Antarctica

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Mar 2014

Antarctic Skua

On 09, Mar 2014 | No Comments | In Uncategorized | By Marty St. James

In Uncategorized / By Marty St. James

The Skua here in Antarctica is an odd bird. It sort of worries you by flying and hovering just above your head. They get very close to you in the air and on the ground. They are also pirates in the sense that they rob and steal from other birds. At 21 inches long they look tough to eat! A little unsettling creature that gives you the pirates eye.
One way I found to unsettle it is to get behind it’s back when it’s on the ground. That way it cannot decide which way to turn its head to gain sight of you – left or right.

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