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Pied Oystercatcher (Haematopus longirostris)
Pied Oystercatcher looking for pipis
Found one
Let's just get out of the water first
Found another one, now to get it out.
Still trying
Just a bit more
Got it.
Here is a link to more information on the Pipi
http://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/research/areas/systems-research/wild-fisheries/outputs/2008/972/status_short/Pipi.pdf
12 comments:
Great series of photos. I like the way you have caught the light glinting on the water.
Thanks Mick glad you liked the series.
Hehe, tug of war going on there. The refection photo is wonderful, Neil.
Persistent little birds, aren't they? Guess you have to be if you want to eat! Nice BPW post.
Thanks Gwendolen and Heather for your comments.
Nice captures Neil. I really like that 5th shot. It looks like that bird is really struggling to get that pipi. By the way, I had to look up "pipi". I guess that's an oyster Down Under eh?
Great series of shots, Neil, capturing the way the Oystercatcher catches the oyster, er, the "pipis".
You've got to love those orange, carrot bills! I'd love to see one of these birds...one of these days! Wonderful series...
Love this series on the Oystercatcher... excellent photos!
Thanks Everyone for your comments,
This is Tarzan on behalf of Neil. A Pippi comes under the classification of a mollusc. It is a bivalve just like the oyster and they are both filter feeders. However the Oyster is sedentary commonly attached to rocks, whereas the Pippi is found commonly along the surf beaches of eastern Australia. They are also commonly called surf clams or eugarie.
Great shot sequence, he had a nice catch but gor his feather ruffled by the wind.
Thanks Arija for your comments.
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