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She gave him that inviting look

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p.1 #1 · She gave him that inviting look

I went back to Nickerson Beach to enjoy the Oystercatcher Mating Season. They are the first of our summer birds to arrive each year here on Long Island, NY and I love being on the beach when it's just me and the birds. I was up on my tripod taking flight photos when I saw her signel him and chose to compose immediately rather than hit the quick release for a nice low angle as I did not want to miss there mating. I did not and later in the day, captured them from nice low angles as I witnessed them mating 4 times in the 3 hours I was there. I have lots more American Oystercatcher behaviour to share.

Comments and suggestions welcome,

Morris

1) The invite

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2) He reacted quickly

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5) 11 seconds later and almost over

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Mar 21, 2026 at 07:40 AM

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p.1 #2 · She gave him that inviting look

vow! congrats. Wonderful sequence. The best I have ever seen.Thanks for showing.
Bob

Mar 21, 2026 at 02:19 PM

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p.1 #3 · She gave him that inviting look

Great stuff Morris.

John

Mar 21, 2026 at 02:39 PM

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nugeny wrote:
vow! congrats. Wonderful sequence. The best I have ever seen.Thanks for showing.
Bob

Thank you Bob,

I've got better photos from other angles yet this sequence was my choice

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johnohio wrote:
Great stuff Morris.

John

Thank you John

Morris

Mar 21, 2026 at 07:06 PM

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p.1 #5 · She gave him that inviting look

Wow! Wonderful moments and captures Morris. You have my vote!
Sreedhar.

Mar 21, 2026 at 08:09 PM

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guywithgas wrote:
Wow! Wonderful moments and captures Morris. You have my vote!
Sreedhar.

Thank you Sreedhar

Morris

Mar 22, 2026 at 08:22 AM

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p.1 #7 · She gave him that inviting look

And they say timing is everything.Nice capture Morris.

Dave

Mar 22, 2026 at 08:37 AM

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p.1 #8 · She gave him that inviting look

Awesome sequence, Morris!
The look on that male is priceless -- he looks like one excited and happy bird.

Greg

Mar 22, 2026 at 11:18 AM

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p.1 #9 · She gave him that inviting look

Great sequence you captured Morris, very nicely done.

Mar 22, 2026 at 11:35 AM

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p.1 #10 · She gave him that inviting look

Morris,
You got the shot and nicely done, it is that time of year
Chris S

Mar 22, 2026 at 12:30 PM

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p.1 #11 · She gave him that inviting look

Wonderful sequence ensuring future generations!

Birdie

Mar 22, 2026 at 03:22 PM

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p.1 #12 · She gave him that inviting look

Excellent presentation on this set! Really great moments you chose to post!
TGMV
Karl

Mar 22, 2026 at 07:42 PM

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Dave_E wrote:
And they say timing is everything.Nice capture Morris.

Dave

Thank you Dave,

I time my trips for the times of interesting behaviour.

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gmccroskery wrote:
Awesome sequence, Morris!
The look on that male is priceless -- he looks like one excited and happy bird.

Greg

Thank you Greg,
Yes he appeared very happy

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louie champan wrote:
Great sequence you captured Morris, very nicely done.

Thank you Louie

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csinseattle wrote:
Morris,
You got the shot and nicely done, it is that time of year
Chris S

Thank you Chris,
Yes it is that time of year

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birdied wrote:
Wonderful sequence ensuring future generations!

Birdie

Thank you Roberta,

I'll be on the beach when or soon after the chicks hatch

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Karl Witt wrote:
Excellent presentation on this set! Really great moments you chose to post!
TGMV
Karl

Thank you Karl,

Yes one gets a lot of frames to chose from shooting at 40 FPS for the first two seconds and 30 FPS for the rest of the 10 seconds.

Morris

Mar 23, 2026 at 07:54 AM


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