22 November 2008

Skimmer



Black Skimmer(クロハサミアジサシ)
My favorite bird in Texas. Their lower bill is longer than the upper bill. They can catch fish by using skimming trick, that is to skim the surface of the water with the lower bill and snap fish with upper bill. Bird's bills are really varied and surprising.

4 comments:

  1. sanderling_200522/11/08 01:49

    They are strange.
    Have you ever seen their feeding behavior?
    Someday, I want to watch their feeding behavior which is very interesting.

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  2. Dear Sanderling_2005,
    Unfortunately, I couldn't see the actual feeding scene. They were all on the beach half asleep.
    I saw some of your friends, sanderlings there too!

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  3. ハサミアジサシ、いい絵ですね。
    口を開けている感じとか、向こう向きに鳥の初列の重なり具合とか、この鳥に対する愛情を画面全体に感じます。
    一番左の鳥と2番目の鳥が重なっている感じなんて、現場の雰囲気が伝わってくるので、なんだかわくわくします。

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  4. ヒヨ吉さん、
    ありがとうございます。
    数羽が思い思いにたたずんでいて、素敵な光景でしたよ!
    朝のドライブで思いがけず見つけたので、本当にうれしかったです。

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