Birds of the Massachusetts Coast

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"Oysters Anyone?" -- The striking bill of the American Oystercatcher (Haematopus palliatus) is adapted to penetrating the shells of bivalves (oysters, etc. with two-part shells) and snipping the operative muscle. A pair or two of Oystercatchers have nested at Allens Pond the last few years–in 2005 they were on the beach. as here, but since then they’ve been much more elusive.
Copyright © 2005 John Van de Graaff

"Oysters Anyone?" -- The striking bill of the American Oystercatcher (Haematopus palliatus) is adapted to penetrating the shells of bivalves (oysters, etc. with two-part shells) and snipping the operative muscle. A pair or two of Oystercatchers have nested at Allens Pond the last few years–in 2005 they were on the beach. as here, but since then they’ve been much more elusive.

Bird Photographs by John Van de Graaff