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King Shags (King Cormorants) (Phalacrocorax atriceps albiventer) threatening an opportunistic Falkland Skua (Catharcta antarctica) looking for a meal, Bleaker Island, Falkland Islands
Phalacrocorax a. albiventer is called by some the King Shag or King Cormorant (to distinguish it from Phalacrocorax a. atriceps (known as the Blue-Eyed Shag)). Both forms are called Imperial Shag (Imperial Cormorant).
Photo ID: FAL_3470_Falkland_Skua_(Catharacta_antarctica)__Bleaker_Island__East_Falkland_RCECrsSA
Photo size: 12.0 Mpixels (34.3 MB uncompressed) - 3088x3877 pixels (10.3x12.9 in / 26.1x32.8 cm at 300 ppi)
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