{"id":25570,"date":"2015-06-20T18:09:22","date_gmt":"2015-06-21T00:09:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/?page_id=25570"},"modified":"2025-09-19T10:23:55","modified_gmt":"2025-09-19T15:23:55","slug":"black-skimmer-images","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/black-skimmer-images\/","title":{"rendered":"Black Skimmer Images"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 hundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-overflow:visible;--awb-background-image:linear-gradient(180deg, #ffffff 0%,#ffffff 100%);--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_1_3 1_3 fusion-one-third fusion-column-first\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;width:30.6666%; margin-right: 4%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-image-element in-legacy-container\" style=\"--awb-caption-title-font-family:var(--h2_typography-font-family);--awb-caption-title-font-weight:var(--h2_typography-font-weight);--awb-caption-title-font-style:var(--h2_typography-font-style);--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-1 hover-type-none\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"643\" alt=\"Black Skimmer on a hazy day in May at Fort De Soto County Park, Pinellas County, Florida\" title=\"Black Skimmer on a hazy day\" src=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/black-skimmer-hazy-day-mia-mcpherson-8053.jpg\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/black-skimmer-hazy-day-mia-mcpherson-8053.jpg\" class=\"lazyload img-responsive wp-image-156732\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27900%27%20height%3D%27643%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20900%20643%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27900%27%20height%3D%27643%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/black-skimmer-hazy-day-mia-mcpherson-8053-200x143.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/black-skimmer-hazy-day-mia-mcpherson-8053-400x286.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/black-skimmer-hazy-day-mia-mcpherson-8053-600x429.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/black-skimmer-hazy-day-mia-mcpherson-8053.jpg 900w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-orig-sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/span><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-1 fusion_builder_column_2_3 2_3 fusion-two-third fusion-column-last\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;width:65.3333%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\"><h2>Black Skimmer Images, Facts and Information:<\/h2>\n<p><i>Rynchops niger<\/i><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>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.<\/li>\n<li>Some Black Skimmer populations are nonmigratory and some are migratory.<\/li>\n<li>Black Skimmers are coastal and prefer sandy or gravel beaches, estuaries, bays and salt marshes.<\/li>\n<li>Black Skimmers eat fish and shrimp that are near the surface of the water and when their bills touch the prey their bills snap shut quickly.<\/li>\n<li>Black Skimmers lay 4 to 5 eggs which hatch in 21 to 23 days. Both sexes incubate and they are monogamous colonial nesters.<\/li>\n<li>A group of skimmers can be called a &#8220;scoop&#8221; of skimmers.<\/li>\n<li>Black Skimmers can live up to 20 years.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>I hope you enjoy viewing my Black Skimmer photos. <i class=\"fb-icon-element-1 fb-icon-element fontawesome-icon fa-feather fas circle-no fusion-text-flow\" style=\"--awb-iconcolor:rgba(97,118,99,0.79);--awb-iconcolor-hover:rgba(97,118,99,0.79);--awb-font-size:20px;--awb-margin-right:10px;\"><\/i><\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-2 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-one-full fusion-column-first fusion-column-last fusion-column-no-min-height\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-margin-bottom:0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-alignleft\"><a class=\"fusion-button button-flat button-large button-default 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awb-button__text--default\">Back to Birds<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-top:40px;margin-bottom:40px;width:100%;\"><div class=\"fusion-separator-border sep-shadow\" style=\"--awb-height:20px;--awb-amount:20px;background:radial-gradient(ellipse at 50% -50% , #e0dede 0px, rgba(255, 255, 255, 0) 80%) repeat scroll 0 0 rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);background:-webkit-radial-gradient(ellipse at 50% -50% , #e0dede 0px, rgba(255, 255, 255, 0) 80%) repeat scroll 0 0 rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);background:-moz-radial-gradient(ellipse at 50% -50% , #e0dede 0px, rgba(255, 255, 255, 0) 80%) repeat scroll 0 0 rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);background:-o-radial-gradient(ellipse at 50% -50% , #e0dede 0px, rgba(255, 255, 255, 0) 80%) repeat scroll 0 0 rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div 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fusion-portfolio-1 fusion-portfolio-grid fusion-portfolio-paging-infinite fusion-portfolio-four fusion-portfolio-boxed fusion-portfolio-text\" data-id=\"-rw-1\" data-columns=\"four\"><style type=\"text\/css\">.fusion-portfolio-1 .fusion-portfolio-wrapper .fusion-col-spacing{padding:6px;}<\/style><div class=\"fusion-portfolio-wrapper\" id=\"fusion-portfolio-1\" data-picturesize=\"auto\" data-pages=\"4\" style=\"margin:-6px;\"><article id=\"portfolio-1-post-39286\" class=\"fusion-portfolio-post black-skimmer-images fusion-col-spacing post-39286\"><div class=\"fusion-portfolio-content-wrapper\" style=\"border:1px solid #d3d3d3;border-bottom-width:3px;background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0);\"><span class=\"vcard rich-snippet-hidden\"><span class=\"fn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/author\/mia\/\" title=\"Posts by Mia McPherson\" rel=\"author\">Mia McPherson<\/a><\/span><\/span><div  class=\"fusion-image-wrapper\" aria-haspopup=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/portfolio-items\/black-skimmer-adult-in-flight\/?portfolioCats=3061\" aria-label=\"Black Skimmer adult in flight\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"850\" height=\"642\" src=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/black-skimmer-adult-flight-mia-mcpherson-8967.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full lazyload wp-post-image\" alt=\"Black Skimmer adult in flight, Fort De Soto County Park, Pinellas County, Florida\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27850%27%20height%3D%27642%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20850%20642%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27850%27%20height%3D%27642%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/black-skimmer-adult-flight-mia-mcpherson-8967.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/black-skimmer-adult-flight-mia-mcpherson-8967-200x151.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/black-skimmer-adult-flight-mia-mcpherson-8967-400x302.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/black-skimmer-adult-flight-mia-mcpherson-8967-600x453.