For the Birds Radio Program: Black Skimmers
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Original Air Date: Jan. 18, 2012
Rerun Dates:
Jan. 18, 2019;
Jan. 27, 2014
A Black Skimmer’s bizarre bill, the bottom significantly longer than the top, is as thin as a knife. Why is such a thing so useful?