On my recent trip to Norway I had a chance to take a boat ride to the island nesting areas off North Cape, Norway. Gjesvaerstappan is home to an impressive number of bird species. This very northern tip of Norway where the warm and cold ocean currents of the Atlantic and Arctic Oceans meet is a haven for birds looking to feed their young abundant fish. Puffins, razorbills, cormorants, black guillemots, and one of my favorites, the majestic Northern Gannet, nest and feed here.
A rather dramatic gannet nesting colony was perched on some impressive metamorphic rocks which I think make a perfect backdrop for a painting.
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