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Black Oystercatcher
Haematopus bachmani
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Last night I read about how oystercatchers look for a bivalve whose shell is partially open, and then in a lighting strike aim for the back of the shell, where they cut the muscle that closes the shell, leaving them free to eat the meat at leisure.
So this morning, I went out in search of oystercatchers - we have about 2000 oystercatchers on the US west coast (from Alaska to San Diego), so you can only find them in a few spots.
And lo and behold, besides the various other things the oystercatcher eats - it eats urchins! I've never seen a sea urchin in the wild, (only in curio stores with little light bulbs inside, and the spines broken off). Wow!
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Focal length: 700 mm
fStop: 13
ISO: 500
Shutter Speed: 1/200
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Pescadero, CA - Pescadero Beach
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Aug 9, 2006
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