[Length 17.5 in. Wingspan 32 in.]

This pair of Black Oystercatchers was photographed on Middleton Island in the Gulf of Alaska, USA. Photo taken with a Nikkor 300mm ED f4.5 lens on Kodachrome 64 film. (Date: May 1984)

[Length 17.5 in. Wingspan 32 in.]

This Black Oystercatcher in flight was photographed on Middleton Island in the Gulf of Alaska, USA. Photo taken with a Nikkor 300mm ED f4.5 lens on Kodachrome 64 film. (Date: May 1984)

[Length 16.5 in. Wingspan 32.5 in.]

This Eurasian Oystercatcher was photographed at Sand, Mainland, Shetland, Scotland, Great Britain. Photo taken with a Nikkor 300mm EDAF-S f4 lens (EFL=450mm) on a Nikon D100 camera. (Date: June 1, 2004)

[Length 17.25 in. Wingspan 32.5 in.]

This Eurasian Oystercatcher was photographed at one of the many fish ponds, Dong Tai, Jiangsu, China. Photo taken with a AF-S VR Nikkor 300mm f/2.8G IF-ED lens on a Nikon 1 V3 camera. (Date: May 08, 2017)

[Length 16.5 in. Wingspan 32.5 in.]

This Eurasian Oystercatcher was photographed at Spiggie Beach, Mainland, Shetland, Scotland, Great Britain. Photo taken with a Nikkor 300mm EDAF-S f4 lens (EFL=450mm) on a Nikon D100 camera. (Date: June 2, 2004)

[Length 16.5 in. Wingspan 32.5 in.]

This Eurasian Oystercatcher was photographed at Haroldswick, Unst, Shetland, Scotland, Great Britain. Photo taken with a Nikkor 300mm EDAF-S f4 lens (EFL=450mm) on a Nikon D100 camera. (Date: June 6, 2004)

[Length 16.5 in. Wingspan 32.5 in.]

This Eurasian Oystercatcher was photographed at Haroldswick, Unst, Shetland, Scotland, Great Britain. Photo taken with a Nikkor 300mm EDAF-S f4 lens (EFL=450mm) on a Nikon D100 camera. (Date: June 6, 2004)

[Length 16.5 in. Wingspan 32.5 in.]

This Eurasian Oystercatcher was photographed at Sumburgh Head RSPB Reserve, Sumburgh, Mainland, Shetland, Scotland, Great Britain. Photo taken with a Nikkor 300mm EDAF-S f4 lens (EFL=450mm) on a Nikon D100 camera. (Date: June 11, 2004)