Pomarine (?) Jaeger (Stercorarius pomarinus) in flight along the Santa Barbara coast, just after it attacked an elegant tern carrying an anchovy.  (The tern won).
A Pomarine Jaeger (Stercorarius pomarinus) in flight.  Jaegers are cleptoparasites that make a living from stealing food from other birds which they attack.
A Pomarine Jaeger (Stercorarius pomarinus) flys in search of its prey.
A Pomarine Jaeger (Stercorarius pomarinus) in flight.
Pomarine (?) Jaeger (Stercorarius pomarinus) in flight along the Santa Barbara coast, just after it attacked an elegant tern carrying an anchovy. (The tern won).
Pomarine (?) Jaeger (Stercorarius pomarinus) in flight along the Santa Barbara coast, just after it attacked an elegant tern carrying an anchovy.  (The tern won).
Pomarine (?) Jaeger (Stercorarius pomarinus) in flight along the Santa Barbara coast, just after it attacked an elegant tern carrying an anchovy. (The tern won).
See photo in original gallery.