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black skimmer
Pictures: DCI |

A skimmer eats by flying just above a smooth lake or river surface with its flat, blade-like beak open and its lower bill skimming the water. When it strikes a small fish or crustacean, the skimmer clamps the shorter upper bill down. Still flying, the bird pulls its head back to swallow the meal whole.


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