High-Res Stock Photography: Mataure American Oystercatcher feeding on a conch
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Mataure American Oystercatcher feeding on a conch

Caption: Mature American Oystercatcher (Haematopus palliatus) feeding on a Fighting Conch in the surf. Oystercatchers are specialized in feeding on Shellfish (oysters, clams, mussels, snails), and have heavy bills to reach into mollusks and pry shells open. Habitat: coastal beaches and range is expanding northward. Mature birds have red-orange bills, immatures have a duller bill. Fort Myers Beach, Florida.
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Ed Reschke

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Oxford Scientific

Credit: Ed Reschke
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Copyright: ed reschke
Keywords: Nature, Wildlife, Horizontal, Full Length, Outdoors, Feeding, USA, Animals In The Wild, Crustacean, Surf, Day, Beach, Color Image, Conch Shell, Two Animals, No People, Photography, Zoology, American Oystercatcher, Wading. Find similar images
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