[NatureNS] Dead gannets

Date: Fri, 22 Aug 2008 08:11:42 -0300
From: Joan Czapalay <joancz@ns.sympatico.ca>
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I recall reading some years ago a study (Great Britain, I believe) of 
dead gannets in which cause of death in the majority was skull damage. 
Having seen from a kayak the way they hit the water, this does not 
surprise me. Perhaps the immatures have trouble getting the entry angle 
right. Cheers, Joan

Randy Lauff wrote:
> Washed-up gannets are not uncommon, I come across a few every year, 
> almost always juveniles.
>
> 2008/8/18 Eleanor Lindsay <kelindsay@eastlink.ca 
> <mailto:kelindsay@eastlink.ca>>
>
>     This afternoon I found a dead gannet washed up on the shore of my
>     Seabright cove in St Margarets Bay.
>     There were no obvious signs of injury on the body. How common is
>     such a finding in these parts?
>
>     Eleanor Lindsay
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> Randy
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