The Arctic skua Stercorarius pasasiticus breeds in Britain in loose colonies on the windswept moors of Orkney, Shetland and the Hebrides, and a small number on mainland Scotland. The sleek body and long tapered wings make the Arctic skua an agile and powerful flyer. These aggressive skuas ruthlessly chase and harass other seabirds such as terns, gulls or auks into disgorging any recently caught fish, a behaviour known as kleptoparasitism. Nests are built on the ground, often close to a mound or rock which the bird uses as a lookout to violently defend against all intruders including sheep, cattle and people!
Rosamund has travelled widely in the past 15 years photographing wildlife and landscapes abroad and in the UK. Rosamund has won numerous awards in international, regional and local photographic competitions and was a finalist in the Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition in 2015. She and her husband John retired to the Lake District a decade ago and together they have developed a passion for photography while walking the fells and getting to know their environs intimately.
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