Great Skua on landing approach, Jokulsarlon, Iceland
Jökulsárlón, Iceland (June 2017)
This image was taken during a trip organised by Natures Images and led by Danny Green and Paul Hobson. Jökulsárlón is a glacial lagoon containing icebergs calved from the Breiðamerkurjökull glacier. There is an Arctic Tern colony next to the car park at Jökulsárlón. The colony is occasionally attacked by Great Skuas nesting on a grassy plateau nearby. The Skuas are reasonably approachable and I never experienced a direct dive-attack but then I didn't try to get very close to them. They seemed happy if I remained at the top of the bank leading up to the plateau. This position also gave a nice low-angle view of the Skuas on the grass.
Gordon Rae, Garth Peacock, Liz Cutting, Helen Jackson-Garside and Carol Minks were among the eight photographers on the trip. Check out their websites for more images from the Iceland tour.
Status is Least Concern. For more information on this bird species see the following links:
Great Skua Catharacta skua / Internet Bird Collection
Great Skua / Bird Forum
BirdLife International / Great Skua Catharacta skua
ARKive / Great skua (Stercorarius skua)
Shooting Time 13:49
Tv(Shutter Speed) 1/1600
Av(Aperture Value) 5.6
Exposure Compensation +1/3
ISO Speed 400
Latitude 64 02 49.7 N
Longitude 16 10 23.8 W
Altitude 17.20m
This image was taken during a trip organised by Natures Images and led by Danny Green and Paul Hobson. Jökulsárlón is a glacial lagoon containing icebergs calved from the Breiðamerkurjökull glacier. There is an Arctic Tern colony next to the car park at Jökulsárlón. The colony is occasionally attacked by Great Skuas nesting on a grassy plateau nearby. The Skuas are reasonably approachable and I never experienced a direct dive-attack but then I didn't try to get very close to them. They seemed happy if I remained at the top of the bank leading up to the plateau. This position also gave a nice low-angle view of the Skuas on the grass.
Gordon Rae, Garth Peacock, Liz Cutting, Helen Jackson-Garside and Carol Minks were among the eight photographers on the trip. Check out their websites for more images from the Iceland tour.
Status is Least Concern. For more information on this bird species see the following links:
Great Skua Catharacta skua / Internet Bird Collection
Great Skua / Bird Forum
BirdLife International / Great Skua Catharacta skua
ARKive / Great skua (Stercorarius skua)
Shooting Time 13:49
Tv(Shutter Speed) 1/1600
Av(Aperture Value) 5.6
Exposure Compensation +1/3
ISO Speed 400
Latitude 64 02 49.7 N
Longitude 16 10 23.8 W
Altitude 17.20m
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