A gang of Black Skimmers sailed in late in the day to bathe in the freshwater. Having finished with the Great Texas Birding Classic on Sunday, I was eager to return to South Padre Island, where I knew Green Herons were raising families at the Bird and Nature Center.
A gang of Black Skimmers sailed in late in the day to bathe in the freshwater. Having finished with the Great Texas Birding Classic on Sunday, I was eager to return to South Padre Island, where I knew Green Herons were raising families at the Bird and Nature Center.
A gang of Black Skimmers sailed in late in the day to bathe in the freshwater. Having finished with the Great Texas Birding Classic on Sunday, I was eager to return to South Padre Island, where I knew Green Herons were raising families at the Bird and Nature Center.
A gang of Black Skimmers sailed in late in the day to bathe in the freshwater. Having finished with the Great Texas Birding Classic on Sunday, I was eager to return to South Padre Island, where I knew Green Herons were raising families at the Bird and Nature Center.
A gang of Black Skimmers sailed in late in the day to bathe in the freshwater. Having finished with the Great Texas Birding Classic on Sunday, I was eager to return to South Padre Island, where I knew Green Herons were raising families at the Bird and Nature Center.
A gang of Black Skimmers sailed in late in the day to bathe in the freshwater. Having finished with the Great Texas Birding Classic on Sunday, I was eager to return to South Padre Island, where I knew Green Herons were raising families at the Bird and Nature Center.
A gang of Black Skimmers sailed in late in the day to bathe in the freshwater. Having finished with the Great Texas Birding Classic on Sunday, I was eager to return to South Padre Island, where I knew Green Herons were raising families at the Bird and Nature Center.
A gang of Black Skimmers sailed in late in the day to bathe in the freshwater. Having finished with the Great Texas Birding Classic on Sunday, I was eager to return to South Padre Island, where I knew Green Herons were raising families at the Bird and Nature Center.

Black Skimmer (Rynchops niger)

Black Skimmer

(Rynchops niger)

Description:

A gang of Black Skimmers sailed in late in the day to bathe in the freshwater. Having finished with the Great Texas Birding Classic on Sunday, I was eager to return to South Padre Island, where I knew Green Herons were raising families at the Bird and Nature Center.

Date Taken: 2021:04:27 15:54

Location:

South Padre Island WBC
South Padre Island, Texas
United States
19.69 ft above sea level

Camera Information:

NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/6000

File Name: BlackSkimmer_D5X2652_SPI-NatureCtr

© 2021 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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