Earthwatcher's photos with the keyword: bird

A walk on Handa Island - 17 A Great Skua on the ground. This one was content to watch us warily and made no attempt to harass us!

A walk on Handa Island - 10 The magnificent Torridonian Sandstone sea cliffs at Great Stack on the north coast of Handa Island is home to huge colonies of sea birds, especially guillemots, but also gulls, razor bills and puffins.

A walk on Handa Island - 12 The magnificent Torridonian Sandstone sea cliffs at Great Stack on the north coast of Handa Island is home to huge colonies of sea birds, especially guillemots, but also gulls, razor bills and puffins.

A walk on Handa Island - 11 The magnificent Torridonian Sandstone sea cliffs at Great Stack on the north coast of Handa Island is home to huge colonies of sea birds, especially guillemots, but also gulls, razor bills and puffins.

A walk on Handa Island - 6 A view south to the mainland village of Scourie. In the distance, the Torridonian mountain of Quinag has its head in the clouds. The bird in the foreground is a Great Skua, also known as a 'bonxie' - a term of Shetland origin. There is a sizeable colony on Handa Island and they are rather notorious for their aggressive and territorial behaviour, swooping low over the heads of walkers where the footpath passes close to their nesting grounds. Waving one's arms in the air is usually a sufficient deterrent...

A walk on Handa Island - 7 The bird is a Great Skua, also known as a 'bonxie' - a term of Shetland origin. There is a sizeable colony on Handa Island and they are rather notorious for their aggressive and territorial behaviour, swooping low over the heads of walkers where the footpath passes close to their nesting grounds. Waving one's arms in the air is usually a sufficient deterrent to ward off an attack...