Black Skimmer
The Black Skimmer (Rynchops niger) is a tern-like seabird, one of three very similar birds species in the skimmer family. It breeds in North and South America. Northern populations winter in the warmer waters of the Caribbean and the tropical and subtropical Pacific coasts, but the South American races make only shorter movements in response to annual floods which extend their feeding areas in the river shallows.
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Common Tern
The Common Tern (Sterna hirundo) is a seabird of the tern family Sternidae. This bird has a circumpolar distribution, its four subspecies breeding in temperate and subarctic regions of Europe, Asia and North America. It is strongly migratory, wintering in coastal tropical and subtropical regions. Breeding adults have light grey upper parts, white to very light grey under parts, a black cap, orange-red legs, and a narrow pointed bill. Depending on the subspecies, the bill may be mostly red with a black tip or all black. There are a number of similar species, including the partly sympatric Arctic tern, which can be separated on plumage details, leg and bill color, or vocalizations.
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Black Skimmer
"If you look closely , on the right, you can see the wet feathers a new hatchling only a few minutes old. And to the left of the Hatchling, another egg, biding time."
The Black Skimmer (Rynchops niger) is a tern-like seabird, one of three very similar birds species in the skimmer family. It breeds in North and South America. Northern populations winter in the warmer waters of the Caribbean and the tropical and subtropical Pacific coasts, but the South American races make only shorter movements in response to annual floods which extend their feeding areas in the river shallows.
For more info: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_skimmer
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Black Skimmer
The Black Skimmer (Rynchops niger) is a tern-like seabird, one of three very similar birds species in the skimmer family. It breeds in North and South America. Northern populations winter in the warmer waters of the Caribbean and the tropical and subtropical Pacific coasts, but the South American races make only shorter movements in response to annual floods which extend their feeding areas in the river shallows.
For more info: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_skimmer
Tags: Birding Birds Birdwatching Black Skimmer Mother Nature New York Nikon AF-S 600mm f/4G ED VR Nikon D810 Ornithology Rynchops niger Seabird Tern-like Seabird US United States Wildlife Wildlife Photography Nestlings Chicks © 2018 RGL Photography
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Black Skimmer
The Black Skimmer (Rynchops niger) is a tern-like seabird, one of three very similar birds species in the skimmer family. It breeds in North and South America. Northern populations winter in the warmer waters of the Caribbean and the tropical and subtropical Pacific coasts, but the South American races make only shorter movements in response to annual floods which extend their feeding areas in the river shallows.
For more info: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_skimmer
Tags: Birding Birds Birdwatching Black Skimmer Mother Nature New York Nikon AF-S 600mm f/4G ED VR Nikon D810 Ornithology Rynchops niger Seabird Tern-like Seabird US United States Wildlife Wildlife Photography Breeding Colony © 2018 RGL Photography Explored
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