Rynchops niger
Black Skimmers are large, black and white waterbirds with short red legs, red and black bills with the top being shorter and have long pointed wings.
Title: Juvenile Black Skimmer scurrying up the shoreline
Location: Fort De Soto County Park, Pinellas County, Florida
Date: 9/4/2008
Title: Black Skimmer skimming along north beach
Location: Fort De Soto County Park, Pinellas County, Florida
Date: 9/4/2008
Title: Juvenile Black Skimmer landing on the Gulf shore
Location: Fort De Soto County Park, Pinellas County, Florida
Date: 9/1/2008
Title: Skimmer in early morning light
Location: Fort De Soto County Park, Pinellas County, Florida
Date: 8/28/2008
Title: Black Skimmer fly by
Location: Fort De Soto County Park, Pinellas County, Florida
Date: 8/28/2008
Title: Adult Skimmer calling
Location: Fort De Soto County Park, Pinellas County, Florida
Date: 8/24/2008
Title: Adult and juvenile Black Skimmers
Location: Fort De Soto County Park, Pinellas County, Florida
Date: 8/24/2008
Title: Black Skimmer juvenile creeping past
Location: Fort De Soto County Park, Pinellas County, Florida
Date: 8/24/2008
Title: Juvenile Black Skimmer stretching
Location: Fort De Soto County Park, Pinellas County, Florida
Date: 8/24/2008
Title: Resting juvenile Skimmer
Location: Fort De Soto County Park, Pinellas County, Florida
Date: 8/24/2008
Title: Alert Black Skimmer juvenile
Location: Fort De Soto County Park, Pinellas County, Florida
Date: 8/24/2008
Title: Juvenile and adult Black Skimmers
Location: Fort De Soto County Park, Pinellas County, Florida
Date: 8/24/2008
Title: Relaxed Black Skimmer chick
Location: Fort De Soto County Park, Pinellas County, Florida
Date: 8/24/2008
Title: Black Skimmer juvenile standing on a beach
Location: Fort De Soto County Park, Pinellas County, Florida
Date: 8/24/2008
Title: Calling adult Black Skimmer in breeding plumage
Location: Fort De Soto County Park, Pinellas County, Florida
Date: 8/24/2008
Title: Juvenile Black Skimmer sneaking by
Location: Fort De Soto County Park, Pinellas County, Florida
Date: 8/24/2008
Title: Black Skimmer adult resting on beach
Location: Fort De Soto County Park, Pinellas County, Florida
Date: 8/24/2008
Title: Juvenile and adult Black Skimmers
Location: Fort De Soto County Park, Pinellas County, Florida
Date: 8/24/2008
Title: Black Skimmer juvenile resting on a spit of sand
Location: Fort De Soto County Park, Pinellas County, Florida
Date: 8/24/2008
Title: Black Skimmer being chased by a Laughing Gull
Location: Fort De Soto County Park, Pinellas County, Florida
Date: 8/24/2008
Title: Young and adult Black Skimmer
Location: Fort De Soto County Park, Pinellas County, Florida
Date: 8/24/2008
Title: Skimmer skimming the Gulf
Location: Fort De Soto County Park, Pinellas County, Florida
Date: 8/6/2008
Title: Black Skimmers Skimming
Location: Fort De Soto County Park, Pinellas County, Florida
Date: 7/20/2008
Title: Skimming Black Skimmer
Location: Fort De Soto County Park, Pinellas County, Florida
Date: 7/9/2008
Title: Black Skimmer just skimming along
Location: Fort De Soto County Park, Pinellas County, Florida
Date: 7/4/2008
Title: Lone Black Skimmer on a foggy Gulf shore
Location: Fort De Soto County Park, Pinellas County, Florida
Date: 6/25/2008
Title: Gulf shore Black Skimmer foraging
Location: Fort De Soto County Park, Pinellas County, Florida
Date: 6/25/2008
Title: Calling Black Skimmer on a hazy day
Location: Fort De Soto County Park, Pinellas County, Florida
Date: 5/9/2008