Bonxie v Puffin, Shetland

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I took a drive to Sumburgh Head on the way home from work, and within a few minutes I witnessed this Bonxie (Great Skua) grabbing a Puffin in flight. After a crash, short chase, and another crash in the sea.... the Puffin escaped.

Bonxie v Puffin, Shetland, May 2019 by John Moncrieff, on Flickr
 
Great action shot and one very fortunate Puffin ... we've had a Bonxie on the Severn Estuary and he's been seen to take out a Common Gull.
 
What an amazing capture. I've had the pleasure of seeing dozens of Bonxie at Herma Ness a few times, but never seen anything like that.....nice.
 
gramps said:
Great action shot and one very fortunate Puffin ... we've had a Bonxie on the Severn Estuary and he's been seen to take out a Common Gull.
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They’re ferocious brutes - saw 4 of them drown a Greylag goose once, and several take down Gannets. Even seen them trying to attract ewes away from their lambs.
 
mulch said:
What an amazing capture. I've had the pleasure of seeing dozens of Bonxie at Herma Ness a few times, but never seen anything like that.....nice.
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pooley said:
Superb timing, not seen this before

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First time I’ve seen the actual catch before (and escape in this case) I was just very lucky to have the camera in hand at the time - whole thing lasted 12 seconds.
 
That's absolutely fascinating! Superb photograph's
 
Cracking set John (y)
 
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