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/black-skimmer-adult-flight-mia-mcpherson-8967.jpg 850w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" \/>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"fusion-portfolio-content\" style=\"background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0);\"><h2 class=\"entry-title fusion-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/portfolio-items\/black-skimmer-adult-in-flight\/?portfolioCats=3061\">Black Skimmer adult in flight<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"fusion-portfolio-meta\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/portfolio_category\/black-skimmer-images\/\" rel=\"tag\">Black Skimmer Images<\/a><\/div><div class=\"fusion-content-sep sep-single sep-solid\" style=\"border-color:#d3d3d3;\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-post-content\"><p>Title: Black Skimmer adult in flight<\/p>\n<p>Location: Fort De Soto County Park, Pinellas County, Florida<\/p>\n<p>Date: 4\/26\/2009<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/article><article id=\"portfolio-1-post-38957\" class=\"fusion-portfolio-post black-skimmer-images fusion-col-spacing post-38957\"><div class=\"fusion-portfolio-content-wrapper\" style=\"border:1px solid #d3d3d3;border-bottom-width:3px;background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0);\"><span class=\"vcard rich-snippet-hidden\"><span class=\"fn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/author\/mia\/\" title=\"Posts by Mia McPherson\" rel=\"author\">Mia McPherson<\/a><\/span><\/span><div  class=\"fusion-image-wrapper\" aria-haspopup=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/portfolio-items\/black-skimmers-flying-over-the-gulf-of-mexico\/?portfolioCats=3061\" aria-label=\"Black Skimmers flying over the Gulf of Mexico\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"436\" src=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/black-skimmers-flock-flight-mia-mcpherson-8681.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full lazyload wp-post-image\" alt=\"Black Skimmers flying over the Gulf of Mexico at Fort De Soto County Park, Pinellas County, Florida\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27900%27%20height%3D%27436%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20900%20436%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27900%27%20height%3D%27436%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/black-skimmers-flock-flight-mia-mcpherson-8681.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/black-skimmers-flock-flight-mia-mcpherson-8681-200x97.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/black-skimmers-flock-flight-mia-mcpherson-8681-400x194.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/black-skimmers-flock-flight-mia-mcpherson-8681-600x291.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/black-skimmers-flock-flight-mia-mcpherson-8681.jpg 900w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" \/>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"fusion-portfolio-content\" style=\"background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0);\"><h2 class=\"entry-title fusion-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/portfolio-items\/black-skimmers-flying-over-the-gulf-of-mexico\/?portfolioCats=3061\">Black Skimmers flying over the Gulf of Mexico<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"fusion-portfolio-meta\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/portfolio_category\/black-skimmer-images\/\" rel=\"tag\">Black Skimmer Images<\/a><\/div><div class=\"fusion-content-sep sep-single sep-solid\" style=\"border-color:#d3d3d3;\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-post-content\"><p>Title: Black Skimmers flying over the Gulf of Mexico<\/p>\n<p>Location: Fort De Soto County Park, Pinellas County, Florida<\/p>\n<p>Date: 4\/26\/2009<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/article><article id=\"portfolio-1-post-38955\" class=\"fusion-portfolio-post black-skimmer-images fusion-col-spacing post-38955\"><div class=\"fusion-portfolio-content-wrapper\" style=\"border:1px solid #d3d3d3;border-bottom-width:3px;background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0);\"><span class=\"vcard rich-snippet-hidden\"><span class=\"fn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/author\/mia\/\" title=\"Posts by Mia McPherson\" rel=\"author\">Mia McPherson<\/a><\/span><\/span><div  class=\"fusion-image-wrapper\" aria-haspopup=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/portfolio-items\/black-skimmer-territorial-display\/?portfolioCats=3061\" aria-label=\"Black Skimmer territorial display\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"501\" src=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/black-skimmers-display-mia-mcpherson-9034.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full lazyload wp-post-image\" alt=\"Black Skimmer territorial display over the north beach at Fort De Soto County Park, Pinellas County, Florida\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27900%27%20height%3D%27501%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20900%20501%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27900%27%20height%3D%27501%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/black-skimmers-display-mia-mcpherson-9034.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/black-skimmers-display-mia-mcpherson-9034-200x111.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/black-skimmers-display-mia-mcpherson-9034-400x223.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/black-skimmers-display-mia-mcpherson-9034-600x334.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/black-skimmers-display-mia-mcpherson-9034.jpg 900w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" \/>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"fusion-portfolio-content\" style=\"background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0);\"><h2 class=\"entry-title fusion-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/portfolio-items\/black-skimmer-territorial-display\/?portfolioCats=3061\">Black Skimmer territorial display<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"fusion-portfolio-meta\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/portfolio_category\/black-skimmer-images\/\" rel=\"tag\">Black Skimmer Images<\/a><\/div><div class=\"fusion-content-sep sep-single sep-solid\" style=\"border-color:#d3d3d3;\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-post-content\"><p>Title: Black Skimmer territorial display<\/p>\n<p>Location: Fort De Soto County Park, Pinellas County, Florida<\/p>\n<p>Date: 4\/26\/2009<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/article><article id=\"portfolio-1-post-38953\" class=\"fusion-portfolio-post black-skimmer-images fusion-col-spacing post-38953\"><div class=\"fusion-portfolio-content-wrapper\" style=\"border:1px solid #d3d3d3;border-bottom-width:3px;background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0);\"><span class=\"vcard rich-snippet-hidden\"><span class=\"fn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/author\/mia\/\" title=\"Posts by Mia McPherson\" rel=\"author\">Mia McPherson<\/a><\/span><\/span><div  class=\"fusion-image-wrapper\" aria-haspopup=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/portfolio-items\/black-skimmer-in-flight-close-up\/?portfolioCats=3061\" aria-label=\"Black Skimmer in flight close up\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"632\" src=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/black-skimmer-close-up-flight-mia-mcpherson-9063.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full lazyload wp-post-image\" alt=\"Black Skimmer in flight close up as it flew past me at Fort De Soto County Park, Pinellas County, Florida\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27900%27%20height%3D%27632%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20900%20632%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27900%27%20height%3D%27632%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/black-skimmer-close-up-flight-mia-mcpherson-9063.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/black-skimmer-close-up-flight-mia-mcpherson-9063-200x140.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/black-skimmer-close-up-flight-mia-mcpherson-9063-400x281.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/black-skimmer-close-up-flight-mia-mcpherson-9063-600x421.