Arctic Skua - Ohope Beach - a photo on Flickriver

I think this is an Arctic Skua - a bird I'm not totally familiar with that was patrolling the beach at Ohope.

Skuas or jaegers are strong-flying piratical seabirds allied to gulls. The Arctic skua is the commonest of the three holarctic skua species that visit New Zealand during the austral summer before migrating north to Arctic and subarctic breeding grounds. They are often seen in New Zealand coastal waters, although it is unusual to see aggregations of more than 10 birds at once. A few immature birds over-winter. Arctic skuas are usually seen in coastal waters, harbours, sounds and estuaries. Pursues other seabirds forcing them to drop fish they have caught. www.nzbirdsonline.org.nz/species/arctic-skua

© Dominic Scott 2022

Taken in: New Zealand / Bay of Plenty / Whakatane (show map)

Taken on: November 14, 2022

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Camera: Sony ILCE-7M4, f/8.0, 1/1250 sec, 452mm, ISO 160 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Sony ILCE-7M4
Lens:	FE 200-600mm F5.6-6.3 G OSS
Aperture:	f/8.0
Exposure Time:	0.001 sec (1/1250)
Focal Length:	452mm
ISO:	160
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Manual
Exposure Mode:	Manual
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Auto
Color Space:	Uncalibrated
Software:	Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Classic 12.0.1 (Windows)
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