Great Skua Gallery

Southern skua (Stercorarius antarcticus)

Southern skua (Stercorarius antarcticus) presented with the gaping mouth of a wounded sub-adult Elephant seal (Mirounga leonina) from which it will pick loose and ripped flesh. Fortuna Bay, South Georgia, Antarctica

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The Common Skua, illustration from A History of British Birds by William Yarrell

XJF486322 The Common Skua, illustration from A History of British Birds by William Yarrell, first published 1843 (woodcut) by Yarrell, William (1784-1856); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Great, or common, Skua (latin: Stercorarius skua) is a large seabird in the skua family Stercorariidae. In Britain, it is sometimes known by the name Bonxie, a Shetland name of unknown origin. ); English, out of copyright

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Roller - with caught grass snake

RES-405
Great Skua - in flight
Isles of Scilly, August
Stercorarius skua
George Reszeter
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Caught, Coracias, Garrulus, Grass, Roller, Snake