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Dark morph Variable Oystercatcher (Black Oystercatcher) (Haematopus unicolor) feeding on shellfish beds exposed at low tide, Tiritiri Matangi, Haurauki Gulf, North Island, New Zealand
Dark morph Variable Oystercatcher (Black Oystercatcher) (Haematopus unicolor) on the shore at Tiritiri Matangi, Haurauki Gulf, North Island, New Zealand
Dark morph Variable Oystercatcher (Black Oystercatcher) (Haematopus unicolor) feeding by the shore at Tiritiri Matangi, Haurauki Gulf, North Island, New Zealand
Dark morph Variable Oystercatcher (Black Oystercatcher) (Haematopus unicolor) feeding by the shore at Tiritiri Matangi, Haurauki Gulf, North Island, New Zealand
Dark morph Variable Oystercatcher (Black Oystercatcher) (Haematopus unicolor) resting on one leg on the shore at Tiritiri Matangi, Haurauki Gulf, North Island, New Zealand
Dark morph Variable Oystercatcher (Black Oystercatcher) (Haematopus unicolor) feeding by the shore at Tiritiri Matangi, Haurauki Gulf, North Island, New Zealand
Dark morph Variable Oystercatcher (Black Oystercatcher) (Haematopus unicolor) feeding by the shore at Tiritiri Matangi, Haurauki Gulf, North Island, New Zealand
Dark morph Variable Oystercatcher (Black Oystercatcher) (Haematopus unicolor) on Otama Beach, Coromandel Peninsula, North Island, New Zealand
Dark morph Variable Oystercatcher (Black Oystercatcher) (Haematopus unicolor) resting on one leg on Otama Beach, Coromandel Peninsula, North Island, New Zealand
Two Dark morph Variable Oystercatchers (Black Oystercatcher) (Haematopus unicolor) facing each other while standing on one leg, Otama Beach, Coromandel Peninsula, North Island, New Zealand: possibly pair-bonding behaviour
Two dark morph Variable Oystercatchers (Haematopus unicolor) facing each other while standing on one leg, Otama Beach, North Island, New Zealand
Pair of Dark morph Variable Oystercatchers (Black Oystercatcher) (Haematopus unicolor), Otama Beach, Coromandel Peninsula, North Island, New Zealand.
Dark morph Variable Oystercatcher (Black Oystercatcher) (Haematopus unicolor) resting on one leg on Otama Beach, Coromandel Peninsula, North Island, New Zealand
Two dark morph Variable Oystercatchers (Haematopus unicolor) displaying, Otama Beach, North Island, New Zealand
Dark morph Variable Oystercatcher (Black Oystercatcher) (Haematopus unicolor), Otama Beach, Coromandel Peninsula, North Island, New Zealand
Dark morph Variable Oystercatcher (Black Oystercatcher) (Haematopus unicolor) standing on one leg, Otama Beach, Coromandel Peninsula, North Island, New Zealand
Dark morph Variable Oystercatcher (Black Oystercatcher) (Haematopus unicolor) appearing to be watching the waves, Otama Beach, Coromandel Peninsula, North Island, New Zealand
Dark morph Variable Oystercatcher (Black Oystercatcher) (Haematopus unicolor) standing on one leg, Otama Beach, Coromandel Peninsula, North Island, New Zealand
Dark morph Variable Oystercatcher (Black Oystercatcher) (Haematopus unicolor) resting while standing on one leg on a salmon cage, Stewart & Ulva Islands, South Island, New Zealand
Dark morph Variable Oystercatchers (Black Oystercatcher) (Haematopus unicolor) roosting on Butterfield Beach, Stewart Island, South Island, New Zealand; note that they sit on the sand that has dried
Two Dark morph Variable Oystercatchers (Black Oystercatcher) (Haematopus unicolor) with kelp on Butterfield Beach, Stewart Island, South Island, New Zealand
Dark morph Variable Oystercatcher (Black Oystercatcher) (Haematopus unicolor) skipping through the surf on Butterfield Beach, Stewart Island, South Island, New Zealand
Dark morph Variable Oystercatcher (Black Oystercatcher) (Haematopus unicolor) walking rapidly along Butterfield Beach, Stewart Island, South Island, New Zealand
Two Dark morph Variable Oystercatchers (Black Oystercatcher) (Haematopus unicolor) with kelp and spray on Butterfield Beach, Stewart Island, South Island, New Zealand
Two Dark morph Variable Oystercatchers (Black Oystercatcher) (Haematopus unicolor) in swirling waters, Butterfield Beach, Stewart Island, South Island, New Zealand; The left bird is in focus and sharp; the right one is not.
Dark morph Variable Oystercatcher (Black Oystercatcher) (Haematopus unicolor) with kelp on Butterfield Beach, Stewart Island, South Island, New Zealand
Dark morph Variable Oystercatcher (Black Oystercatcher) (Haematopus unicolor) with kelp on Butterfield Beach, Stewart Island, South Island, New Zealand
Two Dark morph Variable Oystercatchers (Black Oystercatcher) (Haematopus unicolor) with kelp on Butterfield Beach, Stewart Island, South Island, New Zealand
Dark morph Variable Oystercatcher (Black Oystercatcher) (Haematopus unicolor) feeding on Butterfield Beach, Stewart Island, South Island, New Zealand
Dark morph Variable Oystercatcher (Black Oystercatcher) (Haematopus unicolor) standing among seaweed on Butterfield Beach, Stewart Island, South Island, New Zealand
Dark morph Variable Oystercatcher (Black Oystercatcher) (Haematopus unicolor) standing in the edge of the sea, Butterfield Beach, Stewart Island, South Island, New Zealand
Dark morph Variable Oystercatcher (Black Oystercatcher) (Haematopus unicolor) standing in a small foaming wave at the edge of the sea, Butterfield Beach, Stewart Island, South Island, New Zealand
Dark morph Variable Oystercatcher (Black Oystercatcher) (Haematopus unicolor) in flight, Butterfield Beach, Stewart Island, South Island, New Zealand
Dark morph Variable Oystercatcher (Black Oystercatcher) (Haematopus unicolor) on Butterfield Beach, Stewart Island, South Island, New Zealand
Dark morph Variable Oystercatcher (Black Oystercatcher) (Haematopus unicolor) on Butterfield Beach, Stewart Island, South Island, New Zealand
Dark morph Variable Oystercatcher (Black Oystercatcher) (Haematopus unicolor) on Butterfield Beach, Stewart Island, South Island, New Zealand
Dark morph Variable Oystercatcher (Black Oystercatcher) (Haematopus unicolor) showing how approachable they can be, Butterfield Beach, Stewart Island, South Island, New Zealand
Dark morph Variable Oystercatcher (Black Oystercatcher) (Haematopus unicolor) pretending to be sitting on a nest, Papanui Bay, Otago Peninsula, Dunedin, South Island, New Zealand
Dark morph Variable Oystercatcher (Black Oystercatcher) (Haematopus unicolor) foraging for food amongst kelp, Papanui Bay, Otago Peninsula, Dunedin, South Island, New Zealand
Dark morph Variable Oystercatcher (Black Oystercatcher) (Haematopus unicolor) foraging for food, Allan's Beach, Otago Peninsula, Dunedin, South Island, New Zealand
Foraging Dark morph Variable Oystercatcher (Black Oystercatcher) (Haematopus unicolor) pauses briefly for a look at me, Allan's Beach, Otago Peninsula, Dunedin, South Island, New Zealand
A dark morph Variable Oystercatcher (Haematopus unicolor) feeding in a sand flurry, Allan's Beach, Otago Peninsula, South Island, New Zealand
Foraging Dark morph Variable Oystercatcher (Black Oystercatcher) (Haematopus unicolor) investigating some kelp, Allan's Beach, Otago Peninsula, Dunedin, South Island, New Zealand
Foraging Dark morph Variable Oystercatcher (Black Oystercatcher) (Haematopus unicolor) shakes the sand off some kelp, Allan's Beach, Otago Peninsula, Dunedin, South Island, New Zealand
Dark morph Variable Oystercatcher (Black Oystercatcher) (Haematopus unicolor) in heavy rain, Okarito, West Coast, South Island, New Zealand
Dark morph Variable Oystercatcher (Black Oystercatcher) (Haematopus unicolor) wading through a large rain puddle, Okarito, West Coast, South Island, New Zealand
Dark morph Variable Oystercatcher (Black Oystercatcher) (Haematopus unicolor) washing an invertebrate in a large rain puddle before eating it, Okarito, West Coast, South Island, New Zealand
Dark morph Variable Oystercatcher (Black Oystercatcher) (Haematopus unicolor) on the nest, Ship Cove (Meretoto), Queen Charlotte Sound, Marlborough, South Island, New Zealand
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