More from Nickerson - Black Skimmer

[Dorian Anderson]

The array of fish the Nickerson skimmers caught during my visit was simple astounding: killie minnows, bunker/menhaden, silversides, pipefish, and needlefish (shown here).
This was a very large example, and several birds pursued the carrier in hopes of separating the predator from its prey. The fish was dropped on one occasion - hence the sand
on it - but ultimately delivered to hungry young.

Canon 600mm f/4 IS II on EOS 1DX2
1/3200 at f/.56, ISO 800
Processed in LR CC. No cloning or other trickery

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[Tim Foltz]

Dorian, Nice shot, exposure, angle and BG look good, prey is a nice bonus.
We were pretty much skimmer less this year.

-Tim

[John Mack]

Classic skimmer with prey. Love that green grass background. Composition looks dead on.

[greg cowle]

Great details and composition. I like the background with (I assume) sandy areas in the grass.

[Arthur Morris]

Ditto all the positives above. The three white streaks in front of the bird bug me a bit. It is very, very rare to see them with a needlefish without sand :)

How about baby Bluefish?

with love, a

[dankearl]

Another great sun angle photo... You really worked that beach nicely..
IQ is so good you could crop even tighter for an alternate close-up look it appears.

[arash_hazeghi]

you;ve been getting some really nice frames at the beach. love the prey covered with sand, pose and the beautiful BG. If mine I'd reduce the green cast on the whites

TFS