Linking up with Wild Bird Wednesday and Nature Notes and NC Sue Wordless
I hope you can join in and share your wild birds and nature scenes.
For this week's wild bird I am featuring the Black Skimmer. They are grouped with the Laridae family of gulls, terns and kin.
These photos are from our last visit to Cape May, NJ early in July. The Black Skimmer have an awesome long red and black bill.
They have a black back and cap and white underparts and red legs. They are one of my favorite water birds to see in the summer months.
I am so happy with the zoom on my Canon SX40. It is great for taking closeups of the birds on the beach without disturbing them. I hope you enjoyed my wild bird and post. Thanks for stopping by and for the nice comments.
Till next week's wild bird post. Join in and post your birdies and to see more beautiful and wonderful bird and nature photos please visit:
Stewart's Wild Bird Wednesday and Michelle's Nature Notes and NC Sue Wordless
Thanks to all of our hosts. Michelle for Nature Notes and Stewart of Wild Bird Wednesday and Sue for Wordless Wednesday.
I hope you can join in and share your wild birds and nature scenes.
For this week's wild bird I am featuring the Black Skimmer. They are grouped with the Laridae family of gulls, terns and kin.
These photos are from our last visit to Cape May, NJ early in July. The Black Skimmer have an awesome long red and black bill.
They have a black back and cap and white underparts and red legs. They are one of my favorite water birds to see in the summer months.
I am so happy with the zoom on my Canon SX40. It is great for taking closeups of the birds on the beach without disturbing them. I hope you enjoyed my wild bird and post. Thanks for stopping by and for the nice comments.
Till next week's wild bird post. Join in and post your birdies and to see more beautiful and wonderful bird and nature photos please visit:
Stewart's Wild Bird Wednesday and Michelle's Nature Notes and NC Sue Wordless
Thanks to all of our hosts. Michelle for Nature Notes and Stewart of Wild Bird Wednesday and Sue for Wordless Wednesday.
Happy Birding and have a wonderful week!
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69 comments:
Those are a pretty bird! Eileen-you certainly get to see a wide variety of birds. Glad you share them with me (us!)
:)
yes the zoomson camera is great nowadays as these shots show.
Those colours are superb, how nature blends them all together, and what a great zoom. I have been looking at all the blogs this last week or so, but too tired to do comments each time, I think the last few months are catching up , but slowly am feeling more likemy usual self.
Hi Eileen,
fabulous photos of this very sdpecial bird. I´ve never seen them before.
Great !
Best regards, Synnöve
I'm glad you are enjoying your new camera Eileen. Taking photographs adds a whole new dimension to birding. If the birding is a bit quiet you can concentrate on taking photographs. If the birding is pretty good anyway there are lots of birds to snap - win, win. I love the Black Skimmers with their anvil bills - brilliant.
I was searching for the eyes. The black feathers camouflaged the eyes. Very striking colours of white, red and black!
These would have to be in my top 10 'birds I'd like to see'! Maybe even the top 5 when I think about it!
Great pictures.
Cheers - Stewart M - Melbourne
São lindos esses pássaros e parecem estar vestidos de gala,rs...beijos,chica
They have a fancy beak, very colourful bird with his white underpants.
Your zoom certainly delivers beautiful images, Eileen. Hope you're enjoying a great day. Jo
I can see at once, Eileen, why this is a favourite water bird! The colours are striking, the shape elegance itself and the bird is all together stunning ... wish we had them here! But we do have some terns ... Thank you for your comment on my toad.
Love their awesome coloring! The red in the beaks and legs really adds some nice contrast with the black and white...and I love my very similar camera as well!
so pretty and they look like penguins with long orange beaks... i have only seen them here a couple of times. your canon and you did a great job
Fancy looking chap . . .
Hari OM
Isn't it wonderful how Nature adapts and specializes?! Delightful. YAM xx
Beautiful birds! Love that beak!
Great photos, they are such unusual looking birds with those odd looking beaks
Hello Eileen!!
The Black Skimmer is such a beatiful bird!!
Great captures!Excellent shots!!
Gorgeous pictures!I really engoyed your post!!
Have a lovely week ahead!Hugs!
Dimi...
Wonderful. I rarely can catch a bird on camera but I keep trying.
I really like this bird's beak!
i love these guys, the only place i have ever seen them is cape may in summer. and right now, it's way too hot for me to go, we will go again when the weather cools, september-ish!!!!
I´ve never seen this bird before. Beautiful!
