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American Oystercatcher

Haematopus palliatus

Photo by Ric3
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Habitat:

Observed on the beach of a County Park along the Gulf of Mexico taking refuge from the day's heavy wind blowing caused by a front moving south into the Tampa Bay area this date. Its mate and him where walking along foraging w/ a few other shorebirds.

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Shorebirds of the Gulf Coast
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PublishedApril 12, 2013

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