American Oystercatchers are birds who I’ve been wanting to photograph for a while. I got very close to them before – but at the time I was not even a birder. Oystercatchers are very unique though, so at the time I actually did know what I was looking at.
American Oystercatcher from March 2010 in Sandy Hook, New Jersey
One of tow pair of American Oystercatcher that I enjoyed before I was a birder
Now that I am a birder, I wanted to get close again because they are a very cool looking bird! We had a nice surprise on the beach at Cape May Meadows – a pair was hanging out at the beach right near sunset, so the lighting was perfect!
American Oystercatcher at sunset
I didn’t get great photos of them together because I went closer to the side of them (my friends got great shots of the couple from a different angle), but I was still very happy with what I did get!
American Oystercatcher
American Oystercatcher
American Oystercatcher fluffed up