1 of 13

Black SkimmerLike cutting silk, this black skimmer looks for something for lunch. (This photo and caption were submitted to Your Shot.)

Photograph by Mario Goren, Your Shot

Seabird Photos

See pictures of waterbirds (including gulls, pelicans, loons, and more) in this birds photo gallery from National Geographic.

April 5, 2010

Related Topics

You May Also Like

Pumas came back to Patagonia—and met penguins. What happened next surprised scientists.

Amy Tan shares her best birding tips

Scientists found a 750-year-old shoe in a vulture nest. That’s just the start of it.

What is the Jurassic period and why did it end?

These flamboyant birds are the 17,000th species to enter Nat Geo's Photo Ark

Copyright © 1996-2015 National Geographic SocietyCopyright © 2015-2025 National Geographic Partners, LLC. All rights reserved