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/black-skimmer-close-up-flight-mia-mcpherson-9063.jpg 900w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" \/>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"fusion-portfolio-content\" style=\"background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0);\"><h2 class=\"entry-title fusion-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/portfolio-items\/black-skimmer-in-flight-close-up\/?portfolioCats=3061\">Black Skimmer in flight close up<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"fusion-portfolio-meta\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/portfolio_category\/black-skimmer-images\/\" rel=\"tag\">Black Skimmer Images<\/a><\/div><div class=\"fusion-content-sep sep-single sep-solid\" style=\"border-color:#d3d3d3;\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-post-content\"><p>Title: Black Skimmer in flight close up<\/p>\n<p>Location: Fort De Soto County Park, Pinellas County, Florida<\/p>\n<p>Date: 4\/26\/2009<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/article><article id=\"portfolio-1-post-38929\" class=\"fusion-portfolio-post black-skimmer-images fusion-col-spacing post-38929\"><div class=\"fusion-portfolio-content-wrapper\" style=\"border:1px solid #d3d3d3;border-bottom-width:3px;background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0);\"><span class=\"vcard rich-snippet-hidden\"><span class=\"fn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/author\/mia\/\" title=\"Posts by Mia McPherson\" rel=\"author\">Mia McPherson<\/a><\/span><\/span><div  class=\"fusion-image-wrapper\" aria-haspopup=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/portfolio-items\/adult-black-skimmer-in-flight-over-the-gulf\/?portfolioCats=3061\" aria-label=\"Adult Black Skimmer in flight over the Gulf\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"850\" height=\"457\" src=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/black-skimmer-mia-mcpherson-adult-flight-8868.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full lazyload wp-post-image\" alt=\"Adult Black Skimmer in flight over the Gulf on Mexico, photographed at the north beach of Fort De Soto County Park, Florida\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27850%27%20height%3D%27457%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20850%20457%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27850%27%20height%3D%27457%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/black-skimmer-mia-mcpherson-adult-flight-8868.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/black-skimmer-mia-mcpherson-adult-flight-8868-200x108.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/black-skimmer-mia-mcpherson-adult-flight-8868-400x215.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/black-skimmer-mia-mcpherson-adult-flight-8868-600x323.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/black-skimmer-mia-mcpherson-adult-flight-8868.jpg 850w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" \/>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"fusion-portfolio-content\" style=\"background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0);\"><h2 class=\"entry-title fusion-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/portfolio-items\/adult-black-skimmer-in-flight-over-the-gulf\/?portfolioCats=3061\">Adult Black Skimmer in flight over the Gulf<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"fusion-portfolio-meta\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/portfolio_category\/black-skimmer-images\/\" rel=\"tag\">Black Skimmer Images<\/a><\/div><div class=\"fusion-content-sep sep-single sep-solid\" style=\"border-color:#d3d3d3;\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-post-content\"><p>Title: Adult Black Skimmer in flight over the Gulf<\/p>\n<p>Location: Fort De Soto County Park, Pinellas County, Florida<\/p>\n<p>Date: 4\/26\/2009<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/article><article id=\"portfolio-1-post-26071\" class=\"fusion-portfolio-post black-skimmer-images fusion-col-spacing post-26071\"><div class=\"fusion-portfolio-content-wrapper\" style=\"border:1px solid #d3d3d3;border-bottom-width:3px;background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0);\"><span class=\"vcard rich-snippet-hidden\"><span class=\"fn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/author\/mia\/\" title=\"Posts by Mia McPherson\" rel=\"author\">Mia McPherson<\/a><\/span><\/span><div  class=\"fusion-image-wrapper\" aria-haspopup=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/portfolio-items\/black-skimmer-adults-in-flight\/?portfolioCats=3061\" aria-label=\"Black Skimmer adults in flight\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"850\" height=\"607\" src=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/black-skimmers-flight-mia-mcpherson-8954.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full lazyload wp-post-image\" alt=\"Black Skimmer adults in flight at the north beach of Fort De Soto County Park, Florida\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27850%27%20height%3D%27607%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20850%20607%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27850%27%20height%3D%27607%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/black-skimmers-flight-mia-mcpherson-8954.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/black-skimmers-flight-mia-mcpherson-8954-200x143.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/black-skimmers-flight-mia-mcpherson-8954-400x286.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/black-skimmers-flight-mia-mcpherson-8954-600x428.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/black-skimmers-flight-mia-mcpherson-8954.jpg 850w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" \/>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"fusion-portfolio-content\" style=\"background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0);\"><h2 class=\"entry-title fusion-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/portfolio-items\/black-skimmer-adults-in-flight\/?portfolioCats=3061\">Black Skimmer adults in flight<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"fusion-portfolio-meta\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/portfolio_category\/black-skimmer-images\/\" rel=\"tag\">Black Skimmer Images<\/a><\/div><div class=\"fusion-content-sep sep-single sep-solid\" style=\"border-color:#d3d3d3;\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-post-content\"><p>Title: Black Skimmer adults in flight<\/p>\n<p>Location: Fort De Soto County Park, Pinellas County, Florida<\/p>\n<p>Date: 4\/26\/2009<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/article><article id=\"portfolio-1-post-38974\" class=\"fusion-portfolio-post black-skimmer-images fusion-col-spacing post-38974\"><div class=\"fusion-portfolio-content-wrapper\" style=\"border:1px solid #d3d3d3;border-bottom-width:3px;background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0);\"><span class=\"vcard rich-snippet-hidden\"><span class=\"fn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/author\/mia\/\" title=\"Posts by Mia McPherson\" rel=\"author\">Mia McPherson<\/a><\/span><\/span><div  class=\"fusion-image-wrapper\" aria-haspopup=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/portfolio-items\/black-skimmer-aerial-chase\/?portfolioCats=3061\" aria-label=\"Black Skimmer aerial chase\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"543\" src=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/black-skimmer-chase-mia-mcpherson-9035.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full lazyload wp-post-image\" alt=\"Black Skimmer aerial chase over the north beach and Gulf of Mexico at Fort De Soto County Park, Florida\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27900%27%20height%3D%27543%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20900%20543%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27900%27%20height%3D%27543%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/black-skimmer-chase-mia-mcpherson-9035.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/black-skimmer-chase-mia-mcpherson-9035-200x121.