Circling
Along the Aberdeenshire coast a Northern Gannet, Morus bassanus, follows the updrafts that hit the high cliffs at RSPB Troup Head Nature Reserve, allowing the gannets and other birds to fly close to the cliffs and circle the gannet colony. I had seen my first gannet off the coast of North America only a month before. Already on my way to Scotland, I was aware that there were a few colonies. RSPB Troupe Head was close to where I was so I decided to take a few days to go and see the beautiful Northern Gannets. Photographing from the cliff was challenging, Iâm afraid of heights, but it was worth it. Aberdeenshire, Scotland, August, 2025 57.68612334403076, -2.3258295317075954