Arctic Skua | Schmarotzerraubmöwe | Короткохвостый поморник | Stercorarius parasiticus
- Tundra near Tobseda, Barents sea coast, Arctic Russia, June 2018
"Arctic Skua - badass of the Tundra, behaving like little babies" -
- a dutch expedition member
Also Arctic skuas show distraction behavior, when possible egg predators come close to the nest. Beside displaying injury, they give crying calls.
Canon EOS 700D | Canon 400 mm f/5.6 L USM | 1/1600 | f 5.6 | ISO 400