I think this lovely bird is related to the superheroes of birds. You could almost miss his/her eyes! Lovely captures Eileen!
The Black Skimmers are beautiful, and good for you having found your new camera Eileen.
Boa tarde, excelente encontro com as lindas aves que originou fotos maravilhosas.
AG
Lovely birdies, Eileen!
I saw the title and had dragonflies on my mind..."I've never heard of a Black Skimmer Dragonfly!"
I was trying to get pics yesterday of several different kinds, and they were completely uncooperative except for one small Halloween Pennant.
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Every time that I come here I learn a new bird. Tom The Backroads Traveller
What a strange bird, have never seen one like this !
cool photos of a cool bird!
I love skimmers - their beaks are so unusual-looking!
Hello Eileen,
Very nice shots of these very special birds.
They looks great with their wonderful beaks.
Many greetings,
Marco
That is a pretty bird !
I use a Cannon SX50 and SX30..Both great little cameras..Love that I don't have to change lenses..moon shots without a Tripod..They are keepers..Love your Skimmers..Pretty birds..Good pics..Thanks for hosting..I'm not sure I have a bird post that I haven't used..I'll check..Have a great eve..
Hi! Funny birds :-)) And beautiful butterflies you have taken pictures of! Marit
The black band of colour across the top of the head makes the bird look like it's wearing a mask. :-)
Nice closeups of them on the beach. I've only seen these birds once and would love to see them again. You have really captured them nicely here. Their bills are HUGE! They are odd looking and memorable birds for sure:)
Almost as pretty as the terns :)
They look a bit blind, as if
they pulled their cap a bit too deep :))
Have a beautiful day!
Möwe
for me it reminds me of a penguin. guess the coloring ... what a cutie. have a great week, Eileen. hope it is a cool one. take care. ( :
They are very striking birds, but the eyes are not visible.
merle........
What a stunner this one is! Such a pretty bird with that color on it's beak!
Wow - what a beauty! I have never seen this bird before, even in a magazine.
Thanks, Eileen!
Have a Great Week!
Peace :)
they're really cute. :)
What a cool bird!
Very pretty bird!!
Awesome colorful beaks!
Oh how I envy how close you live to so many wonderful birding area!
Eileen, what lovely images if the skimmers! I have not seen any in a long while. It would be nice to see some again!
Beautiful and rare bird. Eileen good photos.
I return to publish on the blog, the hand is bien.Gracias pus and your good wishes :))
Besos.
Super shots of this pretty bird.
I'm glad you are happy with your new camera and you got some wonderful shots of a bird i had not even heard of... Michelle
Such pretty birds, they remind me of a variety of the Toucan family.
Years ago we spent two different occasions in Costa Rica and saw Toucan's and beautiful green parrots freely flying all about!
Have a great afternoon,
Jemma
Great pictures Eileen and I do agree ... what an awesome long red and black bill they have.
Hope your week is going well.
All the best Jan
I still have not seen it !!! But your images is the second best :)
Such neat little birds!!! It looks like they have no eyes :-}}
Skimmers are fun to watch! Bet this was a fun day at the beach!!
Great images! So glad you're happy with the camera. It makes a world of difference.
Those black and white shore birds are so adorable, I love the oversized orange and black bills of the skimmers, they always look so amusing, I would love to see some. So nice to see yours.
I had never heard or seen these before. They sure are an odd looking bird.
Hi Eileen, These are such bright lovely birds! Such personalities. Have a great Thursday tomorrow!
The Skimmer is a lovely bird.
Such incredible looking birds. I love how they use that huge bill.
Oh my, those Oyster catchers are incredible!
How I wish to photograph them one day!
Lovely pictures, Eileen!
Enjoy the end of the week :)
Wow! They are SO dramatic with those black, white and RED markings! They're a bit like some of the terns we see down here, but the RED really makes them stand out! Hope your week is going great :D
Beautiful photographs. They are very regal looking birds.
My they are quite striking and very interesting looking birds, very nice Eileen~
Always love to see skimmers -- great shots!
Such a unique looking bird. Their beaks are so different. Sort of reminded me a bit of (candy corn).
Dearest Eileen; Wow, what a Fascinating zoom pictures of the beautiful and colorful bird, Dear friend♡♡♡
Sending Lots of Love and Hugs from Japan to my Dear friend in America, xoxo Miyako*
What wonderful colorful birds! Maybe next summer I will convince my husband and daughter to return to Cape May. Of course, I will mostly want to see the birds and the flowers.
Oh, these are gorgeous photos!
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