Behaviour Photo Doc. Collage

BLOY Warrior Point Behaviour Doc Collage

 

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Black Oystercatcher BLOY (Haematopus bachmani)

 

Warrior Point

North Saanich

Vancouver Island

British Columbia

 

 

So as this individual was foraging ..repeatedly submeged head...

 

when it came up with a prize i attempted to photo doc.

 

Here we see that it is a bit like the song "Hole in the bottom of the Sea" (if you know that one)

 

Here we see there's an..""Oyster on a Mussel on the Bill of a Bird out at Warrior Point""

 

 

after which The BLOY walked over to a rocky area above waterline and dislodged the Mussel from the Oyster and then Dislodged the mussel from off of its own beak ,,,then dislodged the meat from the mussel shell...

Then down the hatch

:)

Done