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Black Oystercatcher one legged preening

This eye popping and eye catching black bird can be found, on Vancouver Island, from Victoria to Campbell River on the east side of the island and also around P...
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This eye popping and eye catching black bird can be found, on Vancouver Island, from Victoria to Campbell River on the east side of the island and also around Pacific Rim National Park year round. It feeds on mussels, clams, limpets, worms and other shellfish, but not on oysters!
A year-round resident of Vancouver Island, they can be seen during low tide foraging for differing types of shellfish. Its territorial claim is from the Aleutian Islands in Alaska to the coast of the Baja California but typically is a permanent resident where it chooses to stay. The oystercatcher breeds for life and many pairs can be seen waddling around their breeding and nesting sites looking for food.
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