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Haematopus fuliginosus
Two of these (a pair?) were picking small shellfish from intertidal rock pools while the tide was low. I guess there were no oysters around. I had read about these but never seen them before. Striking beak and eye colour. About 50cm long.
On exposed rocky shelves at low tide in a small nature reserve.
John Gould first described this bird in 1845.
http://bie.ala.org.au/species/urn:lsid:b...
Spotted on Oct 3, 2014
Submitted on Oct 5, 2014
2 Comments
Thanks Pam. Yes more of an arty shot with fuzziness included :) At least it's a new one for me.
that'a good Mark. You've got it in action, and I like the reflection in the water !