{"id":4252,"date":"2012-01-30T09:47:20","date_gmt":"2012-01-30T16:47:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/?p=4252"},"modified":"2025-07-19T14:50:15","modified_gmt":"2025-07-19T19:50:15","slug":"american-oystercatcher","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/2012\/01\/30\/american-oystercatcher\/","title":{"rendered":"American Oystercatcher"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"PreeningPreening adult American Oystercatcher – Nikon D200, handheld, f7.1, 1\/500, ISO 200, Nikkor 80-400mm VR at 400mm, natural light<\/span><\/p>\n

This American Oystercatcher image was taken nearly three years ago, it seems difficult to believe that is has been that long but I like it as much today as the morning I photographed it.<\/p>\n

The pose makes me want to laugh and perhaps give the image a caption like “Pilates anyone<\/em>?”.<\/p>\n

The morning light fell on the bird so nicely, illuminating the long orange bill, lemony yellow eyes and the beautiful brown and white plumage.<\/p>\n

I think American Oystercatchers are lovely birds right down to their black Goth-like toenails. Although it was only February when I photographed this bird the Oystercatchers were already pairing up in preparation of nesting season.<\/p>\n

I have yet to see and photograph the related Black Oystercatchers found on the Pacific coastline, one day soon\u00a0perhaps!<\/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","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

This American Oystercatcher image was taken nearly three years ago, it seems difficult to believe that is has been that long but I like it as much today as the morning I photographed it.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":150516,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":true,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[19,27,25,704],"tags":[4004,3974,4039,22,10611,5988,3816,4019,4017,274,1667],"class_list":["post-4252","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-american-oystercatchers","category-avian","category-florida","category-fort-de-soto-county-park","tag-adult","tag-american-oystercatcher","tag-beach","tag-haematopus-palliatus","tag-orange-bill","tag-oystercatcher","tag-oystercatchers","tag-preening-2","tag-sand","tag-shorebirds-2","tag-yellow-eyes"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t