Skimmer and Friends
A long bodied seabird with short legs and an unusual beak, the Black Skimmer "skims" the surface of the water with its lower beak slicing through the water. When it hits a fish the shorter, upper beak snaps down to catch it! Found along Florida's Gulf shore.
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