{"id":15203,"date":"2014-06-13T03:47:41","date_gmt":"2014-06-13T09:47:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/?p=15203"},"modified":"2025-08-24T15:08:18","modified_gmt":"2025-08-24T20:08:18","slug":"american-oystercatcher-in-sea-foam","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/2014\/06\/13\/american-oystercatcher-in-sea-foam\/","title":{"rendered":"American Oystercatcher In Sea Foam"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload aligncenter wp-image-153387 size-full\" title=\"American Oystercatcher in sea foam at the edge of the Gulf of Mexico, Fort De Soto County Park, Pinellas County, Florida\" src=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/american-oystercatcher-foamy-mia-mcpherson-0869.jpg\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/american-oystercatcher-foamy-mia-mcpherson-0869.jpg\" alt=\"American Oystercatcher in sea foam at the edge of the Gulf of Mexico, Fort De Soto County Park, Pinellas County, Florida\" width=\"850\" height=\"607\" data-id=\"15201\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27850%27%20height%3D%27607%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20850%20607%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27850%27%20height%3D%27607%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/american-oystercatcher-foamy-mia-mcpherson-0869-200x143.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/american-oystercatcher-foamy-mia-mcpherson-0869-300x214.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/american-oystercatcher-foamy-mia-mcpherson-0869-400x286.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/american-oystercatcher-foamy-mia-mcpherson-0869-600x428.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/american-oystercatcher-foamy-mia-mcpherson-0869-768x548.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/american-oystercatcher-foamy-mia-mcpherson-0869.jpg 850w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-orig-sizes=\"(max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><span style=\"color: #808080;\">American Oystercatcher in sea foam &#8211; Nikon D200, handheld, f7.1, 1\/1000, ISO 320, Nikkor 80-400mm VR at 400mm, natural light<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Just a simple post of an American Oystercatcher about to be awash in sea foam at Fort De Soto&#8217;s north beach taken back in September of 2008. Looking at the waters of the Gulf again reminded me of how refreshing they could be on a hot day photographing birds on the west coast of Florida.<\/p>\n<p>Happy Friday the 13th!<\/p>\n<p>Life <em>is<\/em> good.<\/p>\n<p>Mia<\/p>\n<p>Click <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/american-oystercatcher-images\/\">here<\/a><\/span> to see more of my American Oystercatcher photos plus facts and information about this species.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Just a simple post of an American Oystercatcher about to be awash in sea foam at Fort De Soto&#8217;s north beach taken back in September of 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