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War

by David Cobb

Category: AvianAdded May 6, 2009401 views

Duck-like Birds, Gull-like Birds

Keywords: horizontal, Falkland Islands, birds, nest, nesting, raiders, young, chick, youth, predator, predatory, skua, Falkland Skua, Catharacta antarctica, Imperial shag, King shag, shag, Cormorant, King Cormorant, Phalacrocorax atriceps albiventer

The Skuas were raiding the nest of the King Shags, as the mother used her defensive poster to save the chick. This battle ended in the Skuas favor. Taken on the Falkland Islands
Image Reference: FI 005Image Format: Digital Capture - Greater than 9MPImage Crop: Greater than 75% of originalDigital Enhancement: NoneModel Release: NAProperty Release: NACaptive: No