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A Pied Oystercatcher family

10,000 Birds

Well, basically it is a good area for putting a nest as there is ample food nearby and the dunes offer protection and good views of incoming predators. Why would Pied Oystercatchers been keen to use an area with all this activity? Now it just needs to get the strength and feather production complete on its wings and it can fly from danger.

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Pied Oystercatcher chicks two weeks on….

10,000 Birds

Over the two weeks since I first introduced you to this family of Pied Oystercatchers there has been a lot of walking. This family of Pied Oystercatchers have not only walked in and out with the tides, which are big in Broome, but also moved about two kilometres north. Pied Oystercatcher family.

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Red-capped Plovers

10,000 Birds

The Red-capped Plover Charadrius ruficapillus is a very cute shorebird that is often seen scurrying along the shoreline around Australia. They both take responsibility protecting their young and remain in a family group for a period of time. The estimated population is 95 000.

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Pied Oystercatchers breeding in Broome

10,000 Birds

The Pied Oystercatchers are actually incredibly predictable when it comes to the dates that they lay eggs, the locations that they choose and the various strategies that each pair use in order to protect their young. Pied Oystercatcher family. Pied Oystercatcher family looking for food.

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Pied Oystercatcher parenting

10,000 Birds

There was little movement by the family during the heat of the day except to fly to the shoreline for a drink and to cool their feet. They sheltered the chicks under their wings and when there are only two chicks one parent can do this, but with three it seems to be more of a shared duty.

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Sydney Harbour National Park

10,000 Birds

This park, which protects scattered headlands, bays and islands of natural bush, is located around the entrance to Sydney Harbour. Dobroyd Head, the section in Balgowlah near where my grandparents live, protects one of the larger parts of the park, and is a hidden gem of birdwatching in Sydney. And a blaze of wildlflowers too.