tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7172285466289881050.post3353184835307751243..comments2023-10-31T05:14:06.482-07:00Comments on Bourbon, Bastards, and Birds.: The Brown Wonder: South Polar SkuaSeagull Stevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01851438505719552645noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7172285466289881050.post-84400763088144352322012-05-29T21:32:47.571-07:002012-05-29T21:32:47.571-07:00I hear you Laurence...I bet they taste somewhere i...I hear you Laurence...I bet they taste somewhere in between chicken and veal.Seagull Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01851438505719552645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7172285466289881050.post-32112963439783455462012-05-29T21:31:04.889-07:002012-05-29T21:31:04.889-07:00Skua talons....wow, I've never even considered...Skua talons....wow, I've never even considered that, but I'm somehow not surprised.Seagull Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01851438505719552645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7172285466289881050.post-47008468750965663142012-05-29T21:30:29.543-07:002012-05-29T21:30:29.543-07:00Skua tried, but Western Gull choked down its fish ...Skua tried, but Western Gull choked down its fish chunk before skua could terrorize Western Gull badly enough. I'm sure it succeeded the next time.Seagull Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01851438505719552645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7172285466289881050.post-77000180285292077892012-05-29T21:29:16.380-07:002012-05-29T21:29:16.380-07:00It's no flycatcher, but it will do.It's no flycatcher, but it will do.Seagull Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01851438505719552645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7172285466289881050.post-51049558695521424372012-05-29T21:26:41.057-07:002012-05-29T21:26:41.057-07:00Thanks dude! Skuas are pretty rad, but I bet you g...Thanks dude! Skuas are pretty rad, but I bet you got some other good hurricane birds...Seagull Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01851438505719552645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7172285466289881050.post-30064150879817777012012-05-29T21:25:43.478-07:002012-05-29T21:25:43.478-07:00Thanks pro friend...one of the advantages of NEVER...Thanks pro friend...one of the advantages of NEVER using a tripod.Seagull Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01851438505719552645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7172285466289881050.post-18812605951201080962012-05-29T20:01:39.062-07:002012-05-29T20:01:39.062-07:00you and your sweet flight shots. what a bastard! W...you and your sweet flight shots. what a bastard! What??? I tried with the Z-tailed guys recently and that didn't go very well. Nice, Tucker, NICE!Johnny Nutcasehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08429848435564779353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7172285466289881050.post-56852832742336808152012-05-29T06:12:53.174-07:002012-05-29T06:12:53.174-07:00Awesome shots!!! Came oh so close to seeing my li...Awesome shots!!! Came oh so close to seeing my lifer during Hurricane Irene out east on Long Island NY, but dipped.BIRDINGDUDEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07881057411623341312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7172285466289881050.post-51941952700117355312012-05-28T21:59:06.321-07:002012-05-28T21:59:06.321-07:00Awesome. Second shot with the gull is pretty damn...Awesome. Second shot with the gull is pretty damn sweet.Jen Sanfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08932953314258705622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7172285466289881050.post-62976514688795168892012-05-28T21:56:02.233-07:002012-05-28T21:56:02.233-07:00Laurence, you scare me sometimes.Laurence, you scare me sometimes.Jen Sanfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08932953314258705622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7172285466289881050.post-84142752705590166392012-05-28T20:42:11.140-07:002012-05-28T20:42:11.140-07:00Nothing says "I am going to hurt you and take...Nothing says "I am going to hurt you and take your food" like white at the base of the primaries!Seagull Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01851438505719552645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7172285466289881050.post-16339395972385373082012-05-28T19:11:48.488-07:002012-05-28T19:11:48.488-07:00Sweet shots! Did he catch the Western Gull?Sweet shots! Did he catch the Western Gull?Tammyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08481372510221914366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7172285466289881050.post-12970467368562857032012-05-28T18:09:33.087-07:002012-05-28T18:09:33.087-07:00During the brief period where I volunteered at the...During the brief period where I volunteered at the bird lab in the state museum, I got up close and personal with some of the Skua skins and man, they have the biggest, nastiest, talons I've ever seen on anything with webbed feet. Totally badass.Natehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04649782420633788927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7172285466289881050.post-6654200722771433402012-05-28T09:15:48.655-07:002012-05-28T09:15:48.655-07:00Awesome shots.
I think we can all sympathize wit...Awesome shots. <br /><br />I think we can all sympathize with the desire to eat tiny penguins from time to time.Laurence Butlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14766876797454283812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7172285466289881050.post-91850450733470730302012-05-28T08:15:55.403-07:002012-05-28T08:15:55.403-07:00=) Glad SOMEone goes after WEGUs. That skua certai...=) Glad SOMEone goes after WEGUs. That skua certainly is a mesomorph! Burly. Lovely shots of the elegant primaries.biobabblerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15081382623906668057noreply@blogger.com