We had fleeting looks at Black Skimmers on Sunday's free DeKorte walk, but Herb Houghton got better looks (and some nice pix) following the reception for his month-long photography show at the Flyway Gallery at the Meadowlands Environment Center.
Herb was nice enough to share a couple. (Thanks, Herb!)
I saw a skimmer early last (Tuesday) evening, but it was not flying low over water as you might expect. Instead, it was flying down the center of the road, just as I exited the DeKorte main gate. I drove along with it until it veered left and out of sight after about 1/4 mile.
It was the first time I’d seen a skimmer in sustained flight and not just making looping passes for fish.