tiabunna

tiabunna club

Posted: 24 Oct 2013


Taken: 23 Oct 2013

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Lat, Lng:  -54.498907, 158.941398
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Address:  7151, Macquarie Island, Tasmania

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Australia
Tasmania
Eudyptes chrysocome
skua
Stercorarius skua
Rockhopper penguin
Macquarie Island
Lumix FZ20
Southern (Great) Skua


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The watching skua

The watching skua
Wherever there are penguins, Southern (Great) Skua gulls are never far away: there's one up there in the note! It may seem unkind, nasty, brutal and all that, but skuas live largely on penguin chicks and eggs. They do have to eat too, after all! And when they aren't harassing penguins they (and Giant Petrels) do a good job of clearing the beaches of carrion such as dead seals.

Photo taken from a bobbing zodiac, offshore at Macquarie Island. :)

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Latest comments - All (6)
 Pam J
Pam J club
Each has its place.. only "man" upsets it all
11 years ago.
 tiabunna
tiabunna club has replied
Well, they do also go by the name "Great Skua". My bird book puts them at 61-65cm. :)
11 years ago.
 tiabunna
tiabunna club has replied
Thank you.
11 years ago.
 tiabunna
tiabunna club has replied
Indeed, Pam. More than enough of that at Macquarie over the years!
11 years ago.
 tiabunna
tiabunna club has replied
Thank you Christina. It's a great place for wildlife photography. :)
11 years ago.

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