Female King Eider, Great black-backed Gull - Lissadell, Sligo, Ireland, January 4th 2009
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it looks like there racing lol
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are any birds able to fend off a great black backed gull?
have u seen interactions with skuas?
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No experience of interactions with skuas, but I haven't seen any bird win against these guys!
sligobirding 2 years ago
the gull did not attack the duck?
cateyes221981 2 years ago
Yes, each time the duck came up from a dive with prey, the gull attacked until the duck dropped the food, which it robbed. They got better at avoiding the gull, sometimes swallowing their food as they surfaced, but the gull succeeded often enough to make it worthwhile.
sligobirding 2 years ago