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variable oystercatcher

  1. Variable Oystercatcher

    Variable Oystercatcher

    • Ken Doy
    • Media item
    • variable oystercatcher
    • Comments: 13
    • Category: New Zealand, Southern Oceans, Antarctica
  2. Variable Oystercatcher

    Variable Oystercatcher

    • Ken Doy
    • Media item
    • variable oystercatcher
    • Comments: 13
    • Category: New Zealand, Southern Oceans, Antarctica
  3. Oystercatcher

    Oystercatcher

    Been off the air for a while.
    • Rookery
    • Media item
    • torea toreapango. variable oystercatcher
    • Comments: 9
    • Category: New Zealand, Southern Oceans, Antarctica
  4. Oystercatcher

    Oystercatcher

    They no longer frequent the area because of many surfers and their cars taking over.
    • Rookery
    • Media item
    • torea toreapango. variable oystercatcher
    • Comments: 14
    • Category: New Zealand, Southern Oceans, Antarctica
  5. Oystercatcher

    Oystercatcher

    There use to be a few of them at Te Awanga beach, but now so many humans and motorcycles and they appear to have abandoned the area.
    • Rookery
    • Media item
    • torea toreapango. variable oystercatcher
    • Comments: 10
    • Category: New Zealand, Southern Oceans, Antarctica
  6. Oystercatchers

    Oystercatchers

    Two were back yesterday, they have had a hard time with motorcycles roaring up and down the beach.
    • Rookery
    • Media item
    • torea torea pango. variable oystercatcher
    • Comments: 12
    • Category: New Zealand, Southern Oceans, Antarctica
  7. Oystercatcher

    Oystercatcher

    Too wet for those motor cycles on the beach, so I was able to get this photo!!
    • Rookery
    • Media item
    • torea torea pango. variable oystercatcher
    • Comments: 19
    • Category: New Zealand, Southern Oceans, Antarctica
  8. Oystercatchers

    Oystercatchers

    Relaxing amongst the pebbles, but still have their eyes on me!!
    • Rookery
    • Media item
    • torea torea pango. variable oystercatcher
    • Comments: 15
    • Category: New Zealand, Southern Oceans, Antarctica
  9. Variable Oystercatcher

    Variable Oystercatcher

    Up to ten on the beach, a great sight!!!
    • Rookery
    • Media item
    • torea toreapango. variable oystercatcher
    • Comments: 18
    • Category: New Zealand, Southern Oceans, Antarctica
  10. Variable Oystercatcher

    Variable Oystercatcher

    This one could be easily mistaken for a Pied Oystsercatcher but I don't think it is because of the black feathers on its breast.
    • Rookery
    • Media item
    • torea toreapango. variable oystercatcher
    • Comments: 13
    • Category: New Zealand, Southern Oceans, Antarctica
  11. Variable Oystercatchers

    Variable Oystercatchers

    This Oystercatcher successfully opened a mussel.
    • Rookery
    • Media item
    • torea toreapango. variable oystercatcher
    • Comments: 16
    • Category: New Zealand, Southern Oceans, Antarctica
  12. Variable Oystercatchers

    Variable Oystercatchers

    There are 16 on this beach feeding on the washed up mussels. It was great to see so many of them.
    • Rookery
    • Media item
    • torea toreapango. variable oystercatcher
    • Comments: 13
    • Category: New Zealand, Southern Oceans, Antarctica
  13. Variable Oystercatchers

    Variable Oystercatchers

    These two were displaying at each other, shortly after they mated. So it it is getting close to spring down here.
    • Rookery
    • Media item
    • torea toreapango. variable oystercatcher
    • Comments: 16
    • Category: New Zealand, Southern Oceans, Antarctica
  14. Variable Oystercatcher

    Variable Oystercatcher

    These oystercatcher are in great numbers on the beach at the present. I have never seen so many in the past.
    • Rookery
    • Media item
    • torea toreapango. variable oystercatcher
    • Comments: 17
    • Category: New Zealand, Southern Oceans, Antarctica
  15. Oystercatcher

    Oystercatcher

    Managed to get this photograph with the light on the right side.
    • Rookery
    • Media item
    • torea toreapango. variable oystercatcher
    • Comments: 11
    • Category: New Zealand, Southern Oceans, Antarctica
  16. Variable Oystercatcher

    Variable Oystercatcher

    This is an intermediate phase Oystercatcher.
    • Rookery
    • Media item
    • torea toreapango. variable oystercatcher
    • Comments: 15
    • Category: New Zealand, Southern Oceans, Antarctica
  17. Variable Oystercatcher

    Variable Oystercatcher

    This Oystercatcher has just found a mussel.
    • Rookery
    • Media item
    • torea toreapango. variable oystercatcher
    • Comments: 11
    • Category: New Zealand, Southern Oceans, Antarctica
  18. Full of mussels

    Full of mussels

    This Oystercatcher was too full of mussels to get out of my way.
    • Rookery
    • Media item
    • torea toreapango. variable oystercatcher
    • Comments: 16
    • Category: New Zealand, Southern Oceans, Antarctica
  19. Trying to open a mussel

    Trying to open a mussel

    Many more mussels have been washed up on Te Awanga beach and six Oystercatchers were feeding on them.
    • Rookery
    • Media item
    • torea toreapango. variable oystercatcher
    • Comments: 16
    • Category: New Zealand, Southern Oceans, Antarctica
  20. Variable Oystercatcher

    Variable Oystercatcher

    This one is chomping on a mussel, washed up on the beach.
    • Rookery
    • Media item
    • torea toreapango. variable oystercatcher
    • Comments: 14
    • Category: New Zealand, Southern Oceans, Antarctica
  21. Variable Oystercatcher

    Variable Oystercatcher

    This Oystercatcher is trying to open the mussel, which it did with great efficiency!!
    • Rookery
    • Media item
    • torea toreapango. variable oystercatcher
    • Comments: 16
    • Category: New Zealand, Southern Oceans, Antarctica
  22. Stepping down

    Stepping down

    Variable oystercatcher keeping a careful eye on me.
    • simonheffer
    • Media item
    • nz variable oystercatcher
    • Comments: 2
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  23. Variable Oystercatcher

    Variable Oystercatcher

    Two of these birds are back feeding on muscles.
    • Rookery
    • Media item
    • torea toreapango. variable oystercatcher
    • Comments: 16
    • Category: New Zealand, Southern Oceans, Antarctica
  24. Variable Oystercatcher

    Variable Oystercatcher

    There were dozens of birds feeding on mussels deposited on the beach after a big storm.
    • Rookery
    • Media item
    • torea toreapango. variable oystercatcher
    • Comments: 14
    • Category: New Zealand, Southern Oceans, Antarctica
  25. Variable Oystercatcher

    Variable Oystercatcher

    My old friends back on the Te Awanga beach.
    • Rookery
    • Media item
    • torea toreapango. variable oystercatcher
    • Comments: 14
    • Category: New Zealand, Southern Oceans, Antarctica
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