Stephen Shankland on Nostr: Black skimmer at Baylands Nature Preserve, SF Bay, CA, last weekend. These ...

Black skimmer at Baylands Nature Preserve, SF Bay, CA, last weekend. These spectacular terns fly with their long lower beaks cutting through the water. This one caught a little fish, so I guess it works. Note the film of water that peels away from the jutting corner of its beak near its chin, keeping the bird dry. Photo taken at dim, overcast dawn: 800mm f/9 1/3200 sec ISO 32000, edited with Lightroom's AI noise reduction.
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