Cape Gannet

Morus capensis

Port St. Johns, Eastern Cape, South Africa

Nikon F100, Provia 400, Nikon 80 - 400 VR

Cape gannets live on islands near the Cape, leaving every year to follow the migration of sardines northwards.

With their orange-yellow caps and blue eyes and snowy white feathers on their body and the tops of their wings, these are beautiful, graceful sea-birds.