rynchops niger

Old shot at Huntington Beach State Park, SC

Black Skimmer (Rynchops niger subsp. intercedens) and Jabiru (Jabiru mycteria). The Skimmer was asking politely if the Jabiru would leave its private sandbar. Along a sandbar of Ro Piquiri, south of Porto Jofre, Pantanal, Mato Grosso, Brazil. Elevation ca. 128 m (420 ft).

Black Skimmer (Rynchops niger subsp. intercedens) Along Rio Piquiri on sandbars. Rio Piquiri, south of Porto Jofre, Pantanal, Mato Grosso, Brazil at ca. 110 m (361 ft).

Another huge bill - and more bizarre too!

Reposting photo lost in crash

Another photo from the Black Skimmer colony at Rockport.

I visited Assateague Island this weekend. I can add at least 10 birds to my life list. I really need to start using my tripod again. My number of usable shots are not as high as I would like. Most of these birds were in groups and very dificult to isolate.

While sitting on the beach in front of our camper at Long Key State Park about sunset we spotted this lone skimmer in a large group of Laughing Gulls. Managed to catch the skimmer in flight. Long Key is located about the middle of the Keys in Florida.

Panning the lens with the birds gives the blured background effect.

Black skimmer feeding on San Diego Creek, Irvine, California