Black Skimmers
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Nickerson Beach on Long Island's South Shore is home to one of the worlds largest Black Skimmer colonies with about 600 mating pairs. They are a rather unusual bird that nests along with Common Terns sometimes side by side. It's quite a site when all of them and the thousands of turns take to the air at once as a defensive move to confuse attackers. In this set I'll share photos of the Black Skimmers in the nesting area and over the Atlantic.
Comments and suggestions welcome,
Morris
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Comments and suggestions welcome,
Morris
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X-H2S XF500mmF5.6 R LM OIS WR lens 500mm f/5.6 1/1800s 800 ISO +0.3 EV
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X-H2S XF500mmF5.6 R LM OIS WR lens 500mm f/5.6 1/1800s 800 ISO +0.7 EV
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X-H2S XF500mmF5.6 R LM OIS WR lens 500mm f/5.6 1/2400s 800 ISO +0.7 EV
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X-H2S XF500mmF5.6 R LM OIS WR lens 500mm f/5.6 1/2400s 800 ISO +0.7 EV
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X-H2S XF500mmF5.6 R LM OIS WR lens 500mm f/5.6 1/3200s 1000 ISO +0.7 EV
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X-H2S XF500mmF5.6 R LM OIS WR lens 500mm f/5.6 1/3200s 1000 ISO +0.7 EV
Jul 07, 2026 at 06:08 AM
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Sweet set here Morris. Fine looking blacks and whites, great comp on #3! Love the portrait on #2
Great wing shot #4, #5 is crazy cool and #6 I guess that is what Skimmers do
Karl
Great wing shot #4, #5 is crazy cool and #6 I guess that is what Skimmers doKarl
Jul 07, 2026 at 07:03 AM
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Their geometry is just so wild. I saw one in real life for the first time today!
Jul 19, 2026 at 05:28 PM
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Karl Witt wrote:
Sweet set here Morris. Fine looking blacks and whites, great comp on #3! Love the portrait on #2 Great wing shot #4, #5 is crazy cool and #6 I guess that is what Skimmers do
Karl
Thank you Karl,
Yes skimmers skim to feed :-}
Morris
Sweet set here Morris. Fine looking blacks and whites, great comp on #3! Love the portrait on #2
Great wing shot #4, #5 is crazy cool and #6 I guess that is what Skimmers doKarl
Thank you Karl,
Yes skimmers skim to feed :-}
Morris
Jul 19, 2026 at 08:19 PM
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dfreese wrote:
Their geometry is just so wild. I saw one in real life for the first time today!
Thank you,
Yes they are unusual
Morris
Their geometry is just so wild. I saw one in real life for the first time today!
Thank you,
Yes they are unusual
Morris
Jul 19, 2026 at 08:19 PM