I love watching Black Skimmers doing what their name implies. Their flying skills are extraordinary, including not needing to watch where they are going when they plunge their heads into the water.
Very agile, a slight tip of the wings is all they need to change direction or speed.
I didn’t see a fish, but sometimes they pull up just a bit to swallow something they’ve caught before continuing to skim the water.
Bear Island Wildlife Management Area, SC, July 15, 2018.
Great photos! Saw a few of them in the nature conservatories in the vicinity of Cape May, New Jersey, this past weekend.
Thanks! How cool, they are such fun birds to watch.
Great dipping shots!
Paz
Thanks, Paz! These are a fun bird to watch.