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May the best bird win! Incredible photos show gannets diving for their next meal

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Photographer Joshua Galicki captured stunning underwater photographs showing Northern Gannets diving and competing for fish around the Isle of Noss in Scotland’s Shetland Islands. Using specialized underwater equipment, he documented the birds’ swift movements and intense competition near 180-metre high cliffs, home to over 150,000 breeding seabirds. The images highlight moments of synchronized dives and fierce pursuits as gannets snatch fish from beneath the waves.

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Photographer Joshua Galicki took stunning underwater images of Northern Gannets around the Isle of Noss in the Shetland Islands, Scotland. The island is known for its 180-meter red sandstone sea cliffs and over 150,000 breeding seabirds. During a feeding session with Shetland Seabird Tours, Mr. Galicki captured gannets diving into the water to catch fish and competing for their meals. He used specialized equipment, including a camera in a glass housing with strobes, to photograph the action underwater. One photo shows two gannets fighting over a single fish with their bills almost perfectly aligned, while another depicts a gull hunting prey by diving vertically into the sea.

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“Article A describes photographs taken by Joshua Galicki of gannets diving for food off the Isle of Noss, while Article B discusses a different photographer, Henley Spiers, winning an award with an underwater photograph of a gannet diving in Scottish waters.”

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- See more Daily Mail on Google - save us as a Preferred Source These incredible underwater photographs reveal the frantic world beneath the waves as Northern Gannets plunge into the sea in pursuit of food. asserted

Gannets → see → food

Photographer Joshua Galicki shot the stunning images around the Isle of Noss in the Shetland Islands in Scotland, which is famous for its towering 180-metre red sandstone sea cliffs and over 150,000 breeding seabirds. asserted

which → shoot → cliffs

The images capture the birds diving, chasing prey and competing for their next meal just below the surface. asserted

birds → capture → surface

Mr Galicki was out with Shetland Seabird Tours when dozens of gannets gathered around the boat during a feeding session. He seized the opportunity, positioning himself as close to the waterline as safely possible. asserted

He → gather → waterline

Ingeniously, he then used a camera inside a glass housing with strobes to illuminate the action underwater. asserted

he → use → action

This striking image captures two gannets going for the same fish, their long bills crossing almost perfectly Another shows a battle above the surface for a fish dinner This stunning image captures a gull hunting down a fish by diving vertically into the dark sea Other gannets chase one diving bird in hot pursuit as he grasps a fish between his bills A wide angle zoom, meanwhile, captured the feeding frenzy above the surface - a recognisable scene to most viewers who live by the sea. asserted

who → capture → sea

The birds moved at extraordinary speed, often changing direction in an instant as they chased fish through the water. asserted

they → move → water

One of the most striking moments came when two gannets went for the same fish, their long bills crossing almost perfectly as they competed for the prize. asserted

they → come → prize

Mr Galicki said: 'Everything was happening so quickly that I didn't fully appreciate the alignment until afterward.' The resulting image showed the remarkable symmetry of the birds while capturing the split second chaos of their underwater hunt. asserted

image → say → hunt

Another image showed silhouettes of other gannets appearing like shadows behind one single gannet, who had dived underwater in a bid for food. asserted

who → show → food

The images create a sense of dramatic speed and frenzy as the birds plunge into the dark sea, hungrily chasing fish. asserted

birds → create → fish

May the best bird win! Incredible photos show gannets diving for their next meal

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