CHARADRIIFORMES: Stercorariidae

Stercorarius pomarinus  

Pomarine Jaeger (Stercorarius pomarinus)
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© Larry Dunis 2010
Off Southport, QLD (Mar, 2010)

A common food of this bird is the lemming (as if the lemming didn't have enough problems).

However, the lemming supply in the southern oceans is somewhat limited so they forage by taking fish from the surface, preying on smaller birds and kleptoparasitism.

Pomarine Jaeger (Stercorarius pomarinus)

Pomarine Jaeger

Pomarine Jaeger (Stercorarius pomarinus)

Pomarine Jaeger