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Palaearctic oyster catcher

H. ostralegus

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Description:

Black and white birds with long, orange, beaks and legs.

Habitat:

Pasture along the coast of Burra, a Shetland Island, Scotland.

Notes:

These oyster catchers rest in the grass amongst domestic sheep, unnoticed and undisturbed.

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