Oystercatcher’s Ode
American Oystercatcher (Haematopus palliatus)
Pad intertidal mud flats
Ferret and find
Lead on bright red-orange bill
Prod and push
Spot bivalve siphons and crab holes
Drive and dig
Seize and sever adductor muscles
Shuck and swallow
Savor succulent meat
Realign and resume
Pace on through surf and sand
Persevere and procure
Note: I spotted this busy American Oystercatcher while visiting a tidal pool on Ft. Myers Beach in Southwest Florida. Seemingly curious, but undisturbed by my presence, the wading bird dutifully searched the sand for mussels, clams, and crabs. I was taken by the bird’s beautiful eyes and long bright reddish orange beak. Two websites worth visiting on the oystercatcher are a video on The Internet Bird Collection and Arkive.
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Rinse and repeat. I enjoyed watching and photographing these orange eyed brids on the Jersey shore a couple of years ago. Your poem captures their behavior perfectly.
My flickr post today was an osytercatcher.
Wonderful. They’re unique birds.