A Black Oystercatcher. - Wildlife Gardeners

Kildale · 12-06-2009, 03:47 PM

They are here the year round and nest on an island close by.

Equilibrium · 12-09-2009, 03:29 AM

Hey... stop playing with your subjects. Put the lipstick away and back away from the bird.

Just teasing with you. Really nice photo of a bird I've only seen in photographs.

Kildale · 12-10-2009, 02:13 PM

They say they are black birds smoking a carrot.

Hedgerowe · 12-10-2009, 06:19 PM

Oystercatchers are wonderfully goofy looking--nature has a sense of humor. They are fairly common in the salt marshes here. Although they look funny they fly and walk much like any shore bird, and that bill does a great job of pulling things from the mudflats. It is easy to be fond of something so odd looking that it becomes almost cute.

Equilibrium · 12-15-2009, 02:35 AM

Ha ha ha, black birds smoking a carrot. That bird is so ugly it's cute.

Kildale · 12-15-2009, 01:58 PM

I aways take a few pictures if they happen to be close. They really great each other when they meet.

Hedgerowe · 12-15-2009, 02:03 PM

They never fail to bring a smile to my face.

TheLorax · 12-15-2009, 10:35 PM

Another treat. These birds do not grace the shores of Lake Michigan.

Wonderful pictures Kildale.

biigblueyes · 12-15-2009, 10:39 PM

They look like a cartoon bird.

Hedgerowe · 12-15-2009, 10:44 PM

They do. The first time I saw one I was driving. I burst out laughing when I saw it, and had to turn around to take another good look while pulled over to the side of the road. As soon as I got a good look, I was smitten. I have had a soft spot in my heart for the oystercatcher ever since.

12-06-2009, 03:47 PM	#1
Kildale Heron Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: British Columbia. Canada	A Black Oystercatcher. They are here the year round and nest on an island close by. Attached Thumbnails __________________ Have a browse of my nature site The Nature Inn

12-09-2009, 03:29 AM	#2
Equilibrium Official Plant Nerd Join Date: Dec 2008	Hey... stop playing with your subjects. Put the lipstick away and back away from the bird. Just teasing with you. Really nice photo of a bird I've only seen in photographs. __________________ "Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind." - Dr. Seuss

12-10-2009, 02:13 PM	#3
Kildale Heron Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: British Columbia. Canada	They say they are black birds smoking a carrot. __________________ Have a browse of my nature site The Nature Inn

12-15-2009, 02:35 AM	#5
Equilibrium Official Plant Nerd Join Date: Dec 2008	Ha ha ha, black birds smoking a carrot. That bird is so ugly it's cute. __________________ "Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind." - Dr. Seuss

12-15-2009, 01:58 PM	#6
Kildale Heron Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: British Columbia. Canada	I aways take a few pictures if they happen to be close. They really great each other when they meet. Attached Thumbnails

12-10-2009, 06:19 PM	#4
Hedgerowe Pope Join Date: May 2009 Location: Virginia	Oystercatchers are wonderfully goofy looking--nature has a sense of humor. They are fairly common in the salt marshes here. Although they look funny they fly and walk much like any shore bird, and that bill does a great job of pulling things from the mudflats. It is easy to be fond of something so odd looking that it becomes almost cute.

12-15-2009, 02:03 PM	#7
Hedgerowe Pope Join Date: May 2009 Location: Virginia	They never fail to bring a smile to my face.

12-15-2009, 10:35 PM	#8
TheLorax Unicellular Fungi Join Date: Nov 2008	Another treat. These birds do not grace the shores of Lake Michigan. Wonderful pictures Kildale. __________________ "In the end we will conserve only what we love; we will love only what we understand; we will understand only what we have been taught." -Baba Dioum, Senegalese ecologist

12-15-2009, 10:39 PM	#9
biigblueyes WG Facilitator Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Cajun Country, Louisiana, USA	They look like a cartoon bird. __________________ My yarden and I lean a little to the wild side.

12-15-2009, 10:44 PM	#10
Hedgerowe Pope Join Date: May 2009 Location: Virginia	They do. The first time I saw one I was driving. I burst out laughing when I saw it, and had to turn around to take another good look while pulled over to the side of the road. As soon as I got a good look, I was smitten. I have had a soft spot in my heart for the oystercatcher ever since.

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