Black skimmer egg at Breton National Wildlife Refuge in Louisiana

A gray-and-brown spotted egg lying on gray-and-brown shells on a beach
Photo By/Credit

Greg Thompson/USFWS

Media Usage Rights/License
Public Domain
Image
Many eggs have some color, which helps camouflage them from predators. This is a black skimmer egg at Breton National Wildlife Refuge in Louisiana.
Facility
Breton National Wildlife Refuge
Ecosystem
Coastal
Species
Rynchops niger
Subject tags
Birds
Coastal zone management
Wildlife refuges