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American Oystercatcher
dacol

American Oystercatcher (Haematopus palliatus)

This bird and another one, presumably its mate, foraged along the wrack line for a while then this one decided to lie down on plain sand for a few minutes before resuming foraging.
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Habitat
Sandy beach on Gulf of Mexico
Location
Alligator Point, Florida, USA
Date taken
April 13, 2017
Scientific name
Haematopus palliatus
Equipment used
Sony A77-II DSLR and Minolta 100-400mm autofocus lens
delia todd
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Opus Editor
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Aren't Oystercatchers wonderful Dalcio!!! You've a super picture of this guy - very well done my friend.

Your Ruff picture is now on the Opus article - did you see it?
 

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