Skellig Islands, Ireland.

Lying six nautical miles off the southwest tip of Ireland, the Skellig Islands are exposed to the full force of Atlantic waves that sweep in storms that sweep in from the west. The closest landmass to slow down these winds and disperse the energy of the waves is Newfoundland, 1500 miles away.

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Gannets flying past massive crashing waves. Little Skellig, Skellig Islands, Country Kerry, Southwest Ireland. Available to license and as a fine art print. © Colin Munro Photography
Gannets flying past massive crashing waves. Little Skellig, Skellig Islands, Country Kerry, Southwest Ireland. © Colin Munro Photography

Little Skellig supports Ireland’s largest colony of northern gannets (Morus bassanus) with over 35,000 breeding pairs.

A northern gannet flies past massive crashing waves. Little Skellig, Skellig Islands, Country Kerry, Southwest Ireland. Available to license and as a fine art print. © Colin Munro Photography
A northern gannet flies past massive crashing waves. Little Skellig. © Colin Munro Photography

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