A lone Black Skimmer about to Slice through the surface of the gulf at sunrise. I spent two days with this bird as he only comes around this particular shore for a few minutes & disappears the rest of the morning

Clearwater beach, FL

Shot by O.S. Kev ๐Ÿ“ธ


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New research shows that HPAI (bird flu) increased Northern Gannet mortality by a factor of ~6 and ~4 at two of the worldโ€™s largest colonies. It is predicted this impact will take two decades for the population to recover from.

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0006320726001989

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Black skimmer fishing in the waves. I love sharp pointy angles of the beak and wings. #birds #seabirds #skimmer #beach #nature
Oystercatchers from last time I was here. #SanJuanIsland #BirdOfTheDay #SeaBirds #Black #eck ๐Ÿ“ท๐ŸŒฟ๐Ÿชถ
#Seabirds is the theme, and #Black is the alt for #BirdoftheDay, and there were quite a few Double-crested Cormorants around the harbour. I waited while this one had a shake after a dive, knowing I'd probably see the wings shaken soon too. Using the in-camera 'Dramatic' filter. #Birds #OM3 ๐Ÿชถ #eck