Oystercatchers - Haematopus ostralegus

This fine pair of Oystercatchers – Haematopus ostralegus – had just been mating when I took this shot. The Oystercatcher, also known as the Common Pied Oystercatcher, the Palaearctic Oystercatcher or simply the Oystercatcher, does not eat many oysters preferring cockles, mussels, earthworms etc. probably because they are more available than oysters. Seen at Martin Mere, a picture of them starting to mate can be seen a bit earlier in my photostream.

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