Black Skimmers

For the past two mornings we have been watching Black Skimmers operating in the marsh pond.

These birds fish by dropping the lower portion of their bill (which is 1/3 longer then the upper portion) into the water and then skimming along until contact is made with food and they snap their mouth closed to capture it.

They are very fast flyers yet their cry, which sounds like a puppy barking, can often be heard before the bird is seen.

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