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Black skimmer (Rynchops niger)

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Black skimmer (Rynchops niger)

English, Dutch and scientific names.
Species/Soort Family/Familie Order/Orde Class/Klasse Phylum/Stam Kingdom/Rijk
Black skimmer Gulls, terns and skimmers Shorebirds, gulls, and relatives Birds Chordate Animals
Amerikaanse schaarbek Meeuwen Steltloperachtigen Vogels Gewervelden Dieren
Rynchops niger Laridae Charadriiformes Aves Chordata Animalia

Port Aransas, Texas, USA

2015:10:25 16:36:20
Black skimmer (Rynchops niger)
NIKON D7100 with AF-S Nikkor 300mm f/2.8G IF-ED VR II, 1/1600 sec at F5.0, ISO 250, distance 19.95 m

Fort Clinch State Park, Amelia City

2014:02:01 19:08:44
Black skimmer (Rynchops niger)
NIKON D7100 with AF-S Nikkor 300mm f/2.8G IF-ED VR II, 1/800 sec at F6.3, ISO 250, distance 44.67 m

The American scissors in slightly more light.

Fort Clinch State Park, Amelia City

2014:02:01 18:27:43
Black skimmer (Rynchops niger)
NIKON D7100 with AF-S Nikkor 300mm f/2.8G IF-ED VR II, 1/500 sec at F8.0, ISO 400, distance 44.67 m

The American scissors were one of the birds on my wish list. In Florida you regularly see groups sitting on the beach. Getting really close did not work, and it was very misty, but with some editing it can still be presentable.

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