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Friday, September 28, 2012

8 September 2012 - skuas

Now, a portrait of skuas (Stercorarius spp.) taken by Juan Gómez Escáriz, Xosé Luis Fernández Carnero and José Manuel Arribas González during the pelagic performed off O Grove on 8th September 2012. All photos were kindly sent for this blog and are (c) of the authors.

Arctic skua (Stercorarius parasiticus), adult, dark morph, 8/9/2012, off SW Galicia. (c) X. L. Fernández Carnero

Arctic skua (Stercorarius parasiticus), adult, dark morph, 8/9/2012, off SW Galicia. (c) J. Gómez Escáriz

Arctic skua (Stercorarius parasiticus), adult, dark morph, 8/9/2012, off SW Galicia. (c) J. Gómez Escáriz

Arctic skua (Stercorarius parasiticus), adult, dark morph, 8/9/2012, off SW Galicia. (c) J. Gómez Escáriz

Arctic skua (Stercorarius parasiticus), adult, light morph, 8/9/2012, off SW Galicia. (c) J. Gómez Escáriz


Pomarine skua (Stercorarius pomarinus), adult, light morph, 8/9/2012, off SW Galicia. (c) J. Gómez Escáriz

Pomarine skua (Stercorarius pomarinus), adult, light morph, 8/9/2012, off SW Galicia. (c) J. Gómez Escáriz

Pomarine skua (Stercorarius pomarinus), adult, light morph, 8/9/2012, off SW Galicia. (c) J. Gómez Escáriz

Pomarine skua (Stercorarius pomarinus), adult, light morph, 8/9/2012, off SW Galicia. (c) J. Gómez Escáriz

Pomarine skua (Stercorarius pomarinus), adult, light morph, 8/9/2012, off SW Galicia. (c) J. M. Arribas González

Great skua (Stercorarius skua), 8/9/2012, off SW Galicia. (c) J. Gómez Escáriz

Great skua (Stercorarius skua), 8/9/2012, off SW Galicia. (c) J. Gómez Escáriz

Great skua (Stercorarius skua), 8/9/2012, off SW Galicia. (c) J. Gómez Escáriz

Great skua (Stercorarius skua), 8/9/2012, off SW Galicia. (c) J. Gómez Escáriz

Great skua (Stercorarius skua), 8/9/2012, off SW Galicia. (c) J. Gómez Escáriz

Great skua (Stercorarius skua), 8/9/2012, off SW Galicia. (c) J. Gómez Escáriz

Great skua (Stercorarius skua) and lesser black-backed gulls (Larus fuscus), 8/9/2012, off SW Galicia. (c) J. Gómez Escáriz

Great skua (Stercorarius skua) and lesser black-backed gulls (Larus fuscus), 8/9/2012, off SW Galicia. (c) J. Gómez Escáriz

Great skua (Stercorarius skua) and lesser black-backed gulls (Larus fuscus), 8/9/2012, off SW Galicia. (c) J. Gómez Escáriz

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