South Polar Skua, Monterey Bay, California, 9/06. |
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South Polar Skua, Monterey Bay, California, 9/06. Note
the aberrant white feathers in the bases of the primaries. |
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South Polar Skua composite photograph, Gray's Canyon off Westport,
Washington, 9/05. The lighting, heavy sea, and distant bird all conspired
to yield soft shots, but at least the jizz of the bird is discernable. |