{"id":153665,"date":"2025-08-29T03:25:12","date_gmt":"2025-08-29T08:25:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/?p=153665"},"modified":"2025-08-30T03:00:58","modified_gmt":"2025-08-30T08:00:58","slug":"american-oystercatcher-images-from-florida","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/2025\/08\/29\/american-oystercatcher-images-from-florida\/","title":{"rendered":"American Oystercatcher Images From Florida"},"content":{"rendered":"

I am sharing a group of American Oystercatcher photos today that were taken at Fort De Soto County Park and Egmont Key from when I lived in Florida.<\/p>\n

American Oystercatchers fascinated me and were a nemesis species for a bit. Once I had taken the oystercatcher photos I had dreamed of, they were no longer a nemesis, and I loved taking images of them.<\/p>\n

I was working on my oystercatcher gallery and realized I had over 40 photos of this species that I’d never shared here. Today I am partially correcting my oversight by sharing these 15 images.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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I wanted to share images of adult and young American Oystercatchers in today’s selection. I was delighted to follow a family of these oystercatchers at Fort De Soto from two days after the chicks hatched until they were 122 days old in 2008. The family was amazing to observe and photograph.<\/p>\n

Safely, from a distance.<\/p>\n

Read more here: Three And A Half Months With A Young American Oystercatcher<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

For years, after moving to Utah, I had dreams about these oystercatchers. I could hear them call<\/span><\/a> in my sleep.<\/p>\n

I haven’t seen or photographed an American Oystercatcher since 2009, but I know I would love to again one day.<\/p>\n

Life is<\/em> good.<\/p>\n

Mia<\/p>\n

Click here<\/span><\/a> to see more of my American Oystercatcher photos plus facts and information about this species.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I am sharing a group of American Oystercatcher photos today that were taken at Fort De Soto County Park and Egmont Key from when I lived in 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