Australasian Gannet - Jean and Bob Hilscher
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Jean and Bob Hilscher Media from this contributor Profile

Date

Location

Muriwai Gannet Colony
Rodney District, Auckland, New Zealand
Media from this location Illustrated Checklist
Map
Map Coordinates: -36.8326507, 174.4240766
Age
Not specified
Sex
Not specified
Tags
Habitat

Observation details

Both the north and south headlands of Otakamiro Point and Motutara and Oaia Islands were chock full of Gannets on the nest with scores of the birds coming and going. There was no free space, and historically, about 1,200 mating pairs return to Muriwai to breed each season.

Technical information

Model
NIKON D7000
ISO
400
Focal length
300 mm
Flash
Flash did not fire, auto
f-stop
f/6.3
Shutter speed
1/1600 sec
Dimensions
4928 pixels x 3264 pixels
Original file size
2.61 MB