<![CDATA[The oystercatchers are back again at our office building for the breeding and nesting season.]]>The oystercatchers are back again at our office building for the breeding and nesting season.

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]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/topic/c91e8d39-cc17-4557-b724-c4ebf47db726/the-oystercatchers-are-back-again-at-our-office-building-for-the-breeding-and-nesting-season.RSS for NodeFri, 15 May 2026 06:52:46 GMTThu, 16 Apr 2026 17:32:54 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to The oystercatchers are back again at our office building for the breeding and nesting season. on Fri, 17 Apr 2026 04:08:40 GMT]]>@raymaccarthy @seindal

For the record, the German name is "Austernfischer" - "Oyster Fisher", which seems more apt.

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I'm guessing no-one asked the birds, or public. See Wikipedia.

You'd brag about catching the razor shells (in Ireland, not sure species, maybe three kinds). They dig very fast and can squirt to help dig.

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Still, catching an oyster is hardly something worth bragging about.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.uno/users/seindal/statuses/116415880459443496https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.uno/users/seindal/statuses/116415880459443496Thu, 16 Apr 2026 18:49:23 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to The oystercatchers are back again at our office building for the breeding and nesting season. on Thu, 16 Apr 2026 18:48:18 GMT]]>@seindal @juergen_hubert
It seems to be a group in North America that eat oysters. The European ones eat almost anything.

So, ineptly named.

Scary beaks.

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I've never understood the name oystercatcher. What's the deal? Oysters aren't exactly the snappiest movers around.

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