Photography of Birds – Set # 135 | H.J. Ruiz - Avian101

Photography of Birds – Set # 135

Set # 135

Black Skimmers

Black Skimmers

Black Skimmers

The black skimmer breeds in loose groups on sandbanks and sandy beaches in the Americas, the three to seven heavily dark-blotched buff or bluish eggs being incubated by both the male and female. The chicks leave the nest as soon as they hatch and lie inconspicuously in the nest depression or “scrape” where they are shaded from high temperatures by the parents. They may dig their own depressions in the sand at times.

Double-crested Cormorants

Double-crested Cormorants

Double-crested Cormorants

This species has dark-colored plumage with bare supra-loreal skin and gular skin that is yellow or orange. An adult in breeding plumage will be mostly black with the back and coverts being a dark grayish towards the center. Nuptial crests, for which the species is named, are either white, black or a mix of the two. These are located just above the eyes with the bare skin on the face of a breeding adult being orange. A non-breeding adult will lack the crests and have more yellowish skin around the face. The bill of the adult is dark-colored.

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4 thoughts on “Photography of Birds – Set # 135”

silviadeangelis40d on September 17, 2020 at 3:32 pm said:

Foto specialissime, come sempre…
Buona serata,silvia

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- H.J. for avian101 on September 17, 2020 at 3:59 pm said:
  
  Grazie mille, cara Silvia. 🙂
  
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Paul G Pickering on September 18, 2020 at 2:47 am said:

Beautiful! Also, I know the skimmers very well from the States but just received photos of that species from home in Costa Rica. It appears infrequently on the Pacific Coast. Quite a coincidence.

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- H.J. for avian101 on September 18, 2020 at 4:11 pm said:
  
  Thank you, Paul. I shot this scene (Black Skimmers) in South America (Peru) in front of the Pacific Ocean, last February.
  
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