Nesting Gannets
A guga, Gannet chick, with only a small amount of down still attached to it's head and body. Northern Gannet chicks, Mosur bassnus, begin life covered in white down, then grow in black feathers with small white spots. As they grow older they begin to loose the black and grow in white feathers. An adult gannet will have a white body, yelow head with black wing tips. Aberdeenshire, Scotland, United Kingdom August 2025