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Black Skimmer
A black skimmer skimming the surface of the sea
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Plate 323, titled "Black Skimmer, or Shearwater": a black skimmer flying low over waves, its red-and-black bill open at the surface. After John James Audubon. Skimmers feed in flight by dragging their long lower bill through the water.
After John James Audubon, The Birds of America, Plate 323, 1827–1838. Not affiliated with or endorsed by the National Audubon Society.