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The predictability of Pied Oystercatchers

10,000 Birds

We have had a pair move due to human traffic increasing through the dune system and others have had to adapt to the changing landscape. Feral cats are a huge problem in Australia and they do take a lot of the eggs. This pair laid a white egg last year on their second attempt in the exact same nest.

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The Birds of Trinidad and Tobago: Two Guides, One Book Review

10,000 Birds

Even during the breeding season the birds appear to be quite unwary of humans. Often, as I have been investigating the contents of a nest by making a small hole in the side, the parent birds have come right to the nest, where they immediately begin to repair the damage even before my departure!”.

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