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Gulfport, Harrison County, MS
10/17/10
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| Black Skimmer in flight, with unequal upper and lower bill sizes clearly visible | Black Skimmers, Royal Terns and gulls | Black Skimmers and other birds |
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| Black Skimmer in flight, with tail feathers clearly visible | Big bird footprint, with large feather for size comparison | Maybe the bird that made the big footprint. Definitely not a Great Blue Heron. |
10/16/10
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| Dainty Sulphur (Nathalis iole) |
10/15/10
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| Black Skimmer flying over gulls | Black Skimmer doing "skimming," i.e., scooping prey from the water with its lower beak | Skimming by another Black Skimmer | Semipalmated Plover |
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| Black Skimmers in flight | Gulfport sunset | Group of Black Skimmers flying |
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