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01-May-2024 Anitta Vuorisola

Eurasian oyster catcher

Common, conspicuous, and often noisy large wader (shorebird) of varied coastal habitats,
especially beaches and mudflats; also nearby fields and locally inland.
Winter flocks number locally in hundreds. Probes in mud and uses its bill to pry open shellfish (mainly mussels and cockles, not oysters).
Distinctive, with boldly pied plumage, long bright orange-red bill, thick pinkish legs.

Canon EOS R6 Mark II
1/1000s f/8.0 at 400.0mm iso1600 full exif

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