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Pied Oystercatcher on Orange Lichen Rocks

Mary Ellen and I were out for a walk on the Freycinet peninsula when we spotted another couple - they were a pair of oystercatchers, out finding dinner and guarding their nest.

 

The Oystercatchers Haematopodidae - a worldwide family of coastal, wading birds.

 

Australia oz2009 678

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Uploaded on January 4, 2010
Taken on November 10, 2009