{"id":4617,"date":"2012-03-12T05:00:02","date_gmt":"2012-03-12T12:00:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/?p=4617"},"modified":"2025-08-24T12:27:40","modified_gmt":"2025-08-24T17:27:40","slug":"american-oystercatcher-feeding","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/2012\/03\/12\/american-oystercatcher-feeding\/","title":{"rendered":"American Oystercatcher Feeding"},"content":{"rendered":"

I’ve always liked this photo because it shows how this American Oystercatcher (Haematopus palliatus<\/em>)\u00a0is using its long bill to pry open a shell. (photographed at Fort De Soto County Park, Florida)<\/p>\n

\"AmericanAmerican Oystercatcher with incoming wave – Nikon D200, handheld, f6.3, 1\/800, ISO 200, Nikkor 80-400mm VR at 400mm, natural light<\/span><\/p>\n

The tip of the bill is squared off and thin and\u00a0as it gets thicker towards the top it makes a nice wedge for opening the shells so the bird can get to the mollusk inside.<\/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":"

I’ve always liked this photo because it shows how this American Oystercatcher (Haematopus palliatus) is using its long bill to pry open a shell.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":153334,"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":[4004,3974,4039,14752,4040,173,4077,22,10613,5988,3816,1262,4017,1263,4891,274,3996,4119],"class_list":["post-4617","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-coastal-island","tag-feeding","tag-gulf-coast","tag-gulf-of-mexico","tag-haematopus-palliatus","tag-mollusk","tag-oystercatcher","tag-oystercatchers","tag-prying","tag-sand","tag-shell","tag-shore","tag-shorebirds-2","tag-water","tag-waves"],"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