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/black-skimmer-chase-mia-mcpherson-9035-400x241.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/black-skimmer-chase-mia-mcpherson-9035-600x362.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/black-skimmer-chase-mia-mcpherson-9035.jpg 900w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" \/>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"fusion-portfolio-content\" style=\"background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0);\"><h2 class=\"entry-title fusion-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/portfolio-items\/black-skimmer-aerial-chase\/?portfolioCats=3061\">Black Skimmer aerial chase<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"fusion-portfolio-meta\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/portfolio_category\/black-skimmer-images\/\" rel=\"tag\">Black Skimmer Images<\/a><\/div><div class=\"fusion-content-sep sep-single sep-solid\" style=\"border-color:#d3d3d3;\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-post-content\"><p>Title: Black Skimmer aerial chase<\/p>\n<p>Location: Fort De Soto County Park, Pinellas County, Florida<\/p>\n<p>Date: 4\/26\/2009<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/article><article id=\"portfolio-1-post-38945\" class=\"fusion-portfolio-post black-skimmer-images fusion-col-spacing post-38945\"><div class=\"fusion-portfolio-content-wrapper\" style=\"border:1px solid #d3d3d3;border-bottom-width:3px;background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0);\"><span class=\"vcard rich-snippet-hidden\"><span class=\"fn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/author\/mia\/\" title=\"Posts by Mia McPherson\" rel=\"author\">Mia McPherson<\/a><\/span><\/span><div  class=\"fusion-image-wrapper\" aria-haspopup=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/portfolio-items\/flock-of-black-skimmers-in-flight\/?portfolioCats=3061\" aria-label=\"Flock of Black Skimmers in flight\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"193\" src=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/black-skimmers-mia-mcpherson-flock-7788.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full lazyload wp-post-image\" alt=\"Flock of Black Skimmers in flight over the beach on the Gulf shore of Fort De Soto County Park, Pinellas County, Florida\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27900%27%20height%3D%27193%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20900%20193%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27900%27%20height%3D%27193%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/black-skimmers-mia-mcpherson-flock-7788.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/black-skimmers-mia-mcpherson-flock-7788-200x43.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/black-skimmers-mia-mcpherson-flock-7788-400x86.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/black-skimmers-mia-mcpherson-flock-7788-600x129.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/black-skimmers-mia-mcpherson-flock-7788-800x172.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/black-skimmers-mia-mcpherson-flock-7788.jpg 900w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" \/>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"fusion-portfolio-content\" style=\"background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0);\"><h2 class=\"entry-title fusion-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/portfolio-items\/flock-of-black-skimmers-in-flight\/?portfolioCats=3061\">Flock of Black Skimmers in flight<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"fusion-portfolio-meta\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/portfolio_category\/black-skimmer-images\/\" rel=\"tag\">Black Skimmer Images<\/a><\/div><div class=\"fusion-content-sep sep-single sep-solid\" style=\"border-color:#d3d3d3;\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-post-content\"><p>Title: Flock of Black Skimmers in flight<\/p>\n<p>Location: Fort De Soto County Park, Pinellas County, Florida<\/p>\n<p>Date: 4\/24\/2009<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/article><article id=\"portfolio-1-post-38927\" class=\"fusion-portfolio-post black-skimmer-images fusion-col-spacing post-38927\"><div class=\"fusion-portfolio-content-wrapper\" style=\"border:1px solid #d3d3d3;border-bottom-width:3px;background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0);\"><span class=\"vcard rich-snippet-hidden\"><span class=\"fn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/author\/mia\/\" title=\"Posts by Mia McPherson\" rel=\"author\">Mia McPherson<\/a><\/span><\/span><div  class=\"fusion-image-wrapper\" aria-haspopup=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/portfolio-items\/landing-black-skimmer\/?portfolioCats=3061\" aria-label=\"Landing Black Skimmer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"850\" height=\"631\" src=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/black-skimmer-landing-mia-mcpherson-7811.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full lazyload wp-post-image\" alt=\"Landing Black Skimmer on the north beach at Fort De Soto County Park in Pinellas County, Florida\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27850%27%20height%3D%27631%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20850%20631%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27850%27%20height%3D%27631%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/black-skimmer-landing-mia-mcpherson-7811.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/black-skimmer-landing-mia-mcpherson-7811-200x148.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/black-skimmer-landing-mia-mcpherson-7811-400x297.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/black-skimmer-landing-mia-mcpherson-7811-600x445.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/black-skimmer-landing-mia-mcpherson-7811.jpg 850w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" \/>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"fusion-portfolio-content\" style=\"background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0);\"><h2 class=\"entry-title fusion-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/portfolio-items\/landing-black-skimmer\/?portfolioCats=3061\">Landing Black Skimmer<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"fusion-portfolio-meta\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/portfolio_category\/black-skimmer-images\/\" rel=\"tag\">Black Skimmer Images<\/a><\/div><div class=\"fusion-content-sep sep-single sep-solid\" style=\"border-color:#d3d3d3;\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-post-content\"><p>Title: Landing Black Skimmer<\/p>\n<p>Location: Fort De Soto County Park, Pinellas County, Florida<\/p>\n<p>Date: 4\/24\/2009<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/article><article id=\"portfolio-1-post-101753\" class=\"fusion-portfolio-post black-skimmer-images fusion-col-spacing post-101753\"><div class=\"fusion-portfolio-content-wrapper\" style=\"border:1px solid #d3d3d3;border-bottom-width:3px;background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0);\"><span class=\"vcard rich-snippet-hidden\"><span class=\"fn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/author\/mia\/\" title=\"Posts by Mia McPherson\" rel=\"author\">Mia McPherson<\/a><\/span><\/span><div  class=\"fusion-image-wrapper\" aria-haspopup=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/portfolio-items\/adult-black-skimmer-flying-over-the-gulf-of-mexico\/?portfolioCats=3061\" aria-label=\"Adult Black Skimmer flying over the Gulf of Mexico\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"643\" src=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/black-skimmer-adult-flight-mia-mcpherson-7825.