Wild Wonders of Europe / Maitland / Bush cricket grasshopper (Tettigoniidae) on Yellow yarrow (Achillea filipendulina) in mountain pasture, Mount Baba, Galicica National Park, Macedonia, June 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Maitland / Bush cricket grasshopper (Tettigoniidae) on Yellow yarrow (Achillea filipendulina) (Gold Plate), Mountain pasture, Mount Baba (1635 m) in Galicica National Park, Macedonia, with Mount Magaro / Marapo...

Mike Read / Magellanic oystercatcher (Haematopus leucopodus) Falkland Islands

Thomas Lazar / American oystercatcher {Haematopus palliatus} feeding on Sea urchin, Florida, USA

Mike Read / Variable oystercatcher (Haematopus unicolor) two birds displaying, Stewart Island, New Zealand

Mike Read / Variable oystercatcher (Haematopus unicolor) two birds displaying, Stewart Island, New Zealand

Mike Read / Variable oystercatcher (Haematopus unicolor) on sandy beach, New Zealand

Mike Read / Variable oystercatcher (Haematopus unicolor) New Zealand

Mike Read / Variable oystercatcher (Haematopus unicolor) on sandy beach, New Zealand

Matthias Breiter / Black Oystercatcher (Haematopus bachmani) using broken-wing display to lure intruders away from the nest, Icy Bay, Wrangell-St. Elias National Park, Alaska

Matthias Breiter / Black Oystercatcher (Haematopus bachmani) on nest, Icy Bay, Wrangell-St. Elias National Park, Alaska

Matthias Breiter / Black Oystercatcher (Haematopus bachmani) on nest, Icy Bay, Wrangell-St. Elias National Park, Alaska

Richard Du Toit / African black oystercatchers (Haematopus moquini) feeding on shoreline, Southern Cape, South Africa May

Matthias Breiter / Black Oystercatcher (Haematopus bachmani) on rocky beach, Katmai National Park, Alaska

Matthias Breiter / Black Oystercatcher (Haematopus bachmani), Haida Gwaii, Canada

Matthias Breiter / Black Oystercatcher (Haematopus bachmani) ground nest with two eggs, Katmai National Park, Alaska

Matthias Breiter / Black Oystercatcher (Haematopus bachmani) pretending to be injured to lead intruder away from nest, Katmai National Park, Alaska

Tony Phelps / African Black Oystercatcher (Haematopus moquini) resting on beach. Koppie Alleen, deHoop NR, Western Cape, South Africa, October

Michael Quinton / Black Oystercatcher (Haematopus bachmani), Alaska

Suzi Eszterhas / Black Oystercatcher (Haematopus bachmani) standing on branacle covered rock, Katmai National Park, Alaska, USA, June

Sebastian Kennerknecht / Black Oystercatcher (Haematopus bachmani), Martin Luther King Jr. Regional Shoreline, California

Sebastian Kennerknecht / Black Oystercatcher (Haematopus bachmani), Martin Luther King Jr. Regional Shoreline, California

Thomas Lazar / American oystercatcher (Haematopus palliatus) Fort Meyers tidal flats, Florida, USA

Suzi Eszterhas / Black Oystercatcher (Haematopus bachmani) in littoral zone, Katmai National Park, Alaska

Gerrit Vyn / Black Oystercatcher (Haematopus bachmani) on coastal rock. Monterey County, California, USA, October.

Gerrit Vyn / Black Oystercatcher (Haematopus bachmani) on coastal rock. Monterey County, California, USA, October.

Gerrit Vyn / Black Oystercatcher (Haematopus bachmani). St. Lazaria Island, Alaska, USA

Gerrit Vyn / Black Oystercatcher (Haematopus bachmani) vocalizing. St. Lazaria Island, Alaska, USA

Rod Williams / Variable Oystercatcher (Haematopus unicolor) all black form on shoreline Milford, Hauraki Gulf, North Island, New Zealand

Sebastian Kennerknecht / Black Oystercatcher (Haematopus bachmani) on intertidal rocks, Natural Bridges State Beach, Santa Cruz, Monterey Bay, California

Sebastian Kennerknecht / Black Oystercatcher (Haematopus bachmani) on intertidal rocks, Natural Bridges State Beach, Santa Cruz, Monterey Bay, California

Sebastian Kennerknecht / Black Oystercatcher (Haematopus bachmani) foraging for invertebrates in intertidal rocks, Natural Bridges State Beach, Santa Cruz, Monterey Bay, California

Sebastian Kennerknecht / Black Oystercatcher (Haematopus bachmani), Natural Bridges State Beach, Santa Cruz, California

Sebastian Kennerknecht / Black Oystercatcher (Haematopus bachmani), Natural Bridges State Beach, Santa Cruz, California

Sebastian Kennerknecht / Black Oystercatcher (Haematopus bachmani), Natural Bridges State Beach, Santa Cruz, California

Roy Mangersnes / Blackish oystercatcher (Haematopus ater) portrait, Port Stanley, East Falkland Island, Falkland Islands. November

Bruno D'Amicis / Flock of Oystercatchers (Haematopus ostralegus) flying over desert dunes, Khniffis lagoon, Western Sahara, Southern Morocco, NW Africa

Hanne & Jens Eriksen / Blackish oystercatcher {Haematopus ater} close-up, Sea Lion Island, Falkland Islands

Hanne & Jens Eriksen / Blackish oystercatcher {Haematopus ater} on seashore, Sea Lion Island, Falkland Islands

Hanne & Jens Eriksen / Magellanic oystercatcher {Haematopus leocopodus} close-up, Sea Lion Island, Falkland Islands

Gary K. Smith / Oystercatchers {Haematopus ostralegus} four in flight over sea, Norfolk, UK, July

Peter Scoones / African black oystercatcher {Haematopus moquini}, Cape Aguthas, South Africa

LYNN M. STONE / Portrait of American black oystercatcher (Haematopus bachmani) standing on rock, Alaska, USA

Tim Fitzharris / Black Oystercatcher (Haematopus bachmani) with mussel in its beak, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada

Peter Scoones / African black oystercatcher, Cape Aguthas, South Africa.

Matthias Breiter / Black Oystercatcher (Haematopus bachmani), Icy Bay, Wrangell-St. Elias National Park, Alaska

Tim Fitzharris / Black Oystercatcher (Haematopus bachmani) wading in water, searching for food, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada