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Haematopus longirostris
black with a white breast and belly right bright orange-red bill, eye-rings and legs and a red eye.
Sandbanks ..coastal area
The white breast and belly distinguish the Pied Oystercatcher from the closely related Sooty Oystercatcher, H. fuliginosus, which has all black plumage.
Spotted on Dec 21, 2014
Submitted on Dec 23, 2014
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Nice shot Charlie