I made a poster with a random selection of seabird courtship rituals!
how the heck did this post do so well?!? anyways as i said if it got popular i would slap it on redbubble i did that, thank you all for all the notes and comments! https://www.redbubble.com/shop/ap/154720777?asc=u
the cape gannet is a large member of the gannet family (sulidae) found only on six islands off the coast of southern africa. this species plunge-dives for their food; their diet is made up of almost entirely fish, along with other prey found in the water. they are known for their distinctive yellow crown and blue bill. this is a social bird that gathers in large flocks frequently. while they aren’t known to mate for life, cape gannets may stay with the same mate for several breeding seasons. the cape gannet is currently listed as endangered by the iucn.
From top clockwise - Tākapu (Australasian Gannet), Tarāpunga (Red-billed Gull), Tara Iti (Fairy Tern), Tūturiwhatu (New Zealand Dotterel), Tōrea pango (Variable Oystercatcher). These are all shorebird species seen on beaches from my part of the country.
Can't remember when I did this, probably Nov 2018. Can't remember what I called it either. I painted them on little craft canvases and then glued them together with popsicle sticks