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