2011/09/17

Fjällabb - Stercorarius longicaudus - Long-tailed Skua

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Fjällabb - Stercorarius longicaudus - Long-tailed Skua
ad summer plumage
(known as the Long-tailed Jaeger in North America)
NF Photo 110616 at Storulvån

This is a seabird breeding in the mountains. There was a nest but we did not go close enough for me to get a shot. This bird don´t hesitate to attack you if you get too close.

Om Fjällabb på wiki
About Long-tailed Skua on wiki
A pair on youtube

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4 comments:

  1. Hej!
    Så kul med fjälllabb, riktigt läckra fåglar.
    Ha en fin dag!
    /ingemar

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  2. Great photos. Especially the in-flight ones.

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  3. Nice pictures! I hoped to see one of these last week on a pelagic trip but I wasn't so lucky.

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