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Île-Bonaventure Gannet Colony

Home of the largest northern gannet colony in the world, with over 120,000 birds.
Northern Gannets nesting in the cliffs, from the ferry
Northern Gannets nesting in the cliffs, from the ferry		 Northern Gannets and Atlantic Puffins
Northern Gannets and Atlantic Puffins		 Northern Gannets nesting, from the ferry
Northern Gannets nesting, from the ferry		 Looking back at Percé after landing
Looking back at Percé after landing		 Hking across the island to the colony
Hking across the island to the colony		 American Redstart in the woods
American Redstart in the woods
Ruby-Throated Hummingbird
Ruby-Throated Hummingbird		 cliff-edge trail
cliff-edge trail		 my first view of the Gannet colony
my first view of the Gannet colony		 View of the Gannet colony
View of the Gannet colony		 lots of Gannets
lots of Gannets		 Behaviors of the Fou de Bassan (Northern Gannet)
Behaviors of the Fou de Bassan (Northern Gannet)
lots of Gannets
lots of Gannets		 lots of Gannets
lots of Gannets		 Gannet adults and chicks
Gannet adults and chicks		 Northern Gannet landing near blind
Northern Gannet landing near blind		 Lots of Gannets
Lots of Gannets		 Northern Gannet flying over colony
Northern Gannet flying over colony
Northern Gannet over colony
Northern Gannet over colony		 Coming in for a landing
Coming in for a landing		 Northern Gannet pair
Northern Gannet pair		 Northern Gannet pair
Northern Gannet pair		 Northern Gannet territory dispute
Northern Gannet territory dispute		 another territorial argument
another territorial argument
Northern Gannet couple greeting each other
Northern Gannet couple greeting each other		 Northern Gannet reverence behavior
Northern Gannet "reverence" behavior		 Northern Gannet - Honey I'm Home
Northern Gannet - Honey I'm Home		 Northern Gannet gathering nest material
Northern Gannet gathering nest material		 Northern Gannet closeup
Northern Gannet closeup		 Northern Gannet closeup
Northern Gannet closeup
Northern Gannet closeup
Northern Gannet closeup		 Sleepy Gannet Close-up
Sleepy Gannet Close-up		 Northern Gannet closeup
Northern Gannet closeup		 Northern Gannet closeup
Northern Gannet closeup		 Northern Gannet closeup
Northern Gannet closeup		 Northern Gannet modeling evening wear
Northern Gannet modeling evening wear
Northern Gannet third-year individual
Northern Gannet third-year individual		 Gannet fight!
Gannet fight!		 Northern Gannet walking
Northern Gannet walking		 Northern Gannet walking 2
Northern Gannet walking 2		 Northern Gannet parent and chick 1
Northern Gannet parent and chick 1		 Northern Gannet parent and chick 2
Northern Gannet parent and chick 2
Northern Gannet parent and chick 3
Northern Gannet parent and chick 3		 Northern Gannet parent and chick 4
Northern Gannet parent and chick 4		 Northern Gannet parent and chick 5
Northern Gannet parent and chick 5		 Northern Gannet chick begging
Northern Gannet chick begging		 Northern Gannet chick
Northern Gannet chick		 Northern Gannet chick
Northern Gannet chick
Northern Gannet chick
Northern Gannet chick		 Northern Gannet adult with begging chick
Northern Gannet adult with begging chick		 Northern Gannet chick begging
Northern Gannet chick begging		 Northern Gannet chick feeding
Northern Gannet chick feeding		 Northern Gannet chick
Northern Gannet chick		 Northern Gannet chick testing wings
Northern Gannet chick testing wings
Northern Gannet chick
Northern Gannet chick		 Northern Gannet feet!
Northern Gannet feet!		 Northern Gannet chick begging
Northern Gannet chick begging		 Northern Gannet chick stretching
Northern Gannet chick stretching		 Northern Gannets
Northern Gannets		 Northern Gannet with nesting material
Northern Gannet with nesting material
Northern Gannet in flight
Northern Gannet in flight		 Northern Gannet in flight
Northern Gannet in flight		 Northern Gannet in flight
Northern Gannet in flight		 Human area at the edge of the colony
Human area at the edge of the colony		 Coming in for a landing
Coming in for a landing		 Bringing nest material home
Bringing nest material home
Gannets over colony
Gannets over colony		 the colony from above
the colony from above		 Gannet colony from above
Gannet colony from above		 Great and Double-Crested Cormorants with a Great Black-Backed Gull
Great and Double-Crested Cormorants with a Great Black-Backed Gull		 beach on the southeast of the island
"beach" on the southeast of the island		 Old resident's house settling into the landscape
Old resident's house settling into the landscape
Repairing an old house with le Rocher Percé behind
Repairing an old house with le Rocher Percé behind		 Looking back at Percé
Looking back at Percé

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johnel06-Sep-2012 14:53
We are interested in photographing the Gannet. Please tell me the two best times of the year to do this. How far are you from Montreal? What would be the best way to get there?
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