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Southern skua (Stercorarius antarcticus)

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Southern skua chick and egg

© Dominique Delarue / Biosphoto
Southern skua close-up

© T.J. Rich / naturepl.com
Southern skua swimming

© Peter Chadwick
Southern skua attack in flight

© Enrique Aguirre / gettyimages.com
Southern skuas fight over juvenile emperor penguin

© Enrique Aguirre / gettyimages.com
Southern skuas predating egg

© Jean-Paul Chatagnon / Biosphoto
Southern skua predated penguin egg

© Krystyna Szulecka / www.flpa-images.co.uk
Southern skua stealing a shag chick

© Enrique Aguirre / gettyimages.com
Pair of southern skuas fighting over food

© Mike Read
Southern skua adults fighting in flight

© Dickie Duckett / www.flpa-images.co.uk
Southern skua displaying

© Mike Read
Southern skuas displaying

© Mike Read
Southern skua pair mating

© Dickie Duckett / www.flpa-images.co.uk
Southern skua on nest

© Mike Read
Southern skua attacking rockhopper chick

© Sylvain Cordier / Biosphoto
Southern skua attacking adelie penguin colony

© Carol Walker / naturepl.com

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