Shaking Off The Down
A guga, Gannet chick, shakes it's feathers out dislodging some of the down still on it's head and rump. 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