great skua

Great skua harassing a Herring Gull, at sea, off La Rochelle, France.

This was taken during the really hot spell of summer weather this year. This very hot looking bird was sitting in the parched grasses right beside the trail and showed no inclination to fly away. I just took a couple of quick photos and moved on.

I came across these two skuas whilst paddling my sea kayak off the west side of Handa Island. One of them had caught a Razorbill (Alca torda) and was trying to drown it. This went on for about fifteen minutes as the Razorbill put up a good fight, but the skua eventually won. Given that the...

Research, research, research!!! Didn't really do enough for our visit to Coll. It wasn't until a couple of days later, that we discovered Calmac did trips to Coll, where you get the ferry and a guide to take you round the island to the RSPB reserve and the sand dunes - both too far for old folk...

Watching the Puffins on Lunga when this marauder came cruising by, a lifer for me, yay!

Usually called a Bonxie. They tend to dive bomb you during the breeding season.

Not the sharpest image, but an awesome spectacle to watch! (There's a gannet and a fulmar in the melee somewhere!) Taken a short distance from St. Kilda, Scotland, last July.

whilst on Handa this bird landed close to its partner & both birds started displaying to each other

Great Skua in the Southern Ocean south of Albany WA.

Following our boat effortlessly. Powerful birds and exciting to watch them pursue others.

A great Skua with a Rainbow as a backdrop taken during a shower of Rain

There are many Great Skuas on Shetland preying on the Breeding Birds Puffins are on the menu for some of the Skua, Most Feed on Rabbit Roadside Kills.

Spent a great week on Shetland watching these big guys and loved every minute of it! Would not want to be a young rabbit with these boys hanging around!

Great Skua Off the Isle of Eigg

Two Bonxies eat a young seal.

Taken at 10.30 pm just as the Sun was setting!

Way back in 2002 we had the most wonderful holiday in Shetland. Amongst the islands we visited was the lovely island of Fetlar. We'd planned a long weekend but it was so nice there that we ended up staying for 6 days (rather put the schedule out LOL). It was so hot that the tarmac was melting...