Tag: #black oystercatchers
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Where are the Black Oystercatchers?
I took this photo six years ago of black oystercatchers near our house in Monterey County. This shorebird is fast disappearing due to loss of habitat (climate change). I haven’t seen one in more than two years. Sad.
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Birds with Eye Make-Up
I spotted these black oystercatchers with their red rimmed eyes yesterday about a 1,000 feet from Carmel State Beach. What I find amazing is that 30 feet away in the undergrowth I saw rabbits and quail with, of course, pelicans flying overhead. Nice. .