The Black Skimmer has a most unusual bill among birds, with the lower mandible longer than the upper one. It uses it to skim over water in search of small fish. When the lower mandible senses a prey, the upper one clamps down.
As it hunts for food, Black Skimmers leave amazingly perfect straight lines on the water surface as seen in the following photos. Two days ago, a pair of Black Skimmers put on an aerial show and spent several minutes flying back and forth in front of me. However, they did not seem to catch anything that I could see.
I heard the sound of fish jumping in the water, probably scared by the skimming action, but maybe they were too big for these birds to catch.
Beautiful photographs and thanks for the amazing information- learn a thing or two about birds!
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Thank you for commenting Sukanya! I have also learned a lot since I began taking bird pictures.
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Great skimming captures! Those shots were not easy to get 🙂
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Thank you Tiny! It seemed like the birds put on a show of their skimming just so I could photograph them.
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They know their friends 🙂
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Great pictures !!!!!
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Thank you Nancy!
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Terrific photos 😀
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Thank you Cee!
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How do you get these shots??? Gorgeous, Neihtn, and the talent displayed in your images makes my jaw drop! Good for you! Love, Amy ❤
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Thank you very much for your kind comments, Amy!
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Speechless….
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Thank you Amy, it was unplanned! I had seen those birds many times this year, but they were resting. This time they put on their aerial show and I just clicked away.
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Love this series! Priceless. 🙂
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Wonderful photos!
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Thank you Katelon!
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Superb photography!
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Thank you Simon!
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Beautifully captured!
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Thank you very much!
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Yes, beautiful every time.
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Thank you Anh Nhi! It took me two years to be at the right place and right time for these shots. 🙂
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Beautiful!
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Thank you!
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