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full lazyload wp-post-image\" alt=\"Adult Black Skimmer flying over the Gulf of Mexico, Fort De Soto County Park, Pinellas County, Florida\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27900%27%20height%3D%27643%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20900%20643%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27900%27%20height%3D%27643%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/black-skimmer-adult-flight-mia-mcpherson-7825.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/black-skimmer-adult-flight-mia-mcpherson-7825-200x143.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/black-skimmer-adult-flight-mia-mcpherson-7825-400x286.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/black-skimmer-adult-flight-mia-mcpherson-7825-600x429.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/black-skimmer-adult-flight-mia-mcpherson-7825-800x572.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/black-skimmer-adult-flight-mia-mcpherson-7825.jpg 900w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" \/>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"fusion-portfolio-content\" style=\"background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0);\"><h2 class=\"entry-title fusion-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/portfolio-items\/adult-black-skimmer-flying-over-the-gulf-of-mexico\/?portfolioCats=3061\">Adult Black Skimmer flying over the Gulf of Mexico<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"fusion-portfolio-meta\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/portfolio_category\/black-skimmer-images\/\" rel=\"tag\">Black Skimmer Images<\/a><\/div><div class=\"fusion-content-sep sep-single sep-solid\" style=\"border-color:#d3d3d3;\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-post-content\"><p>Title: Adult Black Skimmer flying over the Gulf of Mexico<\/p>\n<p>Location: Fort De Soto County Park, Pinellas County, Florida<\/p>\n<p>Date: 4\/24\/2009<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/article><article id=\"portfolio-1-post-38925\" class=\"fusion-portfolio-post black-skimmer-images fusion-col-spacing post-38925\"><div class=\"fusion-portfolio-content-wrapper\" style=\"border:1px solid #d3d3d3;border-bottom-width:3px;background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0);\"><span class=\"vcard rich-snippet-hidden\"><span class=\"fn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/author\/mia\/\" title=\"Posts by Mia McPherson\" rel=\"author\">Mia McPherson<\/a><\/span><\/span><div  class=\"fusion-image-wrapper\" aria-haspopup=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/portfolio-items\/black-skimmer-in-nonbreeding-plumage\/?portfolioCats=3061\" aria-label=\"Black Skimmer in nonbreeding plumage\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"850\" height=\"522\" src=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/black-skimmer-nonbreeding-mia-mcpherson-5468.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full lazyload wp-post-image\" alt=\"Black Skimmer in nonbreeding plumage on the Gulf shore at Fort De Soto County Park, Pinellas County, Florida\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27850%27%20height%3D%27522%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20850%20522%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27850%27%20height%3D%27522%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/black-skimmer-nonbreeding-mia-mcpherson-5468.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/black-skimmer-nonbreeding-mia-mcpherson-5468-200x123.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/black-skimmer-nonbreeding-mia-mcpherson-5468-400x246.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/black-skimmer-nonbreeding-mia-mcpherson-5468-600x368.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/black-skimmer-nonbreeding-mia-mcpherson-5468.jpg 850w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" \/>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"fusion-portfolio-content\" style=\"background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0);\"><h2 class=\"entry-title fusion-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/portfolio-items\/black-skimmer-in-nonbreeding-plumage\/?portfolioCats=3061\">Black Skimmer in nonbreeding plumage<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"fusion-portfolio-meta\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/portfolio_category\/black-skimmer-images\/\" rel=\"tag\">Black Skimmer Images<\/a><\/div><div class=\"fusion-content-sep sep-single sep-solid\" style=\"border-color:#d3d3d3;\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-post-content\"><p>Title: Black Skimmer in nonbreeding plumage<\/p>\n<p>Location: Fort De Soto County Park, Pinellas County, Florida<\/p>\n<p>Date: 4\/12\/2009<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/article><article id=\"portfolio-1-post-26067\" class=\"fusion-portfolio-post black-skimmer-images miscellaneous-portfolios fusion-col-spacing post-26067\"><div class=\"fusion-portfolio-content-wrapper\" style=\"border:1px solid #d3d3d3;border-bottom-width:3px;background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0);\"><span class=\"vcard rich-snippet-hidden\"><span class=\"fn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/author\/mia\/\" title=\"Posts by Mia McPherson\" rel=\"author\">Mia McPherson<\/a><\/span><\/span><div  class=\"fusion-image-wrapper\" aria-haspopup=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/portfolio-items\/black-skimmer-decoys\/?portfolioCats=3061\" aria-label=\"Black Skimmer decoys\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"850\" height=\"516\" src=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/black-skimmer-decoys-mia-mcpherson-3347.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full lazyload wp-post-image\" alt=\"Black Skimmer decoys at Egmont Key, Pinellas County, Florida\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27850%27%20height%3D%27516%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20850%20516%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27850%27%20height%3D%27516%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/black-skimmer-decoys-mia-mcpherson-3347.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/black-skimmer-decoys-mia-mcpherson-3347-200x121.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/black-skimmer-decoys-mia-mcpherson-3347-400x243.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/black-skimmer-decoys-mia-mcpherson-3347-600x364.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/black-skimmer-decoys-mia-mcpherson-3347.jpg 850w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" \/>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"fusion-portfolio-content\" style=\"background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0);\"><h2 class=\"entry-title fusion-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/portfolio-items\/black-skimmer-decoys\/?portfolioCats=3061\">Black Skimmer decoys<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"fusion-portfolio-meta\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/portfolio_category\/black-skimmer-images\/\" rel=\"tag\">Black Skimmer Images<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/portfolio_category\/miscellaneous-portfolios\/\" rel=\"tag\">Miscellaneous Portfolios<\/a><\/div><div class=\"fusion-content-sep sep-single sep-solid\" style=\"border-color:#d3d3d3;\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-post-content\"><p>Title: Black Skimmer decoys<\/p>\n<p>Location: Egmont Key, Pinellas County, Florida<\/p>\n<p>Date: 4\/5\/2009 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/portfolio-items\/black-skimmer-decoys\/#more-26067\" class=\"more-link\">  [\u2026]<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/article><article id=\"portfolio-1-post-39288\" class=\"fusion-portfolio-post black-skimmer-images fusion-col-spacing post-39288\"><div class=\"fusion-portfolio-content-wrapper\" style=\"border:1px solid #d3d3d3;border-bottom-width:3px;background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0);\"><span class=\"vcard rich-snippet-hidden\"><span class=\"fn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/author\/mia\/\" title=\"Posts by Mia McPherson\" rel=\"author\">Mia McPherson<\/a><\/span><\/span><div  class=\"fusion-image-wrapper\" aria-haspopup=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/portfolio-items\/black-skimmer-just-after-sunrise\/?portfolioCats=3061\" aria-label=\"Black Skimmer just after sunrise\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"850\" height=\"607\" src=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/black-skimmer-adult-nonbreeding-mia-mcpherson-2920.