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Great Skua (Bonxie)
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Great Skua (Bonxie) (Stercorarius skua)

Great skua standing on heather
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Habitat
Moorland
Location
Hermaness, Unst Shetland
Date taken
18/8/21
Scientific name
Stercorarius skua
Equipment used
Nikin d300 sigma 150-600mm
Shutter speed, aperture & ISO
1/320, f 10, ISO 250
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Lisa W
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Splendid photo, he seems to be staring right at you.
 
delia todd
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Oh what memories your picture brought back for me Richard - 2002 I was there at Hermaness, what a walk that was, being dive-bombed by these guys LOL.

That's a fabulous picture you've taken of this skua - very well done.
 

Media information

Category
Britain & Europe
Added by
RichardClift
Date added
View count
278
Comment count
5

Image metadata

Device
NIKON CORPORATION NIKON D300
Aperture
ƒ/10
Focal length
600.0 mm
Exposure time
1/320 second(s)
ISO
250
Filename
DSC_1402.jpg
File size
8.3 MB
Date taken
Wed, 18 August 2021 11:53 AM
Dimensions
4288px x 2848px

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