Haematopus palliatus – Mia McPherson's On The Wing Photography

American Oystercatcher

By Mia McPherson|January 30th, 2012|Categories: American Oystercatchers, Birds, Florida, Fort De Soto County Park|Tags: adult, American Oystercatcher, beach, Haematopus palliatus, orange bill, oystercatcher, oystercatchers, preening, sand, shorebirds, yellow eyes|

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.

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American Oystercatcher in pre-dawn light

By Mia McPherson|September 6th, 2011|Categories: American Oystercatchers, Birds, Florida, Fort De Soto County Park|Tags: American Oystercatcher, bird photography, birds, Florida, Fort De Soto County Park, Haematopus palliatus, Low angle, pastels, pre-dawn light|

I love to photograph in pre-dawn light because of the subtle almost pastel tones that can be captured at that time of the morning.

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American Oystercatchers – Juvenile and Adult

By Mia McPherson|July 21st, 2011|Categories: American Oystercatchers, Bird ID, Birds, Florida, Fort De Soto County Park, Pinellas County|Tags: adult, American Oystercatcher, chick, coastal, coastal island, feeding, foraging, Gulf of Mexico, Haematopus palliatus, immature, juvenile, Low angle, oystercatcher, oystercatchers, reflections, ripples, sand, shore, shorebirds, shoreline, summer, water, young|

I watched this American Oystercatcher juvenile and its sibling from the time they were just tiny chicks beginning the day after they had hatched.

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American Oystercatchers

By Mia McPherson|June 14th, 2011|Categories: American Oystercatchers, Birds, Florida, Fort De Soto County Park, Pinellas County|Tags: adult, American Oystercatcher, beach, bird photography, coastal, Gulf of Mexico, Haematopus palliatus, immature, juvenile, Low angle, oystercatcher, oystercatchers, shorebirds, shoreline, water, young|

American Oystercatchers are fascinating birds to photograph, They can strike unusual poses and their plumage is spectacular in flight. I enjoyed watching them pry open bivalves with their long bill

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Small In The Frame

By Mia McPherson|August 19th, 2010|Categories: American Oystercatchers, Birds, Brown Pelicans, Florida, Fort De Soto County Park, Laughing Gulls, Palm Warblers, Small in the frame|Tags: American Oystercatcher, bird photography, birds, Brown Pelican, diving, Haematopus palliatus, juvenile, juveniles, Laughing Gull, Leucophaeus atricilla, nature, Palm Warbler, Pelecanus occidentalis, pelican, photography, Pinellas County, Setophaga palmarum, shorebird, small in the frame, wildlife|

Though I quite often photograph birds so that they are what is labled "frame filling" I also like to compose images that show the bird or animals small in the frame.

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Nesting American Oystercatchers

By Mia McPherson|August 14th, 2010|Categories: American Oystercatchers, Birds, Florida, Fort De Soto County Park, Nesting Birds, Pinellas County, Wildlife Ethics|Tags: adult, American Oystercatcher, bird ID, brooding, coastal habitat, eggs, ethics, Haematopus palliatus, nest, nesting, nesting behavior, nesting ethics, oystercatcher, oystercatchers, saltwater, sand dune, scrape, Sea Purslane, settling, shorebirds, wildlife ethics|

Nesting American Oystercatchers create simple scrapes on coastal beaches, dunes and salt marshes to lay their eggs in. They usually lay between 2-3 eggs around April to May.

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