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full lazyload wp-post-image\" alt=\"Black Skimmer just after sunrise, Fort De Soto County Park, Pinellas County, Florida\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27850%27%20height%3D%27607%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20850%20607%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27850%27%20height%3D%27607%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/black-skimmer-adult-nonbreeding-mia-mcpherson-2920.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/black-skimmer-adult-nonbreeding-mia-mcpherson-2920-200x143.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/black-skimmer-adult-nonbreeding-mia-mcpherson-2920-400x286.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/black-skimmer-adult-nonbreeding-mia-mcpherson-2920-600x428.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/black-skimmer-adult-nonbreeding-mia-mcpherson-2920.jpg 850w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" \/>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"fusion-portfolio-content\" style=\"background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0);\"><h2 class=\"entry-title fusion-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/portfolio-items\/black-skimmer-just-after-sunrise\/?portfolioCats=3061\">Black Skimmer just after sunrise<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"fusion-portfolio-meta\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/portfolio_category\/black-skimmer-images\/\" rel=\"tag\">Black Skimmer Images<\/a><\/div><div class=\"fusion-content-sep sep-single sep-solid\" style=\"border-color:#d3d3d3;\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-post-content\"><p>Title: Black Skimmer just after sunrise<\/p>\n<p>Location: Fort De Soto County Park, Pinellas County, Florida<\/p>\n<p>Date: 2\/13\/2009<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/article><article id=\"portfolio-1-post-39272\" class=\"fusion-portfolio-post black-skimmer-images fusion-col-spacing post-39272\"><div class=\"fusion-portfolio-content-wrapper\" style=\"border:1px solid #d3d3d3;border-bottom-width:3px;background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0);\"><span class=\"vcard rich-snippet-hidden\"><span class=\"fn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/author\/mia\/\" title=\"Posts by Mia McPherson\" rel=\"author\">Mia McPherson<\/a><\/span><\/span><div  class=\"fusion-image-wrapper\" aria-haspopup=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/portfolio-items\/gulf-coast-black-skimmer\/?portfolioCats=3061\" aria-label=\"Gulf coast Black Skimmer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"491\" src=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/black-skimmer-nonbreeding-adult-mia-mcpherson-2908.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full lazyload wp-post-image\" alt=\"Gulf coast Black Skimmer, Fort De Soto County Park, Pinellas County, Florida\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27900%27%20height%3D%27491%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20900%20491%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27900%27%20height%3D%27491%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/black-skimmer-nonbreeding-adult-mia-mcpherson-2908.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/black-skimmer-nonbreeding-adult-mia-mcpherson-2908-200x109.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/black-skimmer-nonbreeding-adult-mia-mcpherson-2908-400x218.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/black-skimmer-nonbreeding-adult-mia-mcpherson-2908-600x327.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/black-skimmer-nonbreeding-adult-mia-mcpherson-2908.jpg 900w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" \/>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"fusion-portfolio-content\" style=\"background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0);\"><h2 class=\"entry-title fusion-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/portfolio-items\/gulf-coast-black-skimmer\/?portfolioCats=3061\">Gulf coast Black Skimmer<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"fusion-portfolio-meta\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/portfolio_category\/black-skimmer-images\/\" rel=\"tag\">Black Skimmer Images<\/a><\/div><div class=\"fusion-content-sep sep-single sep-solid\" style=\"border-color:#d3d3d3;\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-post-content\"><p>Title: Gulf coast Black Skimmer<\/p>\n<p>Location: Fort De Soto County Park, Pinellas County, Florida<\/p>\n<p>Date: 2\/13\/2009<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/article><article id=\"portfolio-1-post-25574\" class=\"fusion-portfolio-post black-skimmer-images fusion-col-spacing post-25574\"><div class=\"fusion-portfolio-content-wrapper\" style=\"border:1px solid #d3d3d3;border-bottom-width:3px;background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0);\"><span class=\"vcard rich-snippet-hidden\"><span class=\"fn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/author\/mia\/\" title=\"Posts by Mia McPherson\" rel=\"author\">Mia McPherson<\/a><\/span><\/span><div  class=\"fusion-image-wrapper\" aria-haspopup=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/portfolio-items\/black-skimmers-in-flight-over-fort-de-sotos-north-beach\/?portfolioCats=3061\" aria-label=\"Black Skimmers in flight over Fort De Soto&#8217;s north beach\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"850\" height=\"607\" src=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/black-skimmers-flight-fort-desoto-florida-mia-mcpherson-3595.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full lazyload wp-post-image\" alt=\"Black Skimmers in flight over Fort De Soto\u2019s north beach, Florida\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27850%27%20height%3D%27607%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20850%20607%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27850%27%20height%3D%27607%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/black-skimmers-flight-fort-desoto-florida-mia-mcpherson-3595.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/black-skimmers-flight-fort-desoto-florida-mia-mcpherson-3595-200x143.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/black-skimmers-flight-fort-desoto-florida-mia-mcpherson-3595-400x286.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/black-skimmers-flight-fort-desoto-florida-mia-mcpherson-3595-600x428.