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Black Skimmers

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8 Comments

Wild Things
Wild Things 12 years ago

Lovely action shots.

KarenSaxton
KarenSaxton 12 years ago

I saw a small group of these many years ago in San Diego. CA... they were way out of their range, and so lovely to watch

Leuba Ridgway
Leuba Ridgway 12 years ago

what a great photo - well done!

LaurieWinters
LaurieWinters 12 years ago

Thanks Heather, yes, they are pretty noisy

HeatherMiller
HeatherMiller 12 years ago

What a fun series! The noise must have been deafening!

LaurieWinters
LaurieWinters 12 years ago

... but they come right back after flying around in a circle.

LaurieWinters
LaurieWinters 12 years ago

I was. They let me get pretty close and then something spooked them. Probably my husband, sneaking up behind me.

alicelongmartin
alicelongmartin 12 years ago

You must have been at the center of a bird storm!

LaurieWinters
Spotted by
LaurieWinters

St. Petersburg, Florida, USA

Spotted on Nov 6, 2011
Submitted on Dec 4, 2011

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