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Great Skua
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Great Skua

Just to prove i do venture farther than Cannock Chase, at times :) The weather was pretty dismal on this day (can see the rain above the Skua) if at home, i would have stayed in...but when on holiday, you make the most of your time! First time i'd seen one of these birds, so thats a 'lifer' then :)
Location
Handa Island, N.W. Scotland
Date taken
16/06/08
Equipment used
30D + 100-400
Congrats on the lifer in in getting such a stunning capture. Love the setting too in amongst the cotton grass.
 
I thought you were going to say you walked there, seemed one hell of a long walk. :)

Well done.
 
Ian- Yes was going to mention the 'white bits', just to say they were cotton grass & not bits of discarded tissue, that i'd used to wipe the rain from my camera :)
Marmot- Would be a bit far to walk from here, would need some new soles on my boots!!! Have walked so much in a long time, than i have in the last two weeks, almost glad to get back to work...to have a rest :)
Thanks again. Mike
 
A striking and beautiful Great Skua..Very nice feather detail..congratulations on your lifer Mike.

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Cora.
 

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