Black skimmer at Pea Island Refuge

A large black-and-white bird with an orange bill swoops down to scoop fish from near the ocean surface

Black skimmer at Pea Island Refuge

A black skimmer lives up to its name just offshore from Pea Island National Wildlife Refuge on North Carolina’s Outer Banks.

Image

Photo By/Credit

Jeff Lewis

Facility

Pea Island National Wildlife Refuge

Ecosystem

Coastal

Recreational Activity

Species

Media Usage Rights/License

Public Domain

Subject tags

Birds

Coasts

Seabirds

Wildlife refuges

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