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Haematopus bachmani
A stocky black shorebird with a long orange-red stout bill that is built for foraging for marine organisms. It has a bright yellow iris and a red eye-ring. Pinkish legs and chocolate brown body\wings that become darker in its northern range.
Spotted along a rocky stretch of beach at Cresent City, California.
Ranges along the west coast of North America.
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