Oystercatchers
Pied Oystercatcher (Haematopus longirostris) – White and Black
Sooty Oystercatcher (Haematopus fuliginosus) – All Black
Coastal: beaches and mudflats of inlets, bays, ocean beaches and offshore inlets.
Takes oysters and other marine life along water-line.

Oystercatchers belongs to the following groups:
Beach Art, Birds and Creatures of Flight and The BirdsAvailable for sale as Cards, Matted Prints, Laminated Prints, Mounted Prints and Framed Prints

Anthony Mancuso, 6 months ago
awesome capture Marilyn, well taken!
blossom, 6 months ago
Karin Taylor, 6 months ago
wow, i really love this!
Tainia Finlay, 6 months ago
Superb! Well catured blossom :D
blossom in reply to Anthony Mancuso’s comment, 6 months ago
Thanks Anthony – appreciate your comment. These guys flew onto the beach and were having a great time foraging in the sand.
blossom in reply to Karin Taylor’s comment, 6 months ago
Thanks Karin. They had the longest red beaks that I’d ever seen – they were amazing!!
Joanne A. Bradley, 6 months ago
Great capture. You are definitely enjoying your new camera and taking some delightful shots!
blossom in reply to Tainia Finlay’s comment, 6 months ago
Thanks Tainia. Amazing birds – so very interesting to watch!!
blossom in reply to Joanne A. Bradley’s comment, 6 months ago
Thanks Joanne – much appreciated! But didn’t take this one with my new camera though – 2005 trip around Australia!
pat oubridge, 6 months ago
Terrific capture blossom
Joanne A. Bradley, 6 months ago
Oh okay, so much for that! :-) Great capture regardless…
blossom in reply to pat oubridge’s comment, 6 months ago
Thank you Pat, glad you like!!
There are always surprises at places you least expect to find something interesting to photograph!
whisperingruth, 6 months ago
Bird in flight shots are super hard to get just right but you’ve done an awesome job here….........terrific work Marilyn!
jdmphotography, 6 months ago
A really great capture birds in flight never easy ! (-:
Tony Fallon, 6 months ago
beautiful…so well caught
debsphotos, 6 months ago
Excellent Blossom…..wonderful capture!!!
blossom in reply to whisperingruth’s comment, 6 months ago
Thanks Ruth – So very kind!! When they landed, they were so fascinating to observe!
blossom in reply to jdmphotography’s comment, 6 months ago
Thank you – Must have been in the right place at the right time!!
blossom in reply to Tony Fallon’s comment, 6 months ago
Thank you Tony! Much appreciated!!
blossom in reply to debsphotos’s comment, 6 months ago
Thanks Deb – So very kind!! Much appreciated!!
Miri, 6 months ago
great shot, the colours on the birds are really clear
Daniel J. McCa..., 6 months ago
Great capture. Birds in flight are never an easy catch. Well done!
blossom in reply to Miri’s comment, 6 months ago
Thanks Miri. I was lucky to get this, as they landed just after. Appreciate your comment!
blossom in reply to Daniel J. McCauley IV’s comment, 6 months ago
Much appreciate your comment Daniel! Thank you!!
Kenart, 6 months ago
Lovely composition.
gothgirl, 6 months ago
I love the bands of colour in the water and the birds are framed so well in this
blossom in reply to Kenart’s comment, 3 months ago
Thanks so very much Ken for your comment.
Sorry for the delay in replying!
blossom in reply to gothgirl’s comment, 3 months ago
Thanks so very much Gothgirl for your kind comment.
Sorry for the delay in replying, have been away on holidays!