Oyster catcher keeping it's distance

There were quite a few jumping around on the rocks, but the all kept well away from where people were. I was annoyed to see some climbing on the rocks to get a better photo. Of course the birds just kept moving further away.

[Lynda McG]

Lovely clear shot - fav

[Sally Ings]

Super capture. Love these birds.

[Maggiemae]

His beak and legs are so well colour co-ordinated.... oh,... his eye too!
Super!

[KoalaGardens🐨]

what a stunning dof!

[aikiuser (jenn)]

Nice catch, these are such cool looking birds!

[Kathy A]

Such an amazing bird, love all those pops of orange

[Wylie]

Lovely shot. Often tricky to get that orange colour just right. fav

[Dione Giorgio]

Terrific shot and focus. Beautiful mix of black and orange. Fav.

[Joan Robillard]

Great shot

[Monique]

Great colour contrast

[Clare Gadsby]

fab composition and focus diana!

[KV]

Stellar focus and love the DOF. The color & contrast is perfect. Fav

[Denise Wood]

Terrific :)

[Kate]

Great colors

[Beryl Lloyd]

Such a lovely colourful capture - love his knobbly knees !!

[Esther Rosenberg]

This bird as such as great colors and that against the rocks and blue waters is just stunning. Fav

[katy]

You managed to get a magnificent photo of him in spite of those people! It’s a terrific composition and he stands out beautifully against the color of that water. This is an incredibly clear photo.

[Shirley]

Gorgeous capture!

[Anne ❀]

Fav, awesome details.

[Mags]

Beautiful shot!

[Terri Morris]

Such great focus and details

[Christine]

Great shot. Fav

[Yolanda]

Good job!

[Santina]

fantastic shot, I love the mix of colors, he black with orange details, the blue sea with the white waves and the brown stone, brava

[bruni]

A stunning picture of this handsome bird. fav.

[Bep]

Gorgeous picture!

[mittens (Marilyn)]

Great capture Diana.

[sarah]

Nice !!!!

[Rosie Kind]

Great shot

[Peter Dulis]

love it ...

[Nina Ganci]

terrific clear capture of this bird.
fav

[Denise (lyndemc)]

Such bold, striking contrasting colors in this wonderful portrait of a sea bird.

[Margaret Brown]

Love the contrast of colours!! Fav

[Milanie]

Such wonderful colors

[Kerri Michaels]

love this fav

[gloria jones]

Great capture, composition

[Carole Sandford]

Great shot!

[Elisabeth Sæter]

Great shot

[Pyrrhula]

Beautiful shot and bird capture.

[Laura]

Lovely.

[George]

Lovely image and composition.

[Islandgirl]

Wow what an interesting looking bird!

[sheri]

Beautiful colors and contrast.

[*lynn]

striking image ~ fav

[Rick]

Wow, look at those legs. Great shot.

[Sylvia]

Great capture and wonderful contrast.

[Diana]

@lyndamcg @salza @maggiemae @koalagardens @aikiuser @kjarn @pusspup @sangwann @joansmor @momamo @pistache @kvphoto @gilbertwood @k9photo @beryl @dutchothotmailcom @grammyn @mjmaven @sunnygreenwood @marlboromaam @photograndma @chris17 @yolanda @santina @bruni @gijsje @mittens @samae @rosiekind @pdulis @ninaganci @lyndemc @craftymeg @milaniet @moviegal1 @seattlite @carole_sandford @elisasaeter @pyrrhula @la_photographic @gaf005 @radiogirl @sherimiya @lynnz @rickster549 Tanks for the wonderful comments. favs and getting it on both the TP and PP. It is very much appreciated :-)

[Taffy]

Fantastic picture-- the color block composition really works well.

[Allison Maltese]

He pops right off the background!

[Shepherdman's Wife]

Wonderful shot

[Lisa Savill]

Fabulous shot! Instant fav.

[Diana]

@taffy @falcon11 @shepherdmanswife @lisasavill thanks so much :-)