bewitchingbritain:

spinals:JC Richardson Cloud-wrapped Borerary, St. Kilda, Scotland Thousands of Gannetts fly out from Boreray, part of the St. Kilda group of islands famed for its fantastic bird colonies. Uninhabited, remote and wild, it was the site of incredible feats of cliff climbing by the St. Kildans who hunted the birds. The islands were abandoned by the last of the islanders in 1930.

bewitchingbritain: Gannets are large black and white sea birds with yellow heads, long pointed wings, and protruding bills. **SCARY** Northern gannets are the largest seabirds in the North Atlantic, with a wingspan of up to 2 metres long **TERRIFYING** I do not think those islanders abandoned the place. THOSE GANNETS ATE THEM. It’s an incredible photo though, and THAT IS WHAT COUNTS! (maybe not to the friends and relatives of the consumed islanders)