An adult skua stretches its wings, revealing identification tags used by AMLR
scientists to study foraging behavior of an animal throughout a single breeding
season. The tags are molted off with the feathers at the end of the season.
Image ID: fish8123, NOAA's Fisheries Collection Location: Antarctica, King George Island Photo Date: 1976 Photographer: Dr. Wayne Trivelpiece Credit: NOAA NMFS SWFSC Antarctic Marine Living Resources (AMLR) Program