A pair of northern gannets have chosen to nest in a boat in
Baia dell’Olivo, Porto Venere, Italy, for the past four years.
Wildlife photographer Angelo Gandolfi has been observing the
family and has named the male Nelson after the late Bryan
Nelson, a world expert on the species, and the female Roz after
a friend. The 2015 chick, shown in these photos, was named
Tinetto after a tiny island nearby in the Gulf of La SpeziaGannets are meant to nest in
colonies on islands and coasts,
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PHOTOS BY ANGELO GANDOLFI