Brown Skua Pictures, Images and Stock Photos

Telephoto of a flying Brown Skua -Stercorarius antarcticus. Image taken in the Gerlache strait, near the Antarctic pensinsula

The south polar skua Stercorarius maccormicki Graham Land, Argentine islands. Antarctica bird

The south polar skua Stercorarius maccormicki in Antarctica. Antarctica bird

Skua is standing on a stone beach

Brown Skua bird - an endemic bird of the sub-antarctic region of South Georgia Island and Antarctica - Antarctica expedition

Falkland skua standing on a sandy coast by Atlantic ocean in Falkland islands.

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A brown skua stands on a rocky beach on the main island of South Georgia.

spread white powder in doses, weighing with scales

Falkland Skua, aka Brown Skua, aka Antarctic Skua, Catharacta antarctica, fka Stercorarius antarcticus, preening: Carcass Island; Falkland Islands

A Brown Skua (Stercorarius antarcticus) perched on a snowbank on Galindez Island in the Argentine Islands.

A Brown Skua (Stercorarius antarcticus) perched on a snowbank on Galindez Island in the Argentine Islands.

Close up of a Falkland skua on a sandy coast by Atlantic ocean in Falkland Islands.

The brown skua (Stercorarius antarcticus), also known as the Antarctic skua, subantarctic skua, southern great skua, southern skua. Adult and chick. . Shingle Cove, Coronation Island, South Orkney Island.

The brown skua (Stercorarius antarcticus), also known as the Antarctic skua, subantarctic skua, southern great skua, southern skua, is a large seabird that breeds in the subantarctic and Antarctic zones. Shingle Cove, Coronation Island, South Orkney Island. Chick.

The brown skua (Stercorarius antarcticus), also known as the Antarctic skua, subantarctic skua, southern great skua, southern skua. Adult and chick. . Shingle Cove, Coronation Island, South Orkney Island.

The brown skua (Stercorarius antarcticus), also known as the Antarctic skua, subantarctic skua, southern great skua, southern skua, is a large seabird that breeds in the subantarctic and Antarctic zones. Shingle Cove, Coronation Island, South Orkney Island. Chick.

Brown Skua (Stercorarius antarcticus antarcticus), Falkland subspecies, in threat display on Steeple Jason Island in the Falklands.

Brown Skua (Stercorarius antarcticus antarcticus), Falkland subspecies, downy chick stretching it's wings on Saunders Island in the Falklands.

Telephoto of two flying Brown Skuas -Stercorarius antarcticus. Image taken in the Gerlache strait, on the Antarctic pensinsula

The brown skua (Stercorarius antarcticus), also known as the Antarctic skua, subantarctic skua, southern great skua, southern skua, is a large seabird that breeds in the subantarctic and Antarctic zones. Shingle Cove, Coronation Island, South Orkney Island. Chick.

Telephoto of two flying Brown Skuas -Stercorarius antarcticus. Image taken in the Gerlache strait, on the Antarctic pensinsula

Telephoto of two flying Brown Skuas -Stercorarius antarcticus. Image taken in the Gerlache strait, on the Antarctic pensinsula

A brown skua nests on the volcanic gravel of Deception Island in the Antarctic Peninsula.

A brown skua (Stercorarius antarcticus) flying above Neko Harbor, Antarctic Peninsula

Telephoto of a flying Brown Skua -Stercorarius antarcticus. Image taken in the Gerlache strait, on the Antarctic pensinsula

The brown skua (Stercorarius antarcticus), also known as the Antarctic skua, subantarctic skua, southern great skua, southern skua, is a large seabird that breeds in the subantarctic and Antarctic zones. Shingle Cove, Coronation Island, South Orkney Island.

The brown skua (Stercorarius antarcticus), also known as the Antarctic skua, subantarctic skua, southern great skua, southern skua, is a large seabird that breeds in the subantarctic and Antarctic zones. Shingle Cove, Coronation Island, South Orkney Island. Chick.

Telephoto of two flying Brown Skuas -Stercorarius antarcticus. Image taken in the Gerlache strait, on the Antarctic pensinsula

Telephoto of two flying Brown Skuas -Stercorarius antarcticus. Image taken in the Gerlache strait, on the Antarctic pensinsula

Telephoto of two flying Brown Skuas -Stercorarius antarcticus. Image taken in the Gerlache strait, on the Antarctic pensinsula

The brown skua (Stercorarius antarcticus), also known as the Antarctic skua, subantarctic skua, southern great skua, southern skua. Adult and chick. . Shingle Cove, Coronation Island, South Orkney Island.

The brown skua (Stercorarius antarcticus), also known as the Antarctic skua, subantarctic skua, southern great skua, southern skua, is a large seabird that breeds in the subantarctic and Antarctic zones. Shingle Cove, Coronation Island, South Orkney Island.

Close up of a Great skua (Stercorarius skua) on green

Great Skua, stercorarius skua, Falkland Islands Islas Malvinas

Petrel on Antarctic

Petrel on Antarctic

A group of Gentoo Penguins (Pygoscelis papua) fend off a Brown Skua ( Catharacta antarctica) at Damoy Point.

A group of Gentoo Penguins (Pygoscelis papua) fend off a Brown Skua ( Catharacta antarctica) at Damoy Point.

A group of Gentoo Penguins (Pygoscelis papua) fend off a Brown Skua ( Catharacta antarctica) at Damoy Point.

Wild skua in the Antarctica Peninsula in the great Southern Ocean during the short summer season. The peninsula is accessed via a journey across the Drake Passage leaving from Ushuaia in Patagonia Argentina.

Great skuas will often obtain their food by robbing gulls, terns and even northern gannets of their catches. They will also directly attack and kill other seabirds, up to the size of Herring Gulls. Like most other skua species, it continues this piratical behaviour throughout the year, showing less agility and more brute force than the smaller skuas when it harasses its victims. A common technique is to fly up to a gannet in mid-air and grab it by the wing, so that it stalls and falls into the sea, where the great skua then physically attacks it until it surrenders its catch. Due to its size, aggressive nature and fierce defence of its nest, the great skua has little to fear from other predators.