The oystercatcher - Chiara Martinelli

Name:
Chiara Martinelli

Country:
Italy

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Title:
The oystercatcher

Specie:
Haematopus ostralegus

Description:
When feeding on mussels or oysters, the oystercatchers locate food visually, wading through slightly submerged shellfish beds. When a bivalve with open valves is located, the oystercatcher employs a technique known as "stabbing," whereby it quickly inserts its knife-like bill into the open valves, and with several quick thrusts severs the adductor chain that holds the two valves together. The bird then extracts and consumes the soft parts.

Category:
Nature illustration

Technique:
Colored pastels

Year:
2017