Fishing line is the main culprit.
It must be difficult for an Oystercatcher to get by without feet; they cover
huge distances when foraging and I would imagine that a firm stance is
important when probing for food - and then there's their crazy little running
dance!
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On 21/02/2013, at 8:07 AM, Jude Latt <> wrote:
>
> Thank goodness for wings .... what happens to them ? Bitten off by
> marine critters ?
> Jude
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: David Clark <>
> To: birding-aus <>
> Sent: Wed, Feb 20, 2013 10:31 pm
> Subject: [Birding-Aus] Short Pied Oystercatcher
>
> I noticed one of three Pied Oystercatchers at Merimbula today was a lot
> shorter
> than the other two. A closer look revealed that it had no feet.
>
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