Tuesday, January 23, 2007

Black Skimmer




A couple of mornings ago I found two to three hundred Black Skimmers roosting along the edge of the beach. It wasn't long before a walker scared the birds and gave me some interesting photo opportunities. One picture shows the Sanibel Lighthouse in the background. Skimmers are a fun bird to watch feed since they usually fly near the water with their longer lower mandible skimming the surface until it hits a fish,then snaps it up.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Hi Coles,
Nice pictures, you are doing a great job, we assume getting ready for the photo show competition!
I like this picture and the piping plover picture. Keep having fun. Your Illinois neighbor, Mr. B.