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Black Oystercatchers Keeping Their Feet Dry

Black Oystercatchers spend all their working time feeding on (can you guess?) along surf-drenched rocky shorelines. But when they are on their 'Beach Break' they apparently want to keep their feet dry. Here they are running like Sanderlings for higher ground.

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 11.2023
Date Uploaded: 12.2024
Photo Location: Garibaldi, Oregon, United States of America
Camera: Canon EOS 7D Mark II
Copyright: © Robert OBrien