(#304) A Parasitic Jaeger
......captured on board Debbie's Shearwater Tour in Monterey, California. (Juvenile)
Parasitic Jaegers are well named for their habit of forcing other seabirds to disgorge their food, which the jaegers deftly swoop down to retrieve. Their acrobatics and aggressiveness in pursuing their targets have evoked both admiration and defilement by human observers.....They are also the most important predator of small birds in the Arctic...(Birds of N.American)
(#304) A Parasitic Jaeger
......captured on board Debbie's Shearwater Tour in Monterey, California. (Juvenile)
Parasitic Jaegers are well named for their habit of forcing other seabirds to disgorge their food, which the jaegers deftly swoop down to retrieve. Their acrobatics and aggressiveness in pursuing their targets have evoked both admiration and defilement by human observers.....They are also the most important predator of small birds in the Arctic...(Birds of N.American)