tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7802716903254015310.post6987981848231192606..comments2023-06-13T13:24:07.539+01:00Comments on Imperfect and Tense: Oystercatchers - it's not all they doImperfect and Tensehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07348507012722069785noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7802716903254015310.post-51681965850979202752014-05-11T19:05:54.929+01:002014-05-11T19:05:54.929+01:00Strewth, look at the schnozzles on those beauties....Strewth, look at the schnozzles on those beauties. Hunting at night? I bet they could open sardine tins in their sleep.Imperfect and Tensehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07348507012722069785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7802716903254015310.post-7190247579822208942014-05-11T17:25:53.115+01:002014-05-11T17:25:53.115+01:00Oh, dude, skimmers are AMAZING! http://www.allabou...Oh, dude, skimmers are AMAZING! http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/black_skimmer/id And, when they hang out en masse on the shore, the ALL POINT the SAME DIRECTION. Makes for amazing images. And Darwin theorized (correctly) that they hunt mostly at night, over the sea. HOW BAD ASS IS THAT?!? =)biobabblerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15081382623906668057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7802716903254015310.post-89111284127445119892014-05-06T18:41:34.527+01:002014-05-06T18:41:34.527+01:00Skimmer, bb? I'm guessing that's not a dra...Skimmer, bb? I'm guessing that's not a dragonfly!Imperfect and Tensehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07348507012722069785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7802716903254015310.post-35238134612625044842014-05-06T15:28:31.773+01:002014-05-06T15:28:31.773+01:00I LOVE the way they yell, sounding like a boistero...I LOVE the way they yell, sounding like a boisterous group of 5-year-olds. 'Course I've only heard them on the coast, NOT 'neath my window at 4 a.m., so...<br /><br />One of my favorite birds EVER. SO stylish and different than other spp. Perhaps the spp. I think is most alike them in style & gestalt is the skimmer... Congrats! =)biobabblerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15081382623906668057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7802716903254015310.post-67002100484858418942014-05-06T07:39:49.229+01:002014-05-06T07:39:49.229+01:00I can't recall being able to photograph an Oyc...I can't recall being able to photograph an Oyc so close before, without fear of causing it alarm. In this instance, I was stood at the back of the room, furthest from the window, focussing through the double glazing. Oystercatchers are strikingly coloured, aren't they? But they can be noisy. At 4 in the morning. Just sayin'...Imperfect and Tensehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07348507012722069785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7802716903254015310.post-49302990952439092552014-05-06T01:14:34.111+01:002014-05-06T01:14:34.111+01:00Wow! An Oystercatcher in your garden!! I would lo...Wow! An Oystercatcher in your garden!! I would love to open my curtains and see such a sight. They are such beautiful birds. Lucky you.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11195392082083680330noreply@blogger.com