tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3439217614964375870.post9174883800271202737..comments2023-10-28T08:11:31.703-04:00Comments on KatDoc's World: Black Skimmers and Co.Kathihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13186814675058675885noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3439217614964375870.post-76148232816903032692008-10-31T09:24:00.000-04:002008-10-31T09:24:00.000-04:00I'm so glad you got to see them! They're amazing.@...I'm so glad you got to see them! They're amazing.<BR/><BR/>@Susan--you were the only one who did the crawl because you're the only commando among us!dguzmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01811101661607351661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3439217614964375870.post-50544055196131390322008-10-30T22:44:00.000-04:002008-10-30T22:44:00.000-04:00I'm wondering why I was the ONLY ONE who did the B...I'm wondering why I was the ONLY ONE who did the Black Skimmer-Commando Crawl?Susan Gets Nativehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00216170589750418861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3439217614964375870.post-27246849188416782522008-10-30T22:31:00.000-04:002008-10-30T22:31:00.000-04:00Skimmers. Oh, I miss the beach. Could kick myself...Skimmers. Oh, I miss the beach. Could kick myself right now for taking the beach and the life birds it offers for granted so so long...<BR/><BR/>Thanks, Kathi.<BR/><BR/>Mary, wishin' back to the beach right now :o)Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02040099513110890878noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3439217614964375870.post-70086467107616983892008-10-30T20:45:00.000-04:002008-10-30T20:45:00.000-04:00That was one of the neatest moments of the whole w...That was one of the neatest moments of the whole weekend and I'm glad we got to share it. Now, you know how goofy I am about vultures and I was thrilled to see the Black Vultures, but these Skimmers were THE coolest birds of the trip. <BR/><BR/><BR/>word verification: unsighLynne at Hasty Brookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09187035706322695138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3439217614964375870.post-22641640197609855882008-10-30T18:55:00.000-04:002008-10-30T18:55:00.000-04:00Congrats on seeing your first skimmers! They're n...Congrats on seeing your first skimmers! They're neat birds but they're pretty hard on the tern chicks (sometimes terns will nest near a skimmer colony and it's not fun to watch). However, their babies are very cute!Beth in NYChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01252100519220279252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3439217614964375870.post-16889810678694364442008-10-30T18:31:00.000-04:002008-10-30T18:31:00.000-04:00Amazing!Unfortunately when I went to Cape May, bir...Amazing!<BR/>Unfortunately when I went to Cape May, birding was not on my list of hobbies.<BR/>I have such an urge to go again and appreciate what it is about.<BR/>Great Post!Berderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05216023215408112256noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3439217614964375870.post-53521481391620395402008-10-30T17:22:00.000-04:002008-10-30T17:22:00.000-04:00Great pictures of the skimmers, Kathi! I am more ...Great pictures of the skimmers, Kathi! I am more and more jealous of the adventures y'all had at Cape May with every new post I read from "The Flock." Sounds like it was absolutely wonderful!<BR/><BR/>~KyleKylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13014655699830796979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3439217614964375870.post-1963550154386347722008-10-30T13:28:00.000-04:002008-10-30T13:28:00.000-04:00I've never seen a Black Skimmer. Amazing birds an...I've never seen a Black Skimmer. Amazing birds and great photographs.NCmountainwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00615765649828716560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3439217614964375870.post-28316178195344505942008-10-30T08:45:00.000-04:002008-10-30T08:45:00.000-04:00Good gravy marie, was it THAT windy? Brrrrrrr!!!!...Good gravy marie, was it THAT windy? Brrrrrrr!!!! <BR/><BR/>The 1st pic of the skimmers, where they're landing (?), makes them look like giant hummingbirds - the wings back, the head forward, and that long bill.<BR/><BR/>OK, I think that last statement either finally ID's me as a non-birder (colossal ignorance) or a birder-in-training. <BR/><BR/>Bird GIS!!!<BR/><BR/>Says Lisa, whose security word (not to be confused with "safe word", which is something TOTALLY different) is "hordud."Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07001967790128059500noreply@blogger.com