Annoying Oystercatcher

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These were everywhere on the Isle (North Uist) and wouldn't ever shut up - alerting anything within earshot of your presence! I was lying down here and it came wandering up over the bank and started shouting away. Walked off when I said "Ahhh shaaad aaap" at it :D

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Minor crop to reduce the amount of room above the bird. Canon 50D, 500mm F4 + 1.4TC, tripod-mounted.
 
Hi Pete

Looks like you had a good old slanging match! I really like this, don't have anything else to say about it.

Al
 
Exposure is nailed on that Pete, I like it it plenty.

On the noise alarms, blackbirds are my biggest bugbear for warning everything in the vicinity to my presence......:bang:
 
Like that Pete. We were commenting on Shetland that something needs to become an oyster catcher predator. It would be so easy, just follow the racket...
 
grumpybadger said:
Like that Pete. We were commenting on Shetland that something needs to become an oyster catcher predator. It would be so easy, just follow the racket...
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If only... they seemed to go ballistic even when you were nowhere near them. I think this one was quite surprised as it wandered up the slope to find me prone on the other side, photo-ing plovers. :)

Thanks for the comments folks. :)
 
He's certainly giving as good as he's getting!!!

Nice work (y)
 
Glad you remembered to phot while chatting away.

just superb

Keith (y)
 
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