Skimmer Salt Marsh Safari - June 17

Tonight I was out cruising on the Skimmer with Captains Ginny and Ed. It was another fantastic trip on the boat. The weather was cooperative as the predicted thunderstorms never materialized. Instead there was a beautiful sunset once at my home.

We saw Snowy and Great Egrets showed their bridal breeding plummage, American Oystercatchers, Opreys, an elusive Clapper Rail, Forester and Common Terns and several species of Gulls. Best of all were the Laughing Gulls feeding very young chicks while still sitting on more eggs. It was a photographers delight! One Laughing Gull was feeding 2 chicks while sitting on another egg. You can see the egg in the pictures along with the chicks