{"id":20901,"date":"2015-03-10T05:00:30","date_gmt":"2015-03-10T11:00:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/?p=20901"},"modified":"2025-08-24T15:27:04","modified_gmt":"2025-08-24T20:27:04","slug":"american-oystercatcher-family","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/2015\/03\/10\/american-oystercatcher-family\/","title":{"rendered":"American Oystercatcher Family"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"AmericanAmerican Oystercatcher family – Nikon D200, handheld, f8, 1\/250, ISO 200, Nikkor 80-400mm VR at 400mm, natural light
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It has been five and a half years since I photographed American Oystercatchers at Fort De Soto County Park in Florida and oddly enough I still dream about these shorebirds.<\/p>\n

At one point in time they were a nemesis for me, I couldn’t get the light right, the birds took off just as I got focused or they were too far away.<\/p>\n

Then one day I got wonderful, frame filling shots and after that they were a nemesis no more.<\/p>\n

I followed this family of American Oystercatchers from June of 2008 until October or November of that year.<\/p>\n

I may have seen the juvenile (on the left) the next year but once it molted to its adult plumage I wouldn’t have recognized it.<\/p>\n

American Oystercatcher<\/span><\/a> chicks seem to spend a longer time with their parents than other shorebirds I have observed.<\/p>\n

I miss these fascinating shorebirds but I still see (and hear<\/a><\/span>) them in my dreams.<\/p>\n

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

Mia<\/p>\n

Click here<\/a><\/span> to see more of my American Oystercatcher photos plus facts and information about this species.<\/p>\n

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I am wandering some where in the desert, please feel free to share this post.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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