Black Skimmers (Long Beach, CA)

Saw the few gulls and thought more gulls. Then I saw their unusual beaks (from a distance) and their black backs and thought: No, something else. I love birds but I'm not much with names. What are names anyway. I thought maybe some sort of tern but wasn't sure.

After googling a bit (and comparing online pics with my very bad pics), I'm pretty sure (ex post facto) these were Black Skimmers.

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[Attribution: Terry Foote at English Wikipedia]
 




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