The
Black Skimmer is a remarkable marine bird with a distinctive elongated lower mandible. It hunts small fish by
skimming its lower bill through the water. There are only three species of
skimmers in the world and the
Black Skimmer breeds exclusively in the Americas. It flies in a light graceful way and hunts both during the day and at night.
A flock of skimmers are
collectively known as a "conspiracy of skimmers".
Skim,
scam,
scum.