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Hah! Back in my Uni days I used to do fieldwork in Iceland - the skuas were vicious b*ggers and used to dive bomb like this. I think I found the arctic terns more annoying though. It could be like a scene from The Birds.
Wonder if it's something to do with the breeding season? I used to breed and rear turkeys organically on my smallholding; during the mating season I had to avoid wearing red or blue clothing, because if I (or anybody) did, the male studs would assume I was a rival and attack me quite viciously - their wattles (on & under their heads) are a mating display and turn bright red & blue during the season!
Also lived on Orkney, where the Giant Skuas (locally known as Bonxies) also dive bomb & attack people's heads quite viciously - iirc that lso was usually during the breeding season.
'F***ing magpie' on 09:34 - Nov 15 by Swansea_Blue
Hah! Back in my Uni days I used to do fieldwork in Iceland - the skuas were vicious b*ggers and used to dive bomb like this. I think I found the arctic terns more annoying though. It could be like a scene from The Birds.
Terns are a real pain - literally if you're not careful.
As I remarked once before I leave no tern unstoned.
Wonder if it's something to do with the breeding season? I used to breed and rear turkeys organically on my smallholding; during the mating season I had to avoid wearing red or blue clothing, because if I (or anybody) did, the male studs would assume I was a rival and attack me quite viciously - their wattles (on & under their heads) are a mating display and turn bright red & blue during the season!
Also lived on Orkney, where the Giant Skuas (locally known as Bonxies) also dive bomb & attack people's heads quite viciously - iirc that lso was usually during the breeding season.
Can't say I've ever been attacked by a horny turkey
We used to stick poles out of the top of our rucksacks with a piece of cloth or old sock on them as Skua defenders - they were quite effective. Yeah, breeding season was a killer, so we avoided wherever possible (for obvious reasons of not wanting to disturb them too).
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