Walking the beach every day I get to see a lot of birds. It seems that every year I see one or two
which I have not seen before.
For the first one I had to take a picture out of the bird book to explain how it feeds.
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Black Skimmer
The only bird who has a lower mandible longer than the upper.
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Black Skimmers.
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You can see the longer lower mandible better in this shot.
Notice its little tongue.
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As I approached they opened their mouths.
I think they were trying to scare me.
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These Black Skimmers and Royal Terns
were side by side for a week at the same spot on the beach.
Notice how the Black Skimmers stayed on the other side of the tracks.
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Royal Terns squawking because I'm getting too close.
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Laughing Gull
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They squawk if I get too close also.
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Laughing Gull in flight.
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