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: Black Skimmer adult in flight
Location: Fort De Soto County Park, Pinellas County, Florida
Date: 4/26/2009
Title: Black Skimmers flying over the Gulf of Mexico
Location: Fort De Soto County Park, Pinellas County, Florida
Date: 4/26/2009
Title: Black Skimmer territorial display
Location: Fort De Soto County Park, Pinellas County, Florida
Date: 4/26/2009
Title: Black Skimmer in flight close up
Location: Fort De Soto County Park, Pinellas County, Florida
Date: 4/26/2009
Title: Adult Black Skimmer in flight over the Gulf
Location: Fort De Soto County Park, Pinellas County, Florida
Date: 4/26/2009
Title: Black Skimmer adults in flight
Location: Fort De Soto County Park, Pinellas County, Florida
Date: 4/26/2009
Title: Black Skimmer aerial chase
Location: Fort De Soto County Park, Pinellas County, Florida
Date: 4/26/2009
Title: Flock of Black Skimmers in flight
Location: Fort De Soto County Park, Pinellas County, Florida
Date: 4/24/2009
Title: Landing Black Skimmer
Location: Fort De Soto County Park, Pinellas County, Florida
Date: 4/24/2009
Title: Adult Black Skimmer flying over the Gulf of Mexico
Location: Fort De Soto County Park, Pinellas County, Florida
Date: 4/24/2009
Title: Black Skimmer in nonbreeding plumage
Location: Fort De Soto County Park, Pinellas County, Florida
Date: 4/12/2009
Title: Black Skimmer just after sunrise
Location: Fort De Soto County Park, Pinellas County, Florida
Date: 2/13/2009
Title: Gulf coast Black Skimmer
Location: Fort De Soto County Park, Pinellas County, Florida
Date: 2/13/2009
Title: Black Skimmers in Flight over Fort De Soto’s north beach
Location: Fort De Soto County Park, Pinellas County, Florida
Date: 1/6/2009
Title: Mixed flock of Brown Pelicans, Black Skimmers, Gulls and Terns
Location: Fort De Soto County Park, Pinellas County, Florida
Date: 1/6/2009
Title: A scoop of Black Skimmers flying past Shell Key
Location: Fort De Soto County Park, Pinellas County, Florida
Date: 12/18/2008
Title: Chaotic lift off (Black Skimmers and Red Knots)
Location: Fort De Soto County Park, Pinellas County, Florida
Date: 10/12/2008
Title: Black Skimmer flight along shoreline
Location: Fort De Soto County Park, Pinellas County, Florida
Date: 10/10/2008
Title: Black Skimmer banking for landing
Location: Fort De Soto County Park, Pinellas County, Florida
Date: 10/2/2008
Title: Multicolored sunrise with Black Skimmers at Fort De Soto
Location: Fort De Soto County Park, Pinellas County, Florida
Date: 9/16/2008
Title: Black Skimmer on a September morning
Location: Fort De Soto County Park, Pinellas County, Florida
Date: 9/14/2008
Title: Black Skimmer early morning flight
Location: Fort De Soto County Park, Pinellas County, Florida
Date: 9/14/2008
Title: Sunrise Skimmers
Location: Fort De Soto County Park, Pinellas County, Florida
Date: 9/12/2008
Title: Black Skimmer flying in the wind
Location: Fort De Soto County Park, Pinellas County, Florida
Date: 9/12/2008
Title: Skimmers, waves, wind and Egmont Key
Location: Fort De Soto County Park, Pinellas County, Florida
Date: 9/12/2008
Title: Skimmer skimming the Gulf coast of Florida
Location: Fort De Soto County Park, Pinellas County, Florida
Date: 9/4/2008
Title: Black Skimmer juvenile at first light
Location: Fort De Soto County Park, Pinellas County, Florida
Date: 9/4/2008