Pied Oystercatcher

[Alan]

"In NSW the species is thinly scattered along the entire coast, with fewer than 200 breeding pairs estimated to occur in the State." NSW Office of Environment lists them as Endangered.

I regularly see three birds on my morning beach walks

#1

D7000 70-210mm 2011

#2

D7000 300mm 2014

#3

The band looks very tight

#4

D7000 300mm x1.4TC 2012 Potato Point

#5

D7000 300mm x1.7TC 2014

[loose cannon]

All good but #4 is a standout for me. That is really something special.

[avkomp]

good work on these. agree that number 4 is the best of these. in this case the bird in the background re enforces the shot