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American Oystercatcher

Haematopus palliatus

Photo by Terri
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Description:

The pictures are fuzzy but you can see his bright beak and eyes. Often found in pairs (which you can see in the second picture) They are slow flying for a shorebird. They have white and dark pattern with bright red bill and pale legs.

Habitat:

Shores of Tybee Island, Georgia Found on sandbars and oyster beds.

Notes:

I am not sure what the other birds are in the second picture, so please suggest. I am not as good at identifying shore birds yet but I am working on it =]

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PublishedJanuary 23, 2012

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