I went for a bike ride round the area on 29 April. Coming back along the Shady Gully boardwalk I noticed a couple of Australian Pied Oystercatchers in the water. One of them appeared to have indeed caught an oyster.
Fortunately the bird emerged and posed nicely.
I have recorded this bird a few times in the area. It was first banded at Corner Inlet on 14 August 2010 since when it has wandered the coast between Corner Inlet and Eden.
Enough with posing. There is an oyster to break into!
It isn't unusual to see a couple of kangaroos engaged in the noble art of self-defence. It is less common to see 6 of them engaged in an affray.
It all seemed to calm down quite quickly so possibly this was only pre-season training
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