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Friday Photo- 28 May Add this story to Scoopit!.

Oyster Catcher Family

I used a kayak to get in close to these birds on a beach on Waiheke. It’s a more effective way to get close, as they’re much warier about people on the beach.

The most nervous part was having a lot of expensive camera gear perched perilously close to rather more water than I normally prefer…

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5 Responses to “Friday Photo- 28 May”

  1. MikeNZ (3,234) Says:
    May 28th, 2010 at 9:53 am

    lekker

  2. Kris K (3,570) Says:
    May 28th, 2010 at 12:10 pm

    … aaah, the miracle of new life.

    And the ‘creative’ brilliance that is, and can only be, Chthoniid.

  3. fredinthegrass (209) Says:
    May 28th, 2010 at 2:27 pm

    Great shot, Chthoniid. I bet it was nerve wracking on the kayak with your gear.
    Only time I have seen Oystercatcher chicks was a few years ago on
    Matui/Soames Island.
    If mum had kept quiet I would have missed them!

  4. RKBee (1,325) Says:
    May 28th, 2010 at 2:40 pm

    Scooch… he’s listening.

  5. jcuknz (648) Says:
    May 28th, 2010 at 8:14 pm

    Arn’t they cute little duckies! I don’t know anything about Kayaks but I would have thought adding an outrigger or two would help to build confidence … or else a catamaran set-up … I prefer bigger more stable craft myself :-)

    OK I know they are not ducks :-)

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