American Oystercatchers and Black Skimmers
Changde Wu 2019-04-28
American Oystercatchers and Black Skimers
Although American oystercatcher (Haematopus palliatus) and Black skimmer (Rynchops niger) looks somewhat similar, they are in totally different Family from scientific clasification point of view. The obvious difference is in the shape and color of their beaks. The beak of American oystercatcher has orange color and its upper and lower parts are the same length. In constrast, for Black skimmers, the beak has tow colors with the base orrange colored and the tip black colored; and more interestingly, the upper beak is much shorter than the lower part. These birds are only found along the coast area, and not common in most regions.
P1 American oystercatcher, photoed in Massachussetts coast, 2017
P2 American Oystercatcher, photoed in Long Island, NY, 2018
P3 Juvenile oystercatcher, photoed in Florida, 2017
P4 Oystercatcher Chick, photoed in Long Island, NY, 2018
P5 Oystercatcher Flying, photoed in Long Island, NY, 2018
P6 Oystercatcher Squad, photoed in Long Island, NY, 2018
P7 Oystercatcher Squad, photoed in Long Island, NY, 2018
P8 Oystercatcher Flying, photoed in Long Island, NY, 2018
P9 A tern chasing ways Oystercatcher to protect its chicks, photoed in Long Island, NY, 2018
P10 The colony of Black skimmers, photoed in Long Island, NY, 2018
P11 Black skimmer flying, photoed in Long Island, NY, 2018
P12 Black skimmers in sky, photoed in Long Island, NY, 2018
P13 Black skimmers in sky, photoed in Long Island, NY, 2018
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