","tag-nikon-nz","entry","has-media"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - 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