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Black Skimmer Walking on Beach
Taxon name: Black Skimmer\nTaxon scientific name: Rynchops niger\nLocation: Lido Beach, Sarasota, Florida
Black Skimmer Fort De Soto Park Florida USA
Black and white bird in Florida near Atllantic ocean. Also called scissorbill.
Black Skimmer in Flight
Flock of flying Spotted Sandpiper in Everglades National Park, Florida
Black Skimmer (rynchops niger) standing in the surf
Skimmers survive in the Los Llanos region of Colombia
Flock of black skimmers standing on the beach
Taxon name: Black Skimmer\nTaxon scientific name: Rynchops niger\nLocation: Lido Beach, Sarasota, Florida
Black Skimmer
The black skimmer is a very unique species with very distinct features such as its beak and its method of hunting. While the bird stays above water, its very long lower mandible stays underwater as it glides just over the surface and cuts through the water. The skimmer is the only bird with a beak that is longer on the bottom half, but this feature is necessary for its skimming method of hunting. Here, the bird's body is illuminated by the glow of the sunset as it cuts a straight line through the water. Its wings are beautifully spread wide open as its figure reflects across the pondwater.
Black skimmer, Rynchops niger, standing on the beach.
A flock of Black Skimmers, Rynchops niger (and a couple of Magellanic Oystercatchers) flying above the Pacific Ocean off the coast of central Chile.
Black Skimmer
Skimmers survive in the Los Llanos region of Colombia
A Black Skimmer flies and tosses a minnow in the air to catch with a smooth marsh grass background.
Taxon name: Black Skimmer\nTaxon scientific name: Rynchops niger\nLocation: Lido Beach, Sarasota, Florida
Black Skimmer Fort De Soto Park Florida USA
The black skimmer is a very unique species with very distinct features such as its beak and its method of hunting. While the bird stays above water, its very long lower mandible stays underwater as it glides just over the surface and cuts through the water. The skimmer is the only bird with a beak that is longer on the bottom half, but this feature is necessary for its skimming method of hunting. Here, the bird cuts a straight line through the water as its wings are beautifully spread wide open and its figure reflects across the pondwater.
A flock of Black Skimmers fly by on a beach in Louisiana.
Black skimmer, Rynchops niger, Fort DeSoto County Park, Tierra Verde, Florida
A large tern-like bird flying a long the coastline with a colorful background.
Skimmers survive in the Los Llanos region of Colombia
Black Skimmer is a migratory bird that in certain seasons of the year migrates to the coasts of Peru
Taxon name: Black Skimmer\nTaxon scientific name: Rynchops niger\nLocation: Lido Beach, Sarasota, Florida
Black Skimmer in Flight with Fish
The black skimmer is a very unique species with very distinct features such as its beak and its method of hunting. While the bird stays above water, its very long lower mandible stays underwater as it glides just over the surface and cuts through the water. The skimmer is the only bird with a beak that is longer on the bottom half, but this feature is necessary for its skimming method of hunting. Here, the bird cuts a straight line through the water as its wings are beautifully spread wide open and its figure reflects across the pondwater. Wonderfully, we can also see the skimmer's unique lower beak in this photo, as it is usually hidden underwater while gliding.
Rynchops niger
Black winged stilt (Himantopus himantopus)
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