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"You put that new scope on MY credit card?"
Gordon Hodgson

"You put that new scope on MY credit card?" (Haematopus palliatus)

These American Oystercatchers allowed me to get closer than most of their kind. I was afraid their faces might be too dark, but the backlighting from the water sure made their bills light up!
Habitat
Exclusively coastal, beaches, shellbars
Location
Edwin B. Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge (Brigantine), New Jersey, USA
Date taken
22-Mar-2008
Scientific name
Haematopus palliatus
Equipment used
Digiscoped with Nikon 12.1 MP Coolpix P5100 camera...Nikon FSB-6 Bracket...Nikon 30X Wide DS Eyepiece...Nikon ED82-A Fieldscope

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North America
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