From eBird (Cornell Lab of Ornithology)South Polar SkuaBulky cold-brown seabird with white wing flashes. Usually seen singly in strong and direct flight, sometimes resting on the ocean with rafts of shearwaters. Chases gulls, large shearwaters, and even boobies, forcing them to regurgitate their food.
When did they decide to change the arrangement of the comments? I have been reading through my favorite strips this afternoon, and two strips ago it suddenly came up centered.
pschearer Premium Member about 2 months ago
I’d heard of the skua but never knew how to pronounce it until now:
SKYOO-uh.
crookedwolf Premium Member about 2 months ago
Mean birds!!
Enter.Name.Here about 2 months ago
Antarctica’s “endless summer” runs in the 33°F -36°F range. Ummmm, I pass.
bobbyferrel about 2 months ago
Kids’ song I hadn’t thought of in forever -
When it’s springtime in Alaska,
And it’s 99 below.
All the Eskimos go barefoot
Just because they like the snow.
All the polar bears get sunburned
When the wind begins to blow.
When it’s springtime in Alaska
And it’s 99 below.
(Never made the hit parade.)
GaryCooper about 2 months ago
The same thing happens with day lengths in the Arctic. When I was in Alaska, it was hard to get used to daylight all night in summer time.
Ed B Premium Member about 2 months ago
From eBird (Cornell Lab of Ornithology)South Polar SkuaBulky cold-brown seabird with white wing flashes. Usually seen singly in strong and direct flight, sometimes resting on the ocean with rafts of shearwaters. Chases gulls, large shearwaters, and even boobies, forcing them to regurgitate their food.
Ellis97 about 2 months ago
These heatwaves are unbearable.
ROSTERM3 about 2 months ago
How do skuas shorten summer?
DaBump Premium Member about 2 months ago
Sunny is a fount of knowledge. Quality in, quality out.
DKHenderson about 2 months ago
When did they decide to change the arrangement of the comments? I have been reading through my favorite strips this afternoon, and two strips ago it suddenly came up centered.
DKHenderson about 2 months ago
I note that wise Sunny has a bottle of sunscreen close at hand.
[Unnamed Reader - 14b4ce] about 2 months ago
Do they serve caviar at that camp?It gets more posh every year.