Antarctic Skua darkish brown seabird. Strongly resembles Great Skua. Side view of bird standing and looking to the right.

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The Antarctic Skua closely resembles the Northern Great Skua. Breeds from Sep. to Feb. on the Antarctic coast and many Subantarctic Islands. Picture taken of bird in a quiet moment on Macquarie Island (a New Zealand sub-antarctic Island). F5 Nikon Camera with film used with an 80-200 Nikon Lens using Gitzo Tripod and FOBA Ballhead.

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Size: 5127px × 3446px
Location: Macquarie Island, New Zealand Subantarctic Islanda
Photo credit: © Darius Wampler / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

Keywords: ., aggressive, antarctic, bird., brown, called:, coast, great, long., macquarie, nest, pictured, pole., predatory, skua, skua., southern