sea birds

Laughing Gull Sliding Across the Water

By Mia McPherson|October 25th, 2016|Categories: Birds, Florida, Fort De Soto County Park, Laughing Gulls, Pinellas County|Tags: adult, gull, gulls, Hurricane Ike, Laughing Gull, Leucophaeus atricilla, nonbreeding plumage, sea birds, sliding, splashing, water|

Of the images I took that day on the beach, and there were tons of them, this image of a Laughing Gull sliding across the water as it chased a fish in the shallow waves was one of my favorites.

Scoop Of Black Skimmers Flying Past Shell Key

By Mia McPherson|October 26th, 2015|Categories: Birds, Black Skimmers, Florida, Fort De Soto County Park, Pinellas County|Tags: adult, Black Skimmer, coast, coastal, conspiracy, embezzlement, fall, flight, flock, flying, Gulf of Mexico, mangroves, scoop, sea birds, seabirds, Shell Key, skimmer, skimmers, skimming, summer, water|

I haven't seen Black Skimmers in over six years now but in my mind I can still hear them calling when I look at my images of a group of them in flight.