Black skimmer, Rynchops niger, #17420

Black skimmer forages by flying over shallow water with its lower mandible dipping below the surface for small fish. San Diego Bay National Wildlife Refuge, California, USA, Rynchops niger, natural history stock photograph, photo id 17420
Black skimmer forages by flying over shallow water with its lower mandible dipping below the surface for small fish. San Diego Bay National Wildlife Refuge, California, USA

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Species: Black skimmer, Rynchops niger
Location: San Diego Bay National Wildlife Refuge, California
Image ID: 17420
Format: Digital 3:2
Keywords: animal, animalia, aves, bird, black skimmer, california, charadriiformes, chordata, creature, gull, laridae, national wildlife refuges, nature, niger, rynchops, rynchops niger, san diego, san diego bay, san diego bay national wildlife refuge, seabird, usa, vertebrata, vertebrate
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