Skua eggs on a nest of nails

Skuas are scavengers whose numbers tend to increase around human settlements. During breeding season they produce two eggs that are laid a number of days apart.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Young, Euan
Format:	Still Image
Language:	unknown
Published:	University of Auckland. School of Biological Sciences 1993
Subjects:	Bird Birds \| Land & seabirds Aves Charadriiformes Stercorariidae - Skuas Chatharacta maccormicki - South Polar Skua Cape Crozier Crozier Ross Island Antarc* Antarctica
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Description
Summary:	Skuas are scavengers whose numbers tend to increase around human settlements. During breeding season they produce two eggs that are laid a number of days apart.