Northern Gannet (Morus bassanus) about to land

            An adult northern gannet has a 170–180 cm (67–71 in) wingspan,[20] and is 87–100 cm (34+1⁄2–39+1⁄2 in) long and weighs 2.3–3.6 kg (5–8 lb) making it the largest gannet and the largest seabird native to the western Palearctic.

The two sexes are generally of a similar size and appearance.

The plumage is white with dark brown to black wing tips; the primary flight feathers, primary coverts and alulae are dark. The head and neck are tinged buff-yellow, becoming much more prominent in the breeding season.

Males are more deeply coloured than females. The eyes have a light blue to light grey iris surrounded by a thin black ring of bare skin. The beak is long, strong and conical with a slight downcurve at the end and a sharp cutting edge. 

In adults, the beak is blue-grey with dark grey or black edges. There is a black groove running the length of the mandible that merges into the skin around the eyes. A black band of bare skin also separates the pale feathers of the forehead and throat from the bill, which gives the gannet its distinctive face markings.

The four-toed feet are joined by a membrane that can vary in colour from dark grey to dark brown. There are coloured lines running along the toes that continue along up the legs. These are typically greenish-yellow in males and bluish in females and probably have a role in mating.

This image was taken at RSPB Bempton Cliffs in Yorkshire, England

Taken in: UK / England / Bempton (show map)

Taken on: May 21, 2022

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