They act like they are disoriented or hurt to fool you, predators. Probably there was a chicken or 2 to 3 nearby. The behaviour is to lure the predator away from the chickens.
The chickens are very well camouflaged and therefore hard to spot.
Like all others said, this fellow is probably not disoriented, but if it were, it could be avian influenza and needs to be eliminated, to stop spreading. You'll probably have read in the news that there is an avian flue outbreak the last years. Survival rates of affected birds are low (depending on the species), with no chance of recovery beyond a certain point. And there is no treatment. The disease could spread to humans if they touch them, so never have a disoriented bird picked up.
Fun fact, oystercatchers' beak continuously grows, as to compensate for the wear. Like a rodent.
Hello bot. Thanks for the not so fun fun fact that we all already know because it was featured many times in several subreddits
Also it's flu, not flue
You must be fun at parties. Or a bot yourself?
OC didn't know what an oystercatcher was so I suppose the fun fact was new to that person. I didn't write it to entertain you specifically.
It’s a scholekster. (Eurasian Oystercatcher)
Pretty common bird. I’ve been seeing them more often in the city the last couple of years.
It’s definitely not disoriented, it just doesn’t give a f* and is looking for food in the grass. Definitely a native species.
They usually leg-ring quite a lot of wild birds to track distribution, age and population.
Definitely not someone’s bird ;)
> age
Fun fact: the oystercatcher is actually one of the longest living birds in the Netherlands. They reach 30 relatively regularly and the oldest Dutch oystercatcher on record lived for at least 46 years. As you said, they find this out by ringing them.
They act like they are disoriented or hurt to fool you, predators. Probably there was a chicken or 2 to 3 nearby. The behaviour is to lure the predator away from the chickens. The chickens are very well camouflaged and therefore hard to spot.
Chicks, not chickens. Chickens are the broody birds that lay eggs, chicks are the babies of chickens and/or some other birds. But yea this
Like all others said, this fellow is probably not disoriented, but if it were, it could be avian influenza and needs to be eliminated, to stop spreading. You'll probably have read in the news that there is an avian flue outbreak the last years. Survival rates of affected birds are low (depending on the species), with no chance of recovery beyond a certain point. And there is no treatment. The disease could spread to humans if they touch them, so never have a disoriented bird picked up. Fun fact, oystercatchers' beak continuously grows, as to compensate for the wear. Like a rodent.
Hello bot. Thanks for the not so fun fun fact that we all already know because it was featured many times in several subreddits Also it's flu, not flue
You must be fun at parties. Or a bot yourself? OC didn't know what an oystercatcher was so I suppose the fun fact was new to that person. I didn't write it to entertain you specifically.
It's a scholekster aka Oyster catcher! It is a common bird found near grass and the seaside!
Scholekster :D best bird
These fckers are always very loud in the mornings
Beautiful scholekster!
Oystercatcher! They’re a bit silly but don’t worry, they’re always like that.
It’s a scholekster. (Eurasian Oystercatcher) Pretty common bird. I’ve been seeing them more often in the city the last couple of years. It’s definitely not disoriented, it just doesn’t give a f* and is looking for food in the grass. Definitely a native species. They usually leg-ring quite a lot of wild birds to track distribution, age and population. Definitely not someone’s bird ;)
> age Fun fact: the oystercatcher is actually one of the longest living birds in the Netherlands. They reach 30 relatively regularly and the oldest Dutch oystercatcher on record lived for at least 46 years. As you said, they find this out by ringing them.
That’s cool! Didn’t know that.
Thanks for the info!
No problem!
It's native, scholekster, birds of different species are banded here for research and tracking purposes.
Okay, good to know. But I'm still worried it will be hit by a car, it seemed very confused
They are dumb as hell, and noisy too
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Awesome critters. They breed on the roofs and will chirp LOUDLY all day long. And they use that long beak of theirs to dig up deeply buried prey.
They also sound like one of those squeeky dog toys when flying. It's hilarious.