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Oyster Catcher youngsters - Fort George
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Oyster Catcher youngsters - Fort George (Haematopus ostralegus)

A first for me, I don't recall ever seeing young birds before.
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Habitat
shoreline
Location
Ardersier, Fort George
Date taken
1st July 2022
Scientific name
Haematopus ostralegus
Equipment used
Nikon D7500, Sigma 150-600mm
Shutter speed, aperture & ISO
1/1000, F6, ISO 200
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What a wonderful start you've made to your Gallery with this lovely juvenile Oystercatcher!!!

I feel the sea calling.... not been near it for yonks LOL
 
Scozmos
I'd never seen young before, didn't realise how fluffy they are until I got these on the 'pooter :ROFLMAO:
 

Media information

Category
Britain & Europe
Added by
Scozmos
Date added
View count
208
Comment count
2

Image metadata

Device
NIKON CORPORATION NIKON D7500
Aperture
ƒ/6
Focal length
500.0 mm
Exposure time
1/1000 second(s)
ISO
200
Flash
Off, did not fire
Filename
Oyster Catcher youngsters - Fort George - crop.jpg
File size
3.9 MB
Date taken
Fri, 01 July 2022 10:48 AM
Dimensions
3000px x 2270px

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