1.0Jesus Creedhttps://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/jesuscreedScot McKnighthttps://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/jesuscreed/author/smcknightGannets galore! - Jesus Creedrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="tEw74iZF8p"><a href="https://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/jesuscreed/2010/06/gannets-galore.html">Gannets galore!</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/jesuscreed/2010/06/gannets-galore.html/embed#?secret=tEw74iZF8p" width="600" height="338" title="“Gannets galore!” — Jesus Creed" data-secret="tEw74iZF8p" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">
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Next to Skellig Michael is Skellig Little, and the island is overtaken by Gannets. I took this picture into the sky, so it’s a bit too light, but if you click on the picture it will blow up and you can see them everywhere. (Nearly all that white is gannets, but some of it is…http://blog.beliefnet.com/jesuscreed/files/import/assets_c/2010/06/IMG_1972-thumb-333x249-15179.jpg