nest ethics – Mia McPherson's On The Wing Photography

Three and a half months with a young American Oystercatcher

By Mia McPherson|July 4th, 2012|Categories: American Oystercatchers, Birds, Florida, Fort De Soto County Park, Nesting Birds, Pinellas County, Wildlife Ethics & Etiquette|Tags: American Oystercatcher, chicks, comfort zone, dunes, eggs, ethics, family, feeding, foraging, Gulf of Mexico, Haematopus palliatus, immature, juvenile, nest, nest ethics, oystercatcher, oystercatchers, shore, shorebirds, shoreline, water, waves, young|

In 2008 I had the great pleasure of observing and photographing a family of American Oystercatchers from the day after the chicks hatched until three and a half months later.