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These guys were flying out of the water in a massive feeding frenzy both nights we were at Padre Island National Seashore. I've seen schools feeding at the water's edge before, but nothing like this. Returned as many as we could back to the water.
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We found this ray or skate dead on the beach. A nickle is visible for size in some of the images, but the animal was ca. 20-22 inches wing tip to wing tip. Several gulls were pecking at it when we first saw it. The 3rd shot shows the animal upside down in the event the bottom is of any use for ID. This animal was missing its tail.
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We found this ray or skate dead on the beach. A nickle is visible for size in some of the images, but the animal was ca. 20-22 inches wing tip to wing tip. Several gulls were pecking at it when we first saw it. The 3rd shot shows the animal upside down in the event the bottom is of any use for ID. This animal was missing its tail.
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We found this ray or skate dead on the beach. A nickle is visible for size in some of the images, but the animal was ca. 20-22 inches wing tip to wing tip. Several gulls were pecking at it when we first saw it. The 3rd shot shows the animal upside down in the event the bottom is of any use for ID. This animal was missing its tail.
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This was a second ray or skate we found dead on the Padre Island National Seashore beach. This one was about 1/3 smaller than the individual I posted at: http://www.inaturalist.org/observations/2497607 Unlike the other one, this one had its tail still attached, but as the other one, gulls were feeding on this carcass.