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Oystercatcher

Haematopus ostralegus

Description:

It is 40–45 centimetres (16–18 in) long (bill 8–9 cm) with a wing-span 80–85 centimetres (31–33 in).[1] They are obvious and noisy plover-like birds, with black and white plumage, red legs and strong broad red bills used for smashing or prising open molluscs such as mussels or for finding earthworms.

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1 Comment

LauraMaria
LauraMaria 12 years ago

Lovely, oystercatchers are such striking birds :) I love the picture of the fledgeling! So fuzzy!

Reykjavík, Biskupstungnahreppur, Iceland

Spotted on May 28, 2011
Submitted on May 28, 2011

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