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/black-skimmers-flight-fort-desoto-florida-mia-mcpherson-3595.jpg 850w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" \/>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"fusion-portfolio-content\" style=\"background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0);\"><h2 class=\"entry-title fusion-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/portfolio-items\/black-skimmers-in-flight-over-fort-de-sotos-north-beach\/?portfolioCats=3061\">Black Skimmers in flight over Fort De Soto&#8217;s north beach<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"fusion-portfolio-meta\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/portfolio_category\/black-skimmer-images\/\" rel=\"tag\">Black Skimmer Images<\/a><\/div><div class=\"fusion-content-sep sep-single sep-solid\" style=\"border-color:#d3d3d3;\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-post-content\"><div class=\"fusion-post-content\">\n<p>Title: Black Skimmers in flight over Fort De Soto\u2019s north beach<\/p>\n<p>Location: Fort De Soto County Park, Pinellas County, Florida<\/p>\n<p>Date: 1\/6\/2009<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/article><article id=\"portfolio-1-post-22193\" class=\"fusion-portfolio-post black-skimmer-images brown-pelican-images laughing-gull-images sandwich-tern-images fusion-col-spacing post-22193\"><div class=\"fusion-portfolio-content-wrapper\" style=\"border:1px solid #d3d3d3;border-bottom-width:3px;background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0);\"><span class=\"vcard rich-snippet-hidden\"><span class=\"fn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/author\/mia\/\" title=\"Posts by Mia McPherson\" rel=\"author\">Mia McPherson<\/a><\/span><\/span><div  class=\"fusion-image-wrapper\" aria-haspopup=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/portfolio-items\/mixed-flock-of-brown-pelicans-black-skimmers-gulls-and-terns\/?portfolioCats=3061\" aria-label=\"Mixed flock of Brown Pelicans, Black Skimmers, Gulls and Terns\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"602\" src=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/mixed-flock-florida-mia-mcpherson-3639.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full lazyload wp-post-image\" alt=\"Mixed flock of Brown Pelicans, Black Skimmers, Gulls and Terns, Fort De Soto County Park, Pinellas County, Florida\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27900%27%20height%3D%27602%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20900%20602%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27900%27%20height%3D%27602%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/mixed-flock-florida-mia-mcpherson-3639.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/mixed-flock-florida-mia-mcpherson-3639-200x134.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/mixed-flock-florida-mia-mcpherson-3639-400x268.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/mixed-flock-florida-mia-mcpherson-3639-600x401.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/mixed-flock-florida-mia-mcpherson-3639-800x535.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/mixed-flock-florida-mia-mcpherson-3639.jpg 900w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" \/>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"fusion-portfolio-content\" style=\"background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0);\"><h2 class=\"entry-title fusion-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/portfolio-items\/mixed-flock-of-brown-pelicans-black-skimmers-gulls-and-terns\/?portfolioCats=3061\">Mixed flock of Brown Pelicans, Black Skimmers, Gulls and Terns<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"fusion-portfolio-meta\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/portfolio_category\/black-skimmer-images\/\" rel=\"tag\">Black Skimmer Images<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/portfolio_category\/brown-pelican-images\/\" rel=\"tag\">Brown Pelican Images<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/portfolio_category\/laughing-gull-images\/\" rel=\"tag\">Laughing Gull Images<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/portfolio_category\/sandwich-tern-images\/\" rel=\"tag\">Sandwich Tern Images<\/a><\/div><div class=\"fusion-content-sep sep-single sep-solid\" style=\"border-color:#d3d3d3;\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-post-content\"><p>Title: Mixed flock of Brown Pelicans, Black Skimmers, Gulls and Terns<\/p>\n<p>Location: Fort De Soto County Park, Pinellas County, Florida<\/p>\n<p>Date: 1\/6\/2009<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/article><article id=\"portfolio-1-post-31171\" class=\"fusion-portfolio-post black-skimmer-images fusion-col-spacing post-31171\"><div class=\"fusion-portfolio-content-wrapper\" style=\"border:1px solid #d3d3d3;border-bottom-width:3px;background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0);\"><span class=\"vcard rich-snippet-hidden\"><span class=\"fn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/author\/mia\/\" title=\"Posts by Mia McPherson\" rel=\"author\">Mia McPherson<\/a><\/span><\/span><div  class=\"fusion-image-wrapper\" aria-haspopup=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/portfolio-items\/a-scoop-of-black-skimmers-flying-past-shell-key\/?portfolioCats=3061\" aria-label=\"Scoop of Black Skimmers flying past Shell Key\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/black-skimmer-flock-mia-mcpherson-7755.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full lazyload wp-post-image\" alt=\"Scoop of Black Skimmers flying past Shell Key, Pinellas County, Florida\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27900%27%20height%3D%27400%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20900%20400%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27900%27%20height%3D%27400%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/black-skimmer-flock-mia-mcpherson-7755.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/black-skimmer-flock-mia-mcpherson-7755-200x89.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/black-skimmer-flock-mia-mcpherson-7755-400x178.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/black-skimmer-flock-mia-mcpherson-7755-600x267.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/black-skimmer-flock-mia-mcpherson-7755.jpg 900w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" \/>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"fusion-portfolio-content\" style=\"background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0);\"><h2 class=\"entry-title fusion-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/portfolio-items\/a-scoop-of-black-skimmers-flying-past-shell-key\/?portfolioCats=3061\">Scoop of Black Skimmers flying past Shell Key<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"fusion-portfolio-meta\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/portfolio_category\/black-skimmer-images\/\" rel=\"tag\">Black Skimmer Images<\/a><\/div><div class=\"fusion-content-sep sep-single sep-solid\" style=\"border-color:#d3d3d3;\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-post-content\"><div class=\"fusion-post-content\">\n<p>Title: Scoop of Black Skimmers flying past Shell Key<\/p>\n<p>Location: Fort De Soto County Park, Pinellas County, Florida<\/p>\n<p>Date: 12\/18\/2008<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/article><article id=\"portfolio-1-post-18849\" class=\"fusion-portfolio-post black-skimmer-images red-knot-images fusion-col-spacing post-18849\"><div class=\"fusion-portfolio-content-wrapper\" style=\"border:1px solid #d3d3d3;border-bottom-width:3px;background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0);\"><span class=\"vcard rich-snippet-hidden\"><span class=\"fn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/author\/mia\/\" title=\"Posts by Mia McPherson\" rel=\"author\">Mia McPherson<\/a><\/span><\/span><div  class=\"fusion-image-wrapper\" aria-haspopup=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/portfolio-items\/chaotic-lift-off\/?portfolioCats=3061\" aria-label=\"Chaotic lift off (Black Skimmers and Red Knots)\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"366\" src=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/mixed-flock-chaos-florida-6410.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full lazyload wp-post-image\" alt=\"Chaotic lift off (Black Skimmers and Red Knots), Fort De Soto County Park, Pinellas County, Florida\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27900%27%20height%3D%27366%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20900%20366%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27900%27%20height%3D%27366%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/mixed-flock-chaos-florida-6410.