Photography of Birds – Set # 103 | H.J. Ruiz - Avian101

Photography of Birds – Set # 103

Set # 103

American Oystercatcher

American Oystercatcher

American Oystercatcher

American oystercatchers first breed at an age of 3-4 years.

When courting, the birds will walk together and make a single piping note. This progresses to leaning towards each other, extending and lowering the neck, and running alongside each other while calling. The pair may then burst into flight and fly in a tight formation around their territory.

Killdeer

Killdeer

Killdeer

The killdeer feeds primarily on insects (especially beetles and flies), in addition to millipedes, worms, snails, spiders, and some seeds. It opportunistically takes tree frogs and dead minnows. It forages almost exclusively in fields (no matter the tide), especially those with short vegetation and with cattle (which likely shorten the vegetation) and standing water.

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Tags: American Oystercatcher, birding, birds, Interesting information, Killdeer, PHOTO SETS, photography, photos of birds

9 thoughts on “Photography of Birds – Set # 103”

susanpoozan on August 3, 2020 at 8:00 am said:

Great photographs, congratulations.l

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- H.J. for avian101 on August 3, 2020 at 6:20 pm said:
  
  Thanks so much, Susan. 🙂
  
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bayphotosbydonna on August 3, 2020 at 8:35 am said:

Nicely captured, HJ, I love the eyes on both of these birds! 🙂

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- H.J. for avian101 on August 3, 2020 at 6:22 pm said:
  
  Thank you, Donna. 🙂
  
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Indira on August 3, 2020 at 12:07 pm said:

Oystercatcher has a long beak for the purpose as the name suggests and a decorated Killdeer!

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- H.J. for avian101 on August 3, 2020 at 6:23 pm said:
  
  Yes! Thank you, Indira. 🙂
  
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tootlepedal on August 3, 2020 at 6:32 pm said:

I love oyster catchers but i have never seen a killdeer.

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- H.J. for avian101 on August 3, 2020 at 6:49 pm said:
  
  I really don’t know if you might have killdeers in Europe. Thank you, Tom. 🙂
  
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africanbirding on August 12, 2020 at 2:52 pm said:

Reblogged this on Wolf's Birding and Bonsai Blog.

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