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Black Skimmer

I'm not usually a fan of flight shots against the clear blue sky - mostly because it's generic and doesn't lend much habitat context - but this frame was a notable exception. This high-contrast species is beautifully striking, and the full topside bank gave me a fully-extended view of their exaggerated wings. My only issue is the right wing being a bit close to the top of the frame, but that's pretty minor against the rest of the shot. Yeah, I could have added canvas for relief, but decided to keep leave it as is.

Nickerson Beach, Nassau County, New York, 8/6/19
Canon 400mm f/4 IS DO II on EOS 1DX Mark II
1/5000 at f/5.6, ISO 640

  • Ring-billed Gull
  • American Bittern
  • Forster's Terns
  • Forster's Tern
  • Willet (Western)
  • Royal Tern (winter plumage)
  • Black-bellied Plover
  • Black-footed Albatross
  • American Oystercatcher
  • Long-billed Curlew
  • Black Skimmer - with needlefish
  • Short-billed Dowitcher
  • Andean Condor
  • Black Skimmer
  • Black-bellied Plover (winter plumage)
  • Northern Gannet
  • Buller's Shearwater
  • Dunlin
  • Peregrine Falcon
  • Black Skimmer - juvenile
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