We visited a beach where we found a few pairs of breeding Hooded Plovers. The photos of these birds were too distant to be able to use here but we did manage to get close to this attractive Pied Oystercatcher.
Country: Australia
Location: South Bruny Island, TAS
Family: Oystercatchers (Haematopodidae)
Species: Pied Oystercatcher (Haematopus longirostris)
Date taken: 01/12/2013