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    loooking for amazing videos

    Hello I am looking for really good sea bird videos to buy off the net anyone have any idea where i could get them? in particular videos on skuas terns and gulls.
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    giant petrel

    Hello Does anyone know where i can find more info on these amazing birds? I saw a nature show that had them on it and aparently they are extremly agressive birds as well! larger stronger and even more agresssive the giant skuas! they are impressive looking as well.
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    the incredable skua

    wow that is strange so i guess skuas do get chased? just curious what was the reason the Lesser bb gulls were chasing the bonxie? did any of them get close to it?
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    when prey fights back

    Hello I was wondering if anyone here has whitnessed or heard of prey actually fighting back agaisnt a large raptor and surviving being attacked? threwout my life while watching nature shows it seems as soon as the prey is caught theirs never a chance of escape and never seem to put up much of a...
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    the incredable skua

    wow so many amazing facts i wish i could see these birds but we dont have any here :( i was just wondering has anyone eever whitnessed a skua trying to rob or kill another bird and the other bird actually fighting back thus making the skuas attempts unsuccessfull? it just seems like so many...
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    the incredable skua

    mike just curious what did you mean by you dont want to be a bonxie messing with albatross and penguins? as in they defend themselves agressivly?
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    the incredable skua

    OHHHH please let me correct that in the book it says kelp gulls are known to kill birds the size of pigeons but i meant to say it says kelp gulls are known to kill birds up to the size of geese! LOL (even though id have a hard time believing the pigeon)
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    the incredable skua

    where have u read of these instances? IS there any gull out there other then other skuas that are just as agressive and powerful as a skua? its just i watched this show on great black backed gulls and they seemed like ruthless predators im suprised a skua can kill such a huge bird! do you know...
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    web sites

    Hello I was just wondering if anyone knows of any good web sites i can read more up on birds of prey. In particulair i am interested in vultures and large eagles such as harpyies or goldens. The thing is i have done searches on the net but i am always dissapointed in the amount of information...
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    most powerful owl

    where do u find these records?
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    most powerful owl

    Hello I was just curious what the most powerful species of owl is? i would think it is either and eagle owl or a great horned owl due to the large prey they have been known to take. Im also curious about i have heard that golden eagles have been known to attack and kill eagle owls is this true...
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    Mobbing

    ohh but the thing is gulls are nest robbers also arent they? well we have lots of ring billed gulls here and never once have i seen them being attacked by smaller birds
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    Mobbing

    Hello Recently i have been sing a LOT of birds mobbing crows they seem to fly up to the crows heads and nail them in the head IN turn the crow tryies to fly away What is the cause of this? and what birds normally do this? I saw something very strange today also! i saw a single crow by itself...
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    the incredable skua

    im suprised gry falcons leave skuas alone they are large powerful fast raptors themsleves i woudl think they would take any bird close to their size.
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    the incredable skua

    ID love to see footage of a skua attacking a great blacked back gull! does this also go both ways though? as in the skua is sometimes the one being attacked by this monster sized gull? furthermore is there ANY known bird that will attack or kill a skua? Or are they just way to fast for that?
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