Channel: Fishing with Nuno Morão

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Description: Fishing in a kayak on a complicated day, rough sea ... With 2 mackerels on the line, I hear a loud crash behind me and then... a gannet came to the surface, the bird failed and ended up getting up without taking my mackerel. The Gannet (Morus bassanus) is a juvenile with dark brown colour wings. An adult northern gannet has a mainly white body. It is 87–100 cm (34–39 in) long with a 170–180 cm (67–71 in) wingspan. They feed on fish by diving to depths of 100 feet (30 m) from great height at speeds up to 60 miles an hour (100 km per hour), pursuing their prey underwater Always expect the unexpected. Nuno Morão en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northern_gannet