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Title
Black Skimmer Lido Beach
Artist
Gary F Richards
Medium
Photograph - Photograph
Description
This is a black skimmer hovering over Lido Beach, Sarasota, Florida USA, at sunset.
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Copyrighted in 2021 by Gary F Richards. All rights reserved.
According to the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Birds of North America, the Black Skimmer (Rynchops Niger), one of North America's most distinctive coastal waterbirds, is noted for its unusual voice, bill, and feeding behavior. Its bill—brightly colored, laterally compressed, and knife-like, with the lower mandible extending beyond the maxilla—is uniquely adapted to catch small fish in shallow water. A feeding skimmer flies low over the water with its bill open and its lower mandible slicing the surface. When the mandible touches a fish, the upper bill (maxilla) snaps down instantly to catch it. The buoyant flight of this bird, coupled with its dog-like barks, prompted R. C. Murphy (Murphy 1936) to describe Black Skimmers as “unworldly…aerial beagles hot on the scent of aerial rabbits.”
Skimmers are highly social birds, nesting in colonies and forming large flocks outside the breeding season. Large, successful colonies usually occupy the same site from year to year, while small or failed colonies usually relocate. Neither nest site limitation nor enhanced sharing of information about food appear to account for skimmer coloniality. Over most of its range, this species nests in colonies with various species of terns, deriving some protection from these aggressive neighbors. Although skimmers are active throughout the day, they are largely crepuscular and even nocturnal; their tactile feeding lets them catch fish successfully in low light or darkness.
Three races of Black Skimmer inhabit North and South America. The North American race (R. n. niger) is almost entirely coastal, while the South American races (R. n. cinerascens and R. n. intercedens), as well as the Indian Skimmer (R. albicollis) and the African Skimmer (R. flavirostris), nest mainly on riverine sandbars.
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June 8th, 2021
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Longboat Key, FL - United States
Gorgeous,Gary, and I like the way it stands out from the background. Voted in the contest BIRDS ON THE BEACH.
Merritt Island, Fl - United States
Oh yes, Gary...this is a beautiful capture. Love the angle and the lighting. Perfect. f/l
South Brent, De - United Kingdom
A superb capture Gary.....I included this one in my voting in the Birds That Love Water contest.
Lake View Terrace, CA - United States
WOW, this is fantastic. I voted for this in the Birds in Flight contest. Good Luck!
Louisville, KY - United States
Congratulations on your Top Finish in the One Adult Bird Flying contest!! I voted for this beautiful image!!
Lake View Terrace, CA - United States
This is wonderful, I voted for this in the ONE ADULT BIRD FLYING - NO OTHER BIRDS IN THE IMAGE contest. Good Luck!
Louisville, KY - United States
Revisiting this beautiful shot. You've got my vote in the One Adult Bird Flying contest. Love it!!
Jacksonville, FL - United States
Terrific shot, Gary! Voted for this in the Showcasing the South contest!
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