Did you know that Black Skimmer chicks hatch with their bills at equal length but the lower half quickly grows longer giving them their distinctive beak. Let's make sure to give these beach-nesting birds space so their chicks can grow! More info: abcbirds.org/help-beach-nes…

@ABCbirds ¡Espectaculares los Picos tijeras, en el rio Aconcagua! Playa La Boca (Concón) - Valparaiso, Chile.

@ABCbirds I feel this mother would like to tell them to go and play in their rooms to relax a bit... But in the fresh air...

@ABCbirds another fun fact about skimmers is that as far as I know, they are the only birds that have slit (like a cat) pupils. It's hard to see because they have dark irises though.