Tuesday, August 21, 2018

The hunters

The light was challenging for photographs during our pelagic trip to Bodega Canyon and Cordell Bank on 19 August 2018, but here are a few pictures of jaegers:


 

Pomarine Jaeger (Stercorarius pomarinus) at eye level



 

Pomarine Jaeger from below



 

Long-tailed Jaeger (Stercorarius longicaudus) 


For a little more information about jaegers, you can review the post called "The chase is on!" from 2 September 2013.

P.S.  "Jäger" means "hunter" and refers to the aggressive feeding behavior of these birds, i.e., chasing other birds to force them to give up their food.

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2 comments:

  1. Alice ChanAugust 22, 2018 at 7:14 AM

    I really enjoy your photos from your pelagic trips - it's a world so many of us don't see very often. We took a trip with Michael Ellis's Footloose Forays, out to the Farallones with and surroundings, and I got totally hooked on the wildlife out there.

    Thanks for these photos.

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  2. Jackie SonesAugust 22, 2018 at 9:11 PM

    Thanks, Alice! I always feel very lucky when I get to spend some time offshore...and excited to be able to share some photoa of our open ocean neighbors!

    :) Jackie

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