Great skua pirate other sea birds to encourage them to disgorge their catch, here by grabbing a gannets tail feathers, unsuccessfully on this occasion.

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Size: 3888px × 2592px
Location: off Mull, the Inner Hebrides Scotland
Photo credit: © Simon rowlands / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No

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