Gannets off Ardbeg, Isle of Islay

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Picture of Gannets flying past a coastal distilleryA company (apparently that’s the collective noun, if I can trust the interwebs) of Gannets flying south past Ardbeg, seen from the Islay ferry to Port Ellen.

Low flying Gannet seen from Islay ferry

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Picture of a Gannet flying low above the waterWatched from the ferry on the way to Port Ellen on Islay, a Gannet flying low above the water.

Gannet flying over Islay ferry

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Picture of a Gannet bird in flightMost Gannets I’ve seen from Port Wemyss or the shore at Saligo on Islay. This one though was flying right above the ferry from Kennacraig for a while, allowing me to take this nice close up picture.