Black Skimmer (Rynchops niger)

On the beach behind The Suncoast Bird Sanctuary in Indian Rocks Beach, Florida, hundreds of Black Skimmers nest on the open sand. Skimmers are the only birds with a lower mandible longer than the top mandible.


On the beach behind The Suncoast Bird Sanctuary in Indian Rocks Beach, Florida, hundreds of Black Skimmers nest on the open sand. Skimmers are the only birds with a lower mandible longer than the top mandible.
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   shosho  From los angeles    Supporting Member
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Wow, the skimmer has a head that looks like it belongs to a bigger body! Just like my weight, really it belongs to a taller woman!
11/Oct/08 1:42 PM
   Kate  From Sydney    Supporting Member
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Just the thing for skimming for food!! (The larger lower mandible that is!!)
16/Nov/08 8:32 AM
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