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/mixed-flock-chaos-florida-6410-200x81.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/mixed-flock-chaos-florida-6410-400x163.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/mixed-flock-chaos-florida-6410-600x244.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/mixed-flock-chaos-florida-6410.jpg 900w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" \/>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"fusion-portfolio-content\" style=\"background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0);\"><h2 class=\"entry-title fusion-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/portfolio-items\/chaotic-lift-off\/?portfolioCats=3061\">Chaotic lift off (Black Skimmers and Red Knots)<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"fusion-portfolio-meta\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/portfolio_category\/black-skimmer-images\/\" rel=\"tag\">Black Skimmer Images<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/portfolio_category\/red-knot-images\/\" rel=\"tag\">Red Knot Images<\/a><\/div><div class=\"fusion-content-sep sep-single sep-solid\" style=\"border-color:#d3d3d3;\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-post-content\"><div class=\"post-content\">\n<div class=\"excerpt-container strip-html\">\n<p>Title: Chaotic lift off (Black Skimmers and Red Knots)<\/p>\n<p>Location: Fort De Soto County Park, Pinellas County, Florida<\/p>\n<p>Date: 10\/12\/2008<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/article><article id=\"portfolio-1-post-39296\" class=\"fusion-portfolio-post black-skimmer-images fusion-col-spacing post-39296\"><div class=\"fusion-portfolio-content-wrapper\" style=\"border:1px solid #d3d3d3;border-bottom-width:3px;background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0);\"><span class=\"vcard rich-snippet-hidden\"><span class=\"fn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/author\/mia\/\" title=\"Posts by Mia McPherson\" rel=\"author\">Mia McPherson<\/a><\/span><\/span><div  class=\"fusion-image-wrapper\" aria-haspopup=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/portfolio-items\/black-skimmer-flight-along-shoreline\/?portfolioCats=3061\" aria-label=\"Black Skimmer flight along shoreline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"850\" height=\"607\" src=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/black-skimmer-flight-mia-mcpherson-6000.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full lazyload wp-post-image\" alt=\"Black Skimmer flight along shoreline, Fort De Soto County Park, Pinellas County, Florida\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27850%27%20height%3D%27607%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20850%20607%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27850%27%20height%3D%27607%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/black-skimmer-flight-mia-mcpherson-6000.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/black-skimmer-flight-mia-mcpherson-6000-200x143.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/black-skimmer-flight-mia-mcpherson-6000-400x286.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/black-skimmer-flight-mia-mcpherson-6000-600x428.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/black-skimmer-flight-mia-mcpherson-6000.jpg 850w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" \/>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"fusion-portfolio-content\" style=\"background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0);\"><h2 class=\"entry-title fusion-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/portfolio-items\/black-skimmer-flight-along-shoreline\/?portfolioCats=3061\">Black Skimmer flight along shoreline<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"fusion-portfolio-meta\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/portfolio_category\/black-skimmer-images\/\" rel=\"tag\">Black Skimmer Images<\/a><\/div><div class=\"fusion-content-sep sep-single sep-solid\" style=\"border-color:#d3d3d3;\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-post-content\"><p>Title: Black Skimmer flight along shoreline<\/p>\n<p>Location: Fort De Soto County Park, Pinellas County, Florida<\/p>\n<p>Date: 10\/10\/2008<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/article><article id=\"portfolio-1-post-38951\" class=\"fusion-portfolio-post black-skimmer-images fusion-col-spacing post-38951\"><div class=\"fusion-portfolio-content-wrapper\" style=\"border:1px solid #d3d3d3;border-bottom-width:3px;background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0);\"><span class=\"vcard rich-snippet-hidden\"><span class=\"fn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/author\/mia\/\" title=\"Posts by Mia McPherson\" rel=\"author\">Mia McPherson<\/a><\/span><\/span><div  class=\"fusion-image-wrapper\" aria-haspopup=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/portfolio-items\/black-skimmer-banking-for-landing\/?portfolioCats=3061\" aria-label=\"Black Skimmer banking for landing\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"571\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/black-skimmer-mia-mcpherson-flight-fort-desoto-4019.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full lazyload wp-post-image\" alt=\"Black Skimmer banking for landing on the north beach of Fort De Soto County Park, Pinellas County, Florida\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27571%27%20height%3D%27800%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20571%20800%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27571%27%20height%3D%27800%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/black-skimmer-mia-mcpherson-flight-fort-desoto-4019.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/black-skimmer-mia-mcpherson-flight-fort-desoto-4019-200x280.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/black-skimmer-mia-mcpherson-flight-fort-desoto-4019-400x560.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/black-skimmer-mia-mcpherson-flight-fort-desoto-4019.jpg 571w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" \/>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"fusion-portfolio-content\" style=\"background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0);\"><h2 class=\"entry-title fusion-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/portfolio-items\/black-skimmer-banking-for-landing\/?portfolioCats=3061\">Black Skimmer banking for landing<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"fusion-portfolio-meta\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/portfolio_category\/black-skimmer-images\/\" rel=\"tag\">Black Skimmer Images<\/a><\/div><div class=\"fusion-content-sep sep-single sep-solid\" style=\"border-color:#d3d3d3;\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-post-content\"><p>Title: Black Skimmer banking for landing<\/p>\n<p>Location: Fort De Soto County Park, Pinellas County, Florida<\/p>\n<p>Date: 10\/2\/2008<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/article><\/div><div class=\"fusion-infinite-scroll-trigger\"><\/div><div class=\"pagination infinite-scroll clearfix\" style=\"display:none;\"><span class=\"current\">1<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/25570\/page\/2\/\" class=\"inactive\">2<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/25570\/page\/3\/\" class=\"inactive\">3<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/25570\/page\/4\/\" class=\"inactive\">4<\/a><a class=\"pagination-next\" rel=\"next\" href=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/25570\/page\/2\/\"><span class=\"page-text\">Next<\/span><span class=\"page-next\"><\/span><\/a><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><div 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