Grand Labbe vu en juin, seul, sur une plage presque déserte au "bout du monde", en Vendée. Il est resté un bon moment, il n'était pas très actif mais surtout statique, débout.
C'est un gros oiseau, le plus grand de la famille des Labbes.
Il ressemble un peu à un Goéland brun mais est plus corpulent. Il mesure 58 cm.
Stercorarius skua - Great Skua
Great Skua seen in June, alone, on an almost deserted beach at the "end of the world", in Vendée. He stayed a while, he was not very active but above all static, standing.
It is a large bird, the largest of the Skua family.
It looks a bit like a Black-backed Gull but is more stout. It measures 58 cm.
C'est un gros oiseau, le plus grand de la famille des Labbes.
Il ressemble un peu à un Goéland brun mais est plus corpulent. Il mesure 58 cm.
Stercorarius skua - Great Skua
Great Skua seen in June, alone, on an almost deserted beach at the "end of the world", in Vendée. He stayed a while, he was not very active but above all static, standing.
It is a large bird, the largest of the Skua family.
It looks a bit like a Black-backed Gull but is more stout. It measures 58 cm.
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