The home of the Black Reef gannet colony rises above a sandy beach

At low tide, the exposed rock of the Black Reef gannet colony is reflected in standing water on the sandy beach at Cape Kidnappers on Hawke’s Bay in New Zealand. The sand beach only apear at low tide, the only time this area is only accessible.

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