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African Black Oystercatcher
marko.marais

African Black Oystercatcher (Haematopus moquini)

African Black Oystercatcher fly by.
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Habitat
Beach area
Location
Margan Bay, South Africa
Date taken
10 October 2017
Scientific name
Haematopus moquini
Equipment used
Nikon 810 and 200-400 f4 lens
delia todd
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What a beautiful oystercatcher this is!!! We don't currently have a flight picture in The Opus, so I'll upload this one to the article shortly.

Excellent work Marko.

Many thanks for your kind message my friend, and it's great to see you back after all your celebrations.
 
Kits
Brilliant focusing and detail in this flight shot, Marko!
 
M
I was going to add a recent oystercatcher shot from Cape Point Marko , but this is so much better . Great detail, colours. Tfs
 

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