In Photos: The Life of a Shorebird

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Roosting

oystercatchers often rest and digest, an activity known as roosting for shorebirds

(Image credit: Lindsay Addison)

Defense Flight

An oystercatcher chases a turkey vulture that got too close to the shorebirds' breeding territory

(Image credit: Walker Golder)

An oystercatcher chases a turkey vulture that got too close to the shorebirds' breeding territory. Turkey vultures don't normally interact with oystercatchers, so this encounter is unusual.

Wynne Parry
Wynne Parry
Wynne was a reporter at The Stamford Advocate. She has interned at Discover magazine and has freelanced for The New York Times and Scientific American's web site. She has a masters in journalism from Columbia University and a bachelor's degree in biology from the University of Utah.