Meet the Black Skimmer. These graceful birds are named appropriately as you can see in the photograph. They can tilt their heads down while flying and skim their beaks along the water, scooping up what ever they scoop up (I never really saw what they were catching). Sometimes they would fly in perfectly synchronized pairs in a wide arc as they skimmed. This was the first time I have ever seen them, I do hope to see them again!
JRT
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