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Rookie Roy said:
Love the shot David! Unique capture!
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Roy, if I remember correctly, you live an area not too different from Brisbane and Moreton Bay: both similar latitude (around 27º) and with a large sheltered bay frequented by similar wildlife (sea snakes excluded).

Where the featured oystercatcher found its prey was an area of seagrass cropped short by our lumbering sirenians, the dugongs, which are quite similar to their relatives in Florida, the manatees.

Thanks for stopping by, Roy.

… David
 
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David Berry said:
Pied Oyster Catcher & Elegant Sea Snake…

I hadn't had much luck on this morning's saunter across Moreton Bay's tidal flats.

The pelicans had gone upriver (fishing scraps there), the Bar-tailed Godwits were flighty (because that's the way they are) and one of the oystercatchers had chosen to pick up a ‘stick’ and fly off with it (how strange!). Might as well take its photo…

View attachment 99673
Canon R5m2 | RF 200–800
800 mm | ƒ/9 | 1/2500s | ISO 10,000
30 frames/second | raw | ±40 metres
DxO PR4 | LrC
Pied Oystercatcher : Haematopus longirostris
Elegant Sea Snake : Hydrophis elegans
Please correct me if I'm wrong with the sea snake's ID.
Nudgee Beach, Moreton Bay, Brisbane, QLD, AU
05:05 : sunrise (overcast)
05:34 : low tide
05:50 : start walk across tidal flats
06:12 : photo (facing west; about 300 metres from shore)
07:20 : finish (742 images; 1 keeper)
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Great shot 👏👏
 
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David Berry said:
Pied Oyster Catcher & Elegant Sea Snake…

I hadn't had much luck on this morning's saunter across Moreton Bay's tidal flats.

The pelicans had gone upriver (fishing scraps there), the Bar-tailed Godwits were flighty (because that's the way they are) and one of the oystercatchers had chosen to pick up a ‘stick’ and fly off with it (how strange!). Might as well take its photo…

View attachment 99673
Canon R5m2 | RF 200–800
800 mm | ƒ/9 | 1/2500s | ISO 10,000
30 frames/second | raw | ±40 metres
DxO PR4 | LrC
Pied Oystercatcher : Haematopus longirostris
Elegant Sea Snake : Hydrophis elegans
Please correct me if I'm wrong with the sea snake's ID.
Nudgee Beach, Moreton Bay, Brisbane, QLD, AU
05:05 : sunrise (overcast)
05:34 : low tide
05:50 : start walk across tidal flats
06:12 : photo (facing west; about 300 metres from shore)
07:20 : finish (742 images; 1 keeper)
Click to expand...
Looks like a snake with those consistent markings!
 
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