Black Skimmer Feeding Near Dark

One of the more interesting sights we discovered while watching the Spoonbills was the sudden appearance of a gliding form between the mangrove banks. A Black Skimmer was feeding just before nightfall above the swallow waters.

Here, it makes a grab at the water's surface. A miss.



You can get the full view of this image by dragging it to your desktop and then you can probably tell that this grab was a success. There is a tiny fish in the bird's bill!



Once a run through this section of water was completed, the Skimmer would make a wide circle back to its starting point and would fly right towards us again and again.



I usually only seem to encounter Skimmers while they are resting and have always wanted to get a shot of them feeding because it is such a unique technique.



Could have used better light but it was fun to watch and shoot, anyway.



I also liked the trails it left on the water as it skimmed along.



A very exciting end to a nice stroll at Black Point. Never seems to disappoint me no matter when I visit.