Learning how to get down and dirty with the American Oystercatchers on Nickerson Beach. With the expert coaching of Denise Ippolito, the navy seal crawl is crucial for an amazing perspective such as this one.
Now back out for another sandy session.
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long red peck, beautiful
Thank you so much Jamaluddin. I think these oystercatchers are rather special.
So they break the shell with their beaks or? 🙂
Yes, they do, although I didn’t see one with an oyster in their beak. Mostly fish.
whew cause i was thinking, those oyster shells sure are hard lol
They are hard. Even I can’t get into them. I’ve seen some pics online with shells in their mouth. Impressive. Maybe we should hire them for an oyster feast. 🙂
Fastest chuckers in nature! 😉
Oh we have these down under too! We call them pied oystercatchers!