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Pied Oystercatcher

Haematopus longirostris

Description:

An interesting fact about this bird is that parents will often feign injury to lure intruders away from their young. With one wing extended & trailing as if broken, they will try & take danger away from their young. Sometimes they even fake death, lying flat & flapping their wings as if dying.

Habitat:

Coastal.

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1 Comment

extremebirder
extremebirder 11 years ago

Cool

LeanneGardner
Spotted by
LeanneGardner

Mackay, Queensland, Australia

Spotted on Aug 18, 2012
Submitted on Aug 22, 2012

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