DSC_0285 Southern skua (Catharacta antarctica lonnbergi) male 'heraldic' threat display viewed from the side, on beach with Elephant seals and King Penguins. Macquarie Island *
11001-62904 Southern black-backed gull (Larus dominicanus dominicanus) adult on nest on the coast, with downy chick soon after hatching. Found throughout the southern hemisphere, 'black-backs' occupy the coasts of New Zealand, Australia, and South America. In NZ they may be found from far out to sea, to high in the mountains. Taiaroa Head, Otago Peninsula
11001-62919 Southern black-backed gull (Larus dominicanus dominicanus) adult on an inland nest in Fiordland scrub. Found throughout the southern hemisphere, 'black-backs' occupy the coasts of New Zealand, Australia, and South America. In NZ they may be found from far out to sea, to high in the mountains. Holmwood Island, Lake Manapouri *
