The Eurasian oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus) is 40–45 centimetres long (bill 8–9 cm) with a wing-span 80–85 centimetres. They are obvious and noisy plover-like birds, with black and white plumage, red legs and strong broad red bills used for smashing or prising open molluscs such as mussels or for finding earthworms. Despite its name, oysters do not form a large part of its diet. The bird still lives up to its name, as few if any other wading birds are capable of opening oysters at all. © Lensman - Lennart Hessel Photography #wildbird #lensman — in Gothenburg, Sweden.
Posted on: Sun, 01 Jun 2014 13:23:53 +0000
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