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Black skimmer attack! This black skimmer thought I was too close to his nest so he kept buzzing me.  Madeira Beach, FL Black Skimmer,Rynchops niger,birds,black skimmer,fish eating birds,shore birds,skimmer,water birds Click/tap to enlarge Country intro

Black skimmer attack!

This black skimmer thought I was too close to his nest so he kept buzzing me. Madeira Beach, FL

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The Black Skimmer 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.

Similar species: Shorebirds And Allies
Species identified by pedalmasher
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By pedalmasher

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Uploaded Jan 1, 2015. Captured Jun 24, 2014 10:54.
  • Canon EOS 70D
  • f/5.6
  • 1/1328s
  • ISO100
  • 105mm