American Oystercatchers

I photographed these American Oystercatchers from a much earlier trip to the Brigantine Division of the Edwin B. Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge. We saw quite a few Oystercatchers around especially by the waters edge. They seem to be very skiddish birds so I was using a Canon 400mm DO lens with a 1.4x teleconverter on 7D Camera (for a Full Frame Field of View ~ 896mm). I really like their bright colored beak and eyes! They really stand out!

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8 Comments on “American Oystercatchers”

belindagroverphotography
April 7, 2020

Very nice, Reed! I love the spring in the step of the first bird.

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- Reed Andariese
  April 7, 2020
  
  Thanks Belinda! They are fun to watch & photograph!
  
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Eliza Waters
April 8, 2020

Very striking!

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- Reed Andariese
  April 9, 2020
  
  Thanks Eliza! They are fun to watch scurrying around looking for food.
  
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bayphotosbydonna
April 9, 2020

These are awesome, Reed! I especially love the criss-crossed beaks!

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- Reed Andariese
  April 9, 2020
  
  Thanks Donna! They are fun to watch & photograph! Usually very busy foraging around the ground giving you a lot of time to photograph.
  
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Steve Gingold
April 9, 2020

Nice shots, Reed. I’ve never seen an oystercatcher in real time but they are so cool.

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- Reed Andariese
  April 9, 2020
  
  Thanks Steve! They are an interesting bird to photograph! Usually busy foraging!
  
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