Australasian Gannet
Morus serrator
Port Fairy Pelagic, Moyne, SW Vic IMG_2680 20181215 - adult. CLICK for another view.
Notes: Large black & white seabird w. golden cap &
nape, heavy pointed bill. Black flight feathers,
white trailing edge to
inner wing, black central retrices. Cf
Masked Booby which has broad black
trailing edge to wings, all-white head.
Short gular stripe. Juvenile spangled upper wings & back.
Plunge dives
for fish in coastal waters.
Range from Morcombe©
Point Danger, Portland, SW Vic IMG_7159 20210401 - adult
Ricketts Point, Beaumaris, S Vic IMG_4273 20230721 - adult
Point Danger, Portland, SW Vic IMG_7058 20210401 - adult
Port Fairy pelagic, Moyne, SW Vic IMG_3136 20181215
Point Danger, Portland, SW Vic IMG_7112 20210401 - adults pair bonding.
Eaglehawk Neck Pelagic, SE Tas IMG_6785 20210606 - juvenile
Point Danger, Portland, SW Vic IMG_7127 20210401 - juvenile, adult behind. CLICK for another in the communal nest site.
Point Addis, S Vic IMG_7823 20190923
Point Danger, Portland, SW Vic IMG_7071+7076 20210401
Point Danger, Portland, SW Vic IMG_7118 20210401 - sparring in pair bonding ritual.