We think Wheaties whereas Pacific Oyster Catchers prefer limpets. We have always had a hard time getting close enough to oyster catchers to get a really good photograph but this day low tide and the lure of a beach teaming with limpets must have outweighed their concern for our presence. There were two Oyster Catchers each going to town on the limpet population on this rocky beach. They would pry them up and them swallow them whole. A true breakfast of champions.
nature has no boss 
Remarkable photo. 🙂
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Thanks, we had waited several years to get a keeper with the oystercatchers. Hope your week is off to a wonderful start.
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Fantastic capture! Love that red eye!
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Thanks Eliza, the eye of an oystercatcher is absolutely something to marvel over. Always amazed when I get a good look.
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HI and thanks for passing along the photo. Hope you are having a great day.
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That is an interesting bird with that brightly colored beak and eye ring. Nice photo.
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Thanks, these guys are fun to watchband when they fly in groups it almost sounds like they are making a laughing sound to each other. Hope your day is going well.
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Fantastic photograph! As you said, oystercatchers are really good at evading cameras. I’m always so happy to see my favorite shorebirds in a closeup.
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Thanks and thanks for the feedback. Yes, we have tried for years and have only gotten mediocre photos good enough to personal enjoyment but crisp enough to make a good print. Hope your day is going well and you have a great week ahead.
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Awesome! Love those eyes…
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Indeed, those eyes are so unique.
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Beautiful image. Oyster Catchers are such remarkable birds, one of my favourites.
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Thanks Simon, I really enjoyed being able to get a good view of those guys combing the beach and observing their technique for prying the limpets from the rocks that day. They are indeed remarkable birds. Hope you are having a great week so far.
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Great capture.
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Thanks, hope your day is off to a great start.
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I am presently of of the country, and I would feel in better control on my desktop computer than my iPad.. This picture is worth a thousand word.
Thank you for your understanding.
Alix
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Reblogged this on alixbleus and commented:
Great capture.
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Mike, I’d like to apologize to you and your followers. I might have made a mistake today when I was trying to comment on your above picture. I cannot explain what I did, except that this picture appears as one of my posts. I sincerely regret this inconvenience. Please accept again my sincere apologies for the screw up.
Alix
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Alix, no worries. Looks to me like you just pushed the reblog button. In a way I should say thanks for passing it along to your followers as well. I hear you about working on the iPad vs a desktop. Have safe travels and most of all have a great time.
MIke
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Thanks a lot, buddy. You’re a good sport.
Good luck and keep shooting.
Take care
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