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Oystercatcher
Great morning on the Connecticut coast: 50 degrees F, gentle breeze, bright warm sun, and three lifers! Here's the first.
Habitat
Coastal waters
Location
Hammonasset State Park, CT, USA
Date taken
2016 04 28
Scientific name
Haematopus palliatus
Equipment used
70D, Sigma 500 4.5 EX
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Opus Editor
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Very well done on your Lifer Jason.

If these are anything like our oycs, I just love them!! A super picture you've taken of him - you've handled the exposure so well, I often get it wrong and blow the whites!!

Nice one laddie.
 
Congratulations on this newbie Jason. You certainly got an excellent image for your album.

Vicki
 
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Awesome colors, detail lighting and shot, Jason ... great work ... tfs ...
 
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Jason, if I'm lucky I see the Indigo Bunting for a day or two each spring seasons.
 
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Sadly, no I didn't Jason. The visits were far too brief, and in fact two of the visits I only realised he was there as he was flying away.

I did get some pictures of one back in the autumn... this is one of them: http://www.birdforum.net/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=550488

I'm not sure if this is a female or a juvenile, if a juvie, it's possible that today's one is the same bird now grown up (it would be nice to think so, wouldn't it LOL).
 
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Indeed a great morning Jason. Congratulations on all three lifers. Beautiful eye level view of this gorgeous Oystercatcher!!!!
 

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