Nesting oystercatchers - I hope!

The sun finally came out today and I went for walks around the beaches to enjoy the sun and find something to photograph. To my surprise i spied these oystercatchers on a rocky outcrop down near the river mouth. The one sitting did not move at all, so hopefully sitting on eggs. I will visit regularly now to see if I'm right! The rock is about 30 feet high so safe from ground predators, but quite exposed for hawks and eagles.

[Hazel]

Well caught - hope you were not too near the edge - looks a bit perilous!!

[Denise Wood]

@quietpurplehaze No Hazel. I was safe on a lookout on the mainland looking across at them :)

[Joyce]

Great capture Denise. They have spotted you!

[Hazel]

@gilbertwood

Aha, the power of photography to deceive!!! I'm glad you were in a safe place!!

[John]

Great clarity and composition! Interesting information, too!

[Rachel]

They are keeping their eyes on you! Nice capture!

[Kerry McCarthy]

Great shot - they make striking subjects. Looks great on black.

[Dione Giorgio]

Gorgeous capture. Looks like they are keeping an eye on you.

[Dione Giorgio]

Till now, singing is just another hobby for Michaela. Not many opportunities for making a living out of this here.

[sally agnew]

Looks like a beautiful day Denise. They are such quaint little birds, love their orange pointy beaks :)

[Denise Wood]

@hermann Yes Sally - finally a lovely spring sunny day :) And they are a sweet bird but very timid - luckily they were out on their own rock!

[Louise]

Lovely, I love oystercatchers!

[Babs]

Look like oystercatchers to me. Great shot, they are gorgeous birds.

[Jane Anderson]

Love their beautiful red eyes, and bird behavior is always of interest!

[Bep]

They are nice, Denise.

[john graham]

glad you ...and i...had a little preview of the sun today Denise..love this bird shot and look forward to seeing their youngsters....ps your right must get a warnambool magnet next time i pass through..

[gloria jones]

Great capture, clarity, details

[richard saffold]

hope it is a nest, it will be fun to see.

[Wylie]

They're not very good at finding safe nesting spots. Fingers crossed. Lovely shot of them both.

[Peter Grave]

Nice capture Denise.Hope that she is sitting eggs.

[Mannie]

Great capture. The red bills, eyes and legs really show up well.

[Lady Magpie (Heather)]

Lovely capture and I look forward to future news, Sniff, I've got a very bad cold, should I put my vest back on.

[Margaret Brown]

So colourful, lovely

[Christine Webb]

Beautiful fav

[Anne ❀]

great looking pair, hope there's eggs if not now then soon, I envy you heading into spring.

[Anja]

Love those birds and the blue background is beautiful!

[Pyrrhula]

Great close up shot of those nice birds.
thank you for you concern . I `was n`t traveling. I just had to be on a birthday party.

[Janiskay]

Wonderful capture. I have not been lucky enough to to get close enough to garb a decent shot of these guys

[Denise Wood]

@tellefella ...and the sun is shining this morning too :) Hooray! Now you ahd better not just get a magnet when you pass through here - you'd better call in for a coffee so we can actually meet up in person!!!!

[Paula W]

Lovely to see these birds in such great surroundings.

[Maggie]

Great find and good focus. Love these birds and their mate for life ethics.

[Sheralee S]

Nice capture, I hope we get to see some babies.

[Tom]

Fantastic red eyes, well captured

[Faye Turner]

Great capture!

[KWind]

Love their beaks! Nice shot.

[Lin]

Nicely spotted and captured!

[Barb Newcomb]

Well spotted.

[Yeshanghai]

Instant FAV

[Joan Robillard]

Wonderful capture.

[Margaret Snell]

Great shot, one of my favourite birds, do hope they rear their young and you/we get to see them

[Poppo Livy]

Well spotted Denise. Look forward to your follow up.