Female Black Skimmer (Rynchops niger) - San Diego, CA
This photo was taken a Crown Point Beach in San Diego. This was a lifer for me and such an interesting bird to see!
We ended up seeing around 50 of these Skimmers on the beach and some of them were sleeping and when they sleep they extend their neck out and lie prostrate as if they were dead. We watched a few of them skim during the day which is a nice treat as they mostly hunt at night. You can tell this bird is a female due to the length of the bill. The males have a longer lower mandible.
They have a very cute sounding call and it was fun to listen to them interact.
They were congregating on the beach with many Royal Terns.
This photo was taken during Tim Boyer's San Diego Birds workshop.
www.timboyerphotography.com/workshops/
Female Black Skimmer (Rynchops niger) - San Diego, CA
This photo was taken a Crown Point Beach in San Diego. This was a lifer for me and such an interesting bird to see!
We ended up seeing around 50 of these Skimmers on the beach and some of them were sleeping and when they sleep they extend their neck out and lie prostrate as if they were dead. We watched a few of them skim during the day which is a nice treat as they mostly hunt at night. You can tell this bird is a female due to the length of the bill. The males have a longer lower mandible.
They have a very cute sounding call and it was fun to listen to them interact.
They were congregating on the beach with many Royal Terns.
This photo was taken during Tim Boyer's San Diego Birds workshop.
www.timboyerphotography.com/workshops/