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Black Skimmers

Rynchops niger

Description:

Flock of birds hanging out at the grassy edges of the beach

Habitat:

Small, sandy beach that doesn't get many visitors

Notes:

The mandibles of Hatchlings' beaks are the same length, but by the time they are fledgings, the lower mandible is already nearly 1 cm longer than the upper.

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1 Comment

Maria dB
Maria dB 9 years ago

Nice spotting

Machi
Spotted by
Machi

Florida, USA

Spotted on May 2, 2013
Submitted on Jun